Where are tractors made?

[tbohen]

I don't want to start a US vs. foreign war but where are the big names built? Such as JD, New Holland, Massey, Cub Cadet and Kubota?
Do you know the actual state? This is trivia for my Dad.
Thanks

 

[Ozarker]

Depends on what product you're talking about. JD has factories in Iowa, North Carolina and Canada. Their small diesel tractors are made in Japan by Yanmar.

If you do a web search you should be able to find all the information you need.

 

[tbohen]

Whoops, I guess I really think of this site as being geared towards compacts. My mistake.. So where are the compacts of these brands built? Thanks

 

[beenthere]

For John Deere, the 4000's (except for the 41xx's) are assembled in Augusta, GA. There is also a plant there for the 5000's. The 41xx's are made in Japan by Yanmar. The 4000's all have Yanmar diesel engines. This is what I understand after visiting the assembly line in Augusta, GA the last couple years. Parts for these tractors are made everywhere. I assume you are talking about assembly though.

 

[banjobj]

Being a world economy, parts for all tractors can and are being made everywhere. Most major compact brands have their roots and history of maufacture in Japan. Many of the major's now have some assembly / manufacturing in the U.S.

 

[RanchMan]

Here's a couple of links that were listed a way back here on TBN. (can't take credit for finding them myself /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif ) Hope these help....

http://www.ytmag.com/today/ttforum/messages/3584.html

 

[Soundguy]

As someone already pointed out, the engines on some JD ( possibly the whole compact in some cases ) is made by Yanmar. On the New Hollands, at least on some, the engine is made by Shibaru ( spelling? ) a japaneese company.
There are many examples of this both past and present.. Bolens/isekie etc.

Soundguy

"don't want to start a US vs. foreign war but where are the big names built? Such as JD, New Holland, Massey, Cub Cadet and Kubota?
Do you know the actual state? This is trivia for my Dad.
Thanks "

 

[Mosey]

I was told by a couple New Holland dealers that the Boomers are assembled in Georgia. The engine is made in Japan by a Japanese company, but the company is owned by Ford. Other parts are made in various places.

 

[Soundguy]

"The engine is made in Japan by a Japanese company, but the company is owned by Ford. Other parts are made in various places."

I'm not sure that NH owns the company that is producing the engines ( shibaru ) any more than JD owns Yanmar.

I'm sure there is a manufacturing agreement, possibly a lease .. NH may even own an assembly plant there.... but I don't think it owns the engine manufacturer.
Anyone else have the privy on this?

Soundguy

 

[Hillbilly]

My understanding Ford does not own New Holland,it is a (I believe) a Dutch company now,stock symbol CNH:Case/New Holland,this company is struggling to stay afloat,go read the messages on the CNH stock message list at Yahoo,you can learn a lot there.

 

[Mosey]

I'm not sure either. I just remember them telling me that Ford owned the company, even though Ford is no longer part of New Holland. I don't know how to find out for sure.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Fiat owns CNH, Ford has nothing to do with tractors anymore. CNH will be fine when they get the rest of their restructuring done and when the platform tractors start rolling off the line it will save them a bundle.

 

[beenthere]

Curious what you mean by "platform tractors", and are we waiting to see something new, per your comment that they will soon be "rolling off the line"? Are they going to be cheaper to produce, so as to "save them a bundle". What are you teasing us with? Thanks for any info you would like to share.

 

[Hillbilly]

Fiat..........thats right. Thanks for jogging my memory.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

The Boomers are platform tractors as are the C-IH STX tractors and eventually all of the New Holland and Case International Agricultural and Industraial equipment. They platform is the base unit with different sheetmetal for NH or C-IH. The Boomers have Case-IH twins which are the DX's that are the same machine except for a few cosmetic and optional changes which saves CNH a bundle the STX's twin is the NH TJ. When they get straightened out hopefully they will pass the savings down to the consumer but who knows?

To try and clear it up a little more, CNH wants to have the engine and tranny go down the assembly line and when it gets to the end they either put Red sheetmetal or Blue sheetmetal on it depending on which dealership it will go to.

 

[Woodbeef]

As usual Robert is correct again!

The next shared platform tractors will be out this summer. The TL/JXU,TS/MXU,TM/MXM the larger ones will be a Magnum(not sure of the name)/TG. Same basic tractors,just some options available only on one color or the other. some will have different hoods and cabs.

There are also older Fiat models with new hoods and cabs being made in Turkey,in both red and blue.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I can not wait till the JXU is released, have you heard yet if or when C-IH is going to get a version of the TN. I was never impressed with their old line up of tractors below 100hp so this should make the Case guys happy to get a better variety of tractors under 100 hp.

 

[jtn]

Check out this link:

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.toytractorshow.com/cnh1.htm>http://www.toytractorshow.com/cnh1.htm</A>

JT

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Yeah, Jay does a wonderful job with Toytractorshow.com and he knows a lot of people to get accurate info. It is hard to imagine but he started that site a couple years ago to showcase the toy tractor hobby and real life farming and has evolved into one of the top sites for up to date information on real tractors and toy ones as well.

Another great board is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.geocities.com/agmachinery/>http://www.geocities.com/agmachinery/</A> if you are interested in the going on's of the tractor world both overseas and in North America.