Family-owned Ventrac grew from the Steiner family’s earlier work building agricultural equipment into an Ohio manufacturer with roots in Orrville. Founded as a brand in 1996, it continues to design and build compact tractors and attachments locally, serving grounds crews whose work ranges from steep slopes to year-round property maintenance.
Homestead ImplementsFamily-owned and veteran-owned, Homestead Implements grew from Lee Lodestro’s experience as a lifelong tractor owner and co-owner of Jamestown Advanced Products. In Jamestown, New York, its team makes American-made tractor attachments in a 179,000-square-foot facility, testing them on its own homesteads and drawing on nearly four decades of manufacturing experience.JAMESTOWN, NY
Unverferth Manufacturing Co., IncFamily-owned and operated since 1948, Unverferth Manufacturing grew from a father-and-son venture on a farm near Kalida, Ohio into a multi-site agricultural manufacturer. The company is especially known for its long-running work in farm wheel systems and now serves farming operations across the United States and Canada.KALIDA, OH
Skylift, IncFamily-owned Skylift, Inc. builds specialty easement and utility equipment for electric-utility crews working where conventional trucks cannot reach. Incorporated by the Jarmoszuk family in 2000, the Lorain, Ohio manufacturer is known for its compact backyard machines, including its battery-powered MD 6000 E-Series, and now also builds insulated utility trucks. Skylift designs and manufactures its equipment in-house, with parts and technical support available through its North American distributor network.LORAIN, OH
Precision Manufacturing INCBorn from a tree-shear design invented in 1992, Precision Manufacturing makes American-built tractor and skid-steer attachments for clearing land, handling brush and moving material. The company acquired the HyReach Clipper line in 2002, retained its employees and moved production from an unheated Hughesville barn into a modern Sedalia facility. Precision fabricates most components in-house and its equipment has been used by landowners, professionals and public maintenance departments, including disaster cleanup crews.MORGANTOWN, WV