The world of tractor parts
The introduction of the farm tractor revolutionized the way farming was done. With the replacement of human effort and animal inputs, production increased exponentially, with more being done in less time. The first machines that could be considered “tractors” were massive steam-powered machines developed in the 1870s. These machines had enormous power going for them, however, versatility was definitely not an advantage.
The invention of the internal combustion engine gave a boost to the production of agricultural tractors. Companies such as International Harvester, Case, Rumley and Hart-Parr adopted their steam tractors to use smaller internal combustion (IC) engines, however steel tracks were still used for the wheels. The diesel engine was later developed by the German engineer Rudolph Diesel, from the Dresden University of Technology in Germany. This made it possible to build a better tractor with the most reliable and least troublesome diesel engine.
Popular tractors today include Agco, Allis Chalmers, Case-IH, David Brown, Deutz, Fiat, Ford, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, McCormick, and the Gleaner and New Idea combines.
Maintenance parts for all these tractors are provided by the respective companies. Dealers for all of these tractors are located in North America and most of the world.
However, the least expensive methods of maintaining parts are from replacement manufacturers (aftermarket supplies) and good used or rebuilt parts from salvaged yards. Popular aftermarket vendors are:
Vapormatic. Vapormatic is a British manufacturer of spare parts for most agricultural equipment. This company started in 1949 when two engineers experimented with trying to operate tractors with vaporized tractor oil. Several major mergers and sales were made over the next several years. The main merger was the sale of the entire Vapormatic company to John Deere in 2001. The Bepco brand of agricultural equipment parts is another famous British tractor parts company providing parts for David Brown, Deutz-KHD, Fendt, Fiat, Ford , New Holland, Case-IH, John Deere, Steyr, Renault, Same-Laborghini-Hurliman, Perkins, Massey Ferguson, Landini, Zetor, Valmet, Merlo, Kubota, Manitou, JCB and McCormick.
Bepco’s main development is its merger with the other British company, Tract-Pieces. Today the combined companies are known as the Bepco-Tracpieces Group. TISCO, an American brand of tractor parts, had its humble beginnings after Ben Calmenson started working on his automobile truck, selling parts for farm equipment in 1937. Soon after, it began manufacturing parts for machines. Today, TISCO is owned by Woods Equipment Company and supplies more than 37,000 parts for farm equipment.
Male clevite. Male Clevite is better known in the world of pieces as Clevite. This is a US based company that manufactures for both OEM companies and sells parts as replacements to non-OEM companies. The advantage of using Clevite is that aftermarket parts carry the same warranty as the OEM as and the same parts Federal Mogul is known by its many name sub-variations. Names like FP Diesel, Diesel Guard, Moog Chassis Parts, Champion Spark Plugs, National and Payen Gaskets, Sealed Power O-Rings and Seal Parts, and Wager Parts. These are all popular parts used for both heavy duty applications, agricultural equipment and the automotive sector.