Landini (tractor)

– Early models
– Sons built first authentic Italian tractor in 1925, a 30hp machine
– Forerunner of Landini 40 and 50hp models in mid-1930s
– Initial tractors powered by 40hp semi-diesel engine
– Production of semi-diesel engined tractors continued until 1957
– Production halted during World War II

– Diversification
– First Landini crawler tractor, C35, manufactured in 1959
– Company fully purchased by Massey Ferguson
– Launch of 500 Series of 2 and 4 wheeled tractors in 1973
– Diversification and specialization in products in 1980
– Introduction of vineyard tractor in 1980, with a new model in 1986

– Takeover
– Landini became part of ARGO SpA in 1989
– Massey Ferguson sold 66% of the company
– AGCO acquired Massey Ferguson in 1994
– ARGO acquired remaining shares of Landini in 2000
– Landini/ARGO continued supplying tractors to AGCO under an agreement

– See also
– Italy portal
– Companies portal
– ARGO SpA
– McCormick Tractors
– Valpadana
– List of Italian companies
– List of tractor manufacturers

– References
– Agritechnica, Landinis New Blue-Blooded Innovations
– Archived from the original on 2018-01-02
– Argo Tractors S.p.A. – Company – History
– Page 5 Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

– External links
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landini tractors