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Fendt
Summary
Fendt is a German agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1930 by Xaver Fendt in Marktoberdorf, Allgäu region, Germany. Fendt manufactures tractors, combine harvesters, balers, telescopic handlers and row crop planters. It was purchased by AGCO Corporation in 1997.
The craftsman family Fendt traces its history back some 350 years. The family became well known in Allgäu for producing tower clocks, lead strings and violins. The family also farmed as a sideline and had a small trade in agricultural equipment. Johann Georg Fendt, born on 16 August 1868, took over his father Franz Xaver's business in 1898 and began selling and servicing Deutz stationary engines.
Prior to 1928, Johann's oldest son, Xaver, was employed and gained industry experience working for Deutz and BMW while Hermann continued to help their father operate the family farm and the engine business.
In 1928, Xaver returned home and along with his brother Hermann and father Johann, the Fendt family branched out into agricultural utility machines by building a motorized grass mower.
The first Dieselross tractor was built in 1930 by the brothers Hermann (1911–1995) and Xaver Fendt (1907–1989) under the guidance of their father Johann Georg Fendt (1868–1933).
In 1937, the company entered the Kempten (Allgäu) commercial register under the name "Xaver Fendt & Co., Maschinen- und Schlepperfabrik". Xaver and Hermann became shareholders while the mother Kreszentia acted as a limited partner.
In 1938, the Fendt brothers built the Dieselross F 22 with up to , followed by the Dieselross series until 1958, building the company's reputation over time.
In 1942, the company faced great challenges as the Nazi government enacted a prohibition of the construction of tractors with liquid fuel as a result of the shortage of raw materials. In response, Fendt designed the wood gas tractor Dieselross G25, which had a standard generator and Deutz unit gas engine. A total of 1,497 of these wood gas tractors would be produced between 1942-1949.
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