, based in
Matsuyama
270px, Matsuyama City Hall
270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building
is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243541 hous ...
and
Tokyo,
Japan, is the third largest Japanese
agricultural machinery
Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements that the ...
manufacturing company. Its products include
tractors,
combine harvester
The modern combine harvester, or simply combine, is a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops. The name derives from its combining four separate harvesting operations—reaping, threshing, gathering, and winnow ...
s,
rice transplanter
A rice transplanter is a specialized transplanter fitted to transplant rice seedlings onto paddy fields. The two main types of rice transplanter are the riding type and walking type. The riding type is power-driven and can usually transplant six ...
s,
riding mower
A riding mower, also known as a ride-on mower, tractor mower or lawn tractor, is a type of lawn mower on which the operator is seated, unlike mowers which are pushed or towed.
Riding mowers, which sometimes resemble small tractors, are larger th ...
s,
zero-turn mowers,
tillers, components, and
diesel engines.
It was founded in 1926 as in
Matsuyama
270px, Matsuyama City Hall
270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building
is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243541 hous ...
,
Ehime, Japan. It was incorporated in 1936 as Iseki & Co.
Iseki began building tractors in 1961. Early models of the Iseki tractor were built under Porsche-Diesel's technology and design transfer contract. Its tractors have been and are sold worldwide under various brands:
AGCO
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,
Bolens
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,
Challenger
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Entertainment
Comics and manga
* Challenger (character), comic book character
* ''Challengers'' (manga), manga by Hinako Takanaga
Film and TV
* ''The Challengers'' (TV series), a 197 ...
,
Massey Ferguson and
White. Some models sold in
Japan have been built by
Landini Landini may refer to
* Landini (surname)
**Francesco Landini
*Landini (tractor) produced by the Italian company Landini SpA
* Landini cadence, a technique in music composition named after composer Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini ( or 1335 ...
of
Italy and by
Massey Ferguson in
France.
Early
TYM tractors were based on Iseki's designs and used Iseki's expertise.
Iseki also has joint ventures with other companies, among them
Dongfeng Motor
Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei. Founded in 1969, it is currently the third largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China, namely: SAIC Motor, FAW ...
.
Iseki have changed the way grass clippings are collected on their garden tractors. Unlike most machines where the grass is forced up over the transmission and other elements, the Iseki tractor has a system where the transmission is passed to the wheels by a series of chains, much like a rice paddy tractor.
External links
Iseki global website
References
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Agricultural machinery manufacturers of Japan
Tractor manufacturers of Japan
Engine manufacturers of Japan
Diesel engine manufacturers
Japanese brands
Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
Companies based in Ehime Prefecture
Manufacturing companies established in 1926
1926 establishments in Japan
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange