# 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
* Otto Meyer KG [de], Wellentrup, Germany ( Media related to Ottomeyer ploughing engines in Emsland Moormuseum at Wikimedia Commons)
* Rudolf Ernst Wolf [de], Magdeburg, Germany ( Media related to R. Wolf portable engines at Wikimedia Commons)
* Ruthemeyer [de], Stadthalle Soest, Germany ( Media related to Ruthemeyer vehicles at Wikimedia Commons)
* Scharer & Gross, Germany ( Media related to Scharrer & Groß at Wikimedia Commons)
* Zettelmeyer [de], Germany ( Media related to Zettelmeyer vehicles at Wikimedia Commons)

## 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) [da], Denmark now part of Babcock & Wilcox