List of traction engine manufacturers

This is a list of the more notable companies that manufactured traction engines of any kind, including steam tractors, portable engines, and steam rollers.

Germany

 * Borsig of Berlin, Germany
 * Esterer, Germany (particularly known for their Ploughing engines)
 * Hanomag, Hannover, Germany now part of Komatsu
 * Henschel & Son, of Kassel, Germany
 * Kemna Bau, Breslau, (then) Germany
 * Heinrich Lanz AG, of Mannheim, Germany
 * , Wellentrup, Germany
 * , Magdeburg, Germany
 * , Stadthalle Soest, Germany
 * Scharer & Gross, Germany
 * Zettelmeyer, Germany

Great Britain
There were a large number of manufacturers in Great Britain. Most started life as agricultural engineers, and many exported engines all over the world. Some of the manufacturers are listed below:


 * William Allchin Ltd, Northampton – (MERL database entry)
 * John Allen & Co., Oxford - best Known for the Allen Scythe.
 * Aveling & Porter, Rochester, Kent
 * Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works Ltd Built steam wagons from 1904 to 1908
 * Brown & May, Devizes, Wiltshire
 * Charles Burrell & Sons, Thetford, Norfolk – (MERL database entry)
 * Clayton & Shuttleworth, Lincoln – (MERL database entry)
 * Edwin Foden, Sons & Co., Sandbach, Cheshire
 * Durham and North Yorkshire Steam Cultivation Company Ltd
 * William Foster & Co Ltd, Lincoln
 * G J Fowell & Co, St Ives, Huntingdonshire
 * John Fowler & Co., Leeds, Yorkshire
 * Gibbons & Robinson
 * Thomas Green & Son, Leeds, Yorkshire.
 * James & Frederick Howard, Bedford
 * Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company, Leeds, Yorkshire
 * Marshall, Sons & Co., Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
 * J&H McLaren & Co., Leeds, Yorkshire
 * Paxman, Colchester, Suffolk
 * Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Ltd, Ipswich, Suffolk
 * Richard Garrett & Sons, Leiston, Suffolk
 * Robey & Co, Lincoln – (MERL database entry)
 * Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, Lincoln
 * F Savage, King's Lynn, Norfolk - Portable centre engines for amusement rides
 * Sentinel Waggon Works, Shrewsbury, Shropshire - Utilised vertical boilers
 * Tasker & Sons, Andover, Hampshire
 * William Tuxford & Sons, Boston, Lincolnshire.
 * Wallis & Steevens, Basingstoke, Hampshire – (MERL database entry)
 * Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. Leeds, Yorkshire

North America
Key: '~' indicates a manufacturer for whom no known products survive.


 * Advance Thresher Co. – later merged with the M. Rumely Co. to create Advance-Rumely Thresher Co.
 * Advance-Rumely Thresher Co., La Porte, Indiana
 * ~Althaus Ewing & Co.
 * ~American Engine Co.
 * American-Abell Engine and Thresher Company, Toronto, Ontario
 * Amongst other models, built three-wheelers with a single wheel mounted on a fork perch bracket beneath the smokebox.
 * Ames Iron Works
 * ~Atlas Engine Works
 * Aultman Co.
 * Aultman-Taylor Machinery Co.
 * Avery Power Machinery Co., Peoria, Illinois
 * A.D. Baker Company
 * Best Manufacturing Company, San Leandro, California
 * Birdsall Engine Co.
 * Blumentritt Co.
 * Buffalo-Pitts Steam Roller Co.
 * Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co.
 * ~Byron, Jackson Machine Works
 * Case, J.I. Co.
 * Colean Mfg. Co.
 * C & G Cooper & Co's.
 * Crowel Mfg. Co.
 * Clyde Iron Works Co., Duluth, MN
 * D. June & Co.
 * ~Davidson & Rutledge
 * Farquhar, A.B. Co.
 * ~Fishkill Landing Machine Co.
 * Frick & Co.
 * Gaar Scott & Co.
 * Geiser Manufacturing, makers of the Peerless line of steam tractors, later bought out by Emerson-Brantingham
 * ~George W. Morris
 * ~George Page & Co.
 * George White & Sons Co. Ltd., London and Brandon, Canada.
 * Greyhound, Banting Mfg. Co.
 * Groton, Charles Perrige & Co.
 * ~Hagerstown Steam Engine & Machine Co.
 * ~Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co.
 * Harrison Machine Works (Jumbo)
 * Heilman Machine Works
 * ~Holt Manufacturing Company (became Caterpillar Inc.)
 * ~Hooven, Owens & Rentschler Co.
 * Huber Manufacturing Co.
 * Illinois Thresher Co.
 * ~Jacob Price
 * ~James Means & Co.
 * John Goodison Thresher Co. Ltd., Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
 * ~J.M. Ross & Sons, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
 * Keck-Gonnerman Co., Mount Vernon, Indiana
 * O.S. Kelly Co., Springfield, Ohio
 * Kitten, Ferdinand Foundry Co.
 * ~Koppes W.M. & Co.
 * Lang & Button Co., Ithaca, New York
 * Lansing Iron Works Co. Lansing, Michigan
 * Leader, Marion Mfg. Co., Marion, Ohio
 * MacDonald Thresher Co., Stratford, Ontario, Canada
 * McNamer Co., Newark, Ohio
 * ~Merritt & Kellogg, Battle Creek, Michigan
 * ~Messinger Mfg. Co., Tatamy, Pennsylvania
 * Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., Hopkins, Minn.
 * ~Morningstar Mfg. Co. (Napoleon), Napoleon, Ohio
 * ~Muncy Traction Engine Co., Muncy, Pennsylvania
 * New-Giant, Northwest Thresher Co., Stillwater, Minn.
 * New Hamburg Mfg. Co. Ltd., New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
 * Nichols & Shepard Co., Battle Creek, Michigan
 * ~Ohio Engine & Thresher Co., Upper Sandusky, Ohio
 * ~Owens, Lane & Duyer Co., Hamilton, Ohio
 * Peerless, Geiser Mfg. Co., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
 * Peterson N. C. & Sons, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
 * Port Huron Engine & Thresher Co., Port Huron, Mich.
 * Reeves & Co., Columbus, Indiana
 * ~Remington Co., Woodburn, Oregon
 * Robert-Bell Engine & Thresher Co., Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
 * ~Roberts & Dean Co., Sacramento, California
 * Robinson & Co., Richmond, Indiana
 * M Rumley Co., LaPorte, Indiana – later merged with the Advance Thresher Co. to create Advance-Rumely Thresher Co.
 * Russell & Company (Steam Tractor), Massillon, Ohio (1848-1962)
 * ~Ryan & McDonald, Waterloo, New York
 * Sawyer-Massey & Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada after merger with Harris to form Massey-Harris later became Massey Ferguson
 * Scheidler, R. Co., Newark, Ohio
 * Springfield Engine & Thresher Co., Springfield, Ohio (later became OS Kelly Co and Kelly Springfield)
 * Stevens, A. W. & Son Co., Auburn, New York
 * Stevens, A. W. Co., Marinette, Wisconsin
 * Twentieth Century Mfg. Co., Marinette, Wisconsin
 * ~Union-Iron Works (Walker), Newark, Ohio
 * Upton Mfg. Co., Port Huron, Michigan
 * Waterloo Mfg. Co. Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
 * Waterous Engine Works Co. Ltd., Bradford, Ontario, Canada
 * Watertown Engine Company, Watertown, New York
 * Westinghouse Co., Schenectady, New York Westinghouse Farm Engine
 * Wood Brothers Thresher Co., Des Moines, Iowa
 * Wood, S.W. & Son Co., Clyde, New York
 * Wood, Taber & Morse Co., Eaton, New York

Rest of the world

 * Aillot, France
 * Munktells Mekaniska Verkstad, Sweden (not Bolinders), now part of Volvo group
 * Vølund (virksomhed), Denmark now part of Babcock & Wilcox