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The Drott Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of heavy equipment buckets. The company existed from 1916 until 1968.
IH Drott B100 at work
Companies based in Wisconsin Construction equipment manufacturers of the United States Wausau, Wisconsin Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1916 American companies established in 1916 1916 establishments in Wisconsin Defunct companies based in Wisconsin Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Wisconsin
The Drott Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of heavy equipment buckets. The company existed from 1916 until 1968.
History
The company founded (as the Drott Tractor Company) by Edward Drott in 1916. The company was based inButternut, Wisconsin
Butternut is a village in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 366 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Butternut is located at (46.013958, -90.494614).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a tot ...
before moving to Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau ( ) is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Wisconsin River and had a population of 39,994 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the core city of the Wausau ...
. In 1923, after several re-organizations, it became the Drott Manufacturing Company. Drott was taken over by Tenneco
Tenneco, Inc. (formerly Tenneco Automotive and originally Tennessee Gas Transmission Company) is an American automotive components original equipment manufacturer and an aftermarket ride control and emissions products manufacturer. It is a ''F ...
in 1968 and became a division of Case Corporation
Case Corporation was a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and heavy equipment (construction), construction equipment. Founded, in 1842, by Jerome Case, Jerome Increase Case as the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, it operated unde ...
which was owned by Tenneco.
Drott Buckets
Drott developed buckets for other manufacturer's constructionbulldozer
A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large tractor equipped with a metal #Blade, blade at the front for pushing material (soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock) during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, ...
s, including one of the first of its type for Caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...
in 1930. The bucket held roughly 1 cubic yard of soil. The company's best-known product was the Drott 4 in 1 bucket. This was a tractor attachment with four functions: dozer, clamshell, bucket and scraper. The "International Drott" was an International Harvester
The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated IH or International) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household equipment, and more. It wa ...
tractor fitted with Drott equipment. In 1950, International signed an agreement with Drott to produce the machines under the name "International-Drott."
United Kingdom
The Drott 4 in 1 bucket was manufactured in the UK byRubery Owen
Rubery Owen is a British engineering company which was founded in 1884 in Darlaston, West Midlands.
History
In 1884 the company was started by John Tunner Rubery (1849–1920) and his two brothers (Samuel 1844–1910 and Thomas William 1856–1 ...
and tractors fitted with this equipment became known as "Drotts".
References
External links
{{commonscatIH Drott B100 at work
Companies based in Wisconsin Construction equipment manufacturers of the United States Wausau, Wisconsin Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1916 American companies established in 1916 1916 establishments in Wisconsin Defunct companies based in Wisconsin Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Wisconsin