TAFE Tractors
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Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) is an Indian manufacturer of tractor
s and other farm equipment
with its corporate headquarters in Chennai
. The company was established in 1960 and has a reported annual revenue of $ 1.3 billion and a sales volume of over 117,000 tractors annually.
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) is a member of the over $2 billion Amalgamations Group. TAFE is a renowned manufacturer of tractors and a variety of farm equipment under the TAFE Massey Ferguson
and Eicher brands. Their repertoire of farm equipment includes almost every accessory needed for the farmer. The company also manufactures Diesel engines,transmission components, Hydraulic Pumps,Panel Instruments, Engineering plastics,Diesel and tools and Batteries.
It has also acquired STF (Southern Tree Farms) and produces tea from these plantations, hence contributing substantially to the agri sector. It has three other subsidiaries Kuduma Fasteners Limited that manufactures a range of fasteners for the industry and TAFE Access Limited and TAFE Reach Limited that distribute leading brands of passenger vehicles.TAFE Access Limited produces Hydraulic pumps and cylinders and panel instruments.
TAFE tractors can be used in a variety of soil and weather conditions and are exported to over 47 countries across the globe where they have earned a reputation for reliability, ruggedness, minimal maintenance and low fuel consumption. TAFE also has the unique distinction of developing application specific tractors such as specialized tractors for vine yards, compressor applications and for deep puddling in paddy cultivation to name a few.
TAFE acquired Eicher tractors in 2005 through a special purpose vehicle, TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary. It has major presence in a number of Indian states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka, Madhya pradesh and Uttar pradesh.
TAFE's tractor group is the second largest manufacturer of tractors in the world by volume in the sub-100 HP category and is the third largest tractor manufacturer in the world by volume.
Product Range
TAFE and its wholly owned subsidiary TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited offer a range of tractors in the sub 100 HP segment in both aircooled and water cooled platforms to meet the varied needs of its customers. The diesel engines manufactured at the Engines plant at Alwar provide captive and mobile power to a number of applications.
Tractor
A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...
s and other farm equipment
Farm equipment
Agricultural machinery is any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming. The best-known example of this kind is the tractor.-Soil cultivation:*Cultivator*Cultipacker*Chisel plow*Mulch tiller*Harrow**Spike harrow**Drag harrow...
with its corporate headquarters in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. The company was established in 1960 and has a reported annual revenue of $ 1.3 billion and a sales volume of over 117,000 tractors annually.
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) is a member of the over $2 billion Amalgamations Group. TAFE is a renowned manufacturer of tractors and a variety of farm equipment under the TAFE Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson Limited was a major agricultural equipment manufacturer which was based in Canada before its purchase by AGCO. The company was formed by a merger between Massey Harris and the Ferguson tractor company in 1953, creating the company Massey Harris Ferguson. However in 1958 the name was...
and Eicher brands. Their repertoire of farm equipment includes almost every accessory needed for the farmer. The company also manufactures Diesel engines,transmission components, Hydraulic Pumps,Panel Instruments, Engineering plastics,Diesel and tools and Batteries.
It has also acquired STF (Southern Tree Farms) and produces tea from these plantations, hence contributing substantially to the agri sector. It has three other subsidiaries Kuduma Fasteners Limited that manufactures a range of fasteners for the industry and TAFE Access Limited and TAFE Reach Limited that distribute leading brands of passenger vehicles.TAFE Access Limited produces Hydraulic pumps and cylinders and panel instruments.
TAFE tractors can be used in a variety of soil and weather conditions and are exported to over 47 countries across the globe where they have earned a reputation for reliability, ruggedness, minimal maintenance and low fuel consumption. TAFE also has the unique distinction of developing application specific tractors such as specialized tractors for vine yards, compressor applications and for deep puddling in paddy cultivation to name a few.
History
TAFE started its production of the popular tractor model, Massey Ferguson 1035 in 1961. Now they manufacture tractors under three brand names, TAFE, Eicher and Massey Ferguson. TAFE has a five decade old collaboration with Massey Ferguson (now a part of AGCO Corporation, USA), which is one of the leading manufacturer of tractors in the world, . The company'sa greenfield project at Manisa Industrial Estate in Turkey with a capacity to manufacture about 15000 tractors went on stream in September 2010.In India, TAFE has four tractor plants located at Sembium(Chennai), Doddabalapur(Bangalore), Kalladipatti (Dindigul) and the Eicher tractors plant at Mandidheep near Bhopal apart from other plants that manufacture diesel engines at Alwar in Rajasthan and Transmission components plants at Parwanoo and Near Chennai, as well as batteries plants near chennai, hydraulic pumps and panel instruments plant near Chennai and Engineering plastics plants at Doddabalapur near Bengaluru and Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai.TAFE acquired Eicher tractors in 2005 through a special purpose vehicle, TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary. It has major presence in a number of Indian states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka, Madhya pradesh and Uttar pradesh.
TAFE's tractor group is the second largest manufacturer of tractors in the world by volume in the sub-100 HP category and is the third largest tractor manufacturer in the world by volume.
Product Range
TAFE and its wholly owned subsidiary TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited offer a range of tractors in the sub 100 HP segment in both aircooled and water cooled platforms to meet the varied needs of its customers. The diesel engines manufactured at the Engines plant at Alwar provide captive and mobile power to a number of applications.