This is a list of companies that formerly manufactured and / or sold tractors. Some tractor and / or agricultural machinery companies have discontinued manufacturing, or were bought out or merged with other companies, or their company names may have changed.
The production numbers of tractors in the USA amounted to 10,300 from the first vehicles up to 1915. In 1916, 29,670. In 1917, 62,742, and in 1918, 132,697 tractors. [1][2] In 1919, 164,590. [3] In 1920, 203,207. [4] In 1921, 73,198. [5] In 1922, 99,692. In 1923, 134,590. In 1924, 119,305. In 1925, 167,640. In 1926, 181,995. In 1927, 200,500.
In the year 1918, there were 130 different tractor manufacturers in the USA. [6] From 1900 to 1947, 593 tractor manufacturers in the USA exist. [7]
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↑"Bates". Farming by motor. All about farm tractors and motor ploughing; illustrated examples of the work that can be done with motor tractors and a guide to the selection of machinery for motor tillage. Produced by "The motor" and "The commercial motor.". 1918-01-01. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433007874948&seq=108.
↑"Bull". Farming by motor. All about farm tractors and motor ploughing; illustrated examples of the work that can be done with motor tractors and a guide to the selection of machinery for motor tillage. Produced by "The motor" and "The commercial motor.". 1918-01-01. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433007874948&seq=110.
↑"Bullock Creeper". Farming by motor. All about farm tractors and motor ploughing; illustrated examples of the work that can be done with motor tractors and a guide to the selection of machinery for motor tillage. Produced by "The motor" and "The commercial motor.". 1918-01-01. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433007874948&seq=112.
↑"Denning". Farming by motor. All about farm tractors and motor ploughing; illustrated examples of the work that can be done with motor tractors and a guide to the selection of machinery for motor tillage. Produced by "The motor" and "The commercial motor.". 1918-01-01. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433007874948&seq=67.
↑"Wallis". Farming by motor. All about farm tractors and motor ploughing; illustrated examples of the work that can be done with motor tractors and a guide to the selection of machinery for motor tillage. Produced by "The motor" and "The commercial motor.". 1918-01-01. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433007874948&seq=142.