Founded in 2008 by a 14-year Army infantry veteran, WoodMaxx designs and manufactures tractor attachments and outdoor power equipment in Akron, New York. The company began with a compact PTO wood chipper and is best known for its patented hydrostatic infeed technology, while its current lineup supports landowners with equipment for year-round property work. Since January 2025, longtime employees Tucker Smart and Adam MacBain have led the business through The Back Forty Group.
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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
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
VentracFamily-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.ORRVILLE, OH
Hud-Son Forest EquipmentFamily roots run deep at Hud-Son Forest Equipment, a New York company that began as Oscar Hudon’s logging business in 1946 and remains family-owned. Now operating with a fourth generation entering the business, Hud-Son manufactures portable sawmills for people who want to process timber themselves, from homesteaders to commercial forestry users.BARNEVELD, NY