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Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE)
Founded 1961
Headquarters Chennai, India
Industry agriculture machinery tractor
Parent Amalgamations Group
Website http://www.tafe.com/


Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) is an Indian manufacturer of tractors and other farm equipment with its corporate headquarters in Chennai, India. The company was established in 1961, and has a reported annual revenue of $750 million and a sales volume of over 80,000 tractors annually.[1]

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BackgroundEdit

Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) is a member of the $1.3 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, Dies, tools and Batteries.[1]

It has also acquired STF (Southern Tree Farms) and produces tea from these plantations, hence contributing substantially to the agri sector. It has recently added two new subsidiaries Al Pump Limited which manufactures automotive water and oil pumps and Kuduma Fasteners Limited that manufactures a range of fasteners for the industry.

For Indian climate and soil conditions TAFE tractors are most suitable with minimal maintenance and low fuel consumption. TAFE also has the unique distinction of developing application specific tractors such as specialised tractors for vineyards, compressor applications and for deep puddling in paddy cultivation to name a few.

Amalgamations Group also owns Simpson engines, which began by building licensed Perkins engines for the Indian market for use in the licensed-Massey Ferguson tractors produced by TAFE. Both Perkins and Massey Ferguson were units of the Variety Corporation.

Tractor ProductionEdit

TAFE started its production of the popular tractor model, Massey Ferguson 1035 under license, in 1961. Now, they manufacture tractors under three brand names, TAFE, Massey Ferguson and Eicher. The company exports to USA, Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. TAFE has technical collaboration with leading companies like Massey Ferguson, U.K. (now a part of AGCO Corporation, USA), which is the leading manufacturer of tractors in the world. The company is also planning to open a new assembly line in Madurai to meet the growing demand of its tractors world wide.

TAFE acquired Eicher tractors in 2005 through a special purpose subsidiary company, TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary. It has major presence in some of the Indian states like Rajasthan and Uttar pradesh. Although Mahindra has been the market leader in tractors across India for last 25 years, Massey Ferguson has had a major market share in Rajasthan. One of the most popular models of TAFE's is the Massey Ferguson 1035 DI.

AGCO, the owner of Massey Ferguson, has a 24% stake in TAFE. TAFE's tractor group is the second largest manufacturer of tractors in the world by volume in the sub 100 HP category and is among the top ten tractor manufacturers in the world.

TAFE has three manufacturing plants:-

  • SEMBIUM(CHENNAI),
  • MADURAI - only export models
  • DODDABALAPUR(BANGALORE).

Eicher has facilities in Bhopal, Alwar and Parwanoo.

They have planned to start a plant in the Ma­nisa Industrial Zone in Turkey in last quarter of financial year 08-09, and production began in the middle of 2010.[2] With the cooperation from Indian Government, they are exporting tractors to more than 50 countries.

TAFE is the second largest manufacturer of Tractors in India.

ModelsEdit


UK market modelsEdit

UK distributed models (must be fitted with either Safety Cab or a Safety Frame (Roll Bar))

TAFE Tractor UK Model Range
Model Year(s) Produced Horsepower Engine Type Misc Notes Photo
TAFE 35 DI Classic 37 hp (28 kW) Classic MF 35 bonnet
TAFE 35 DI 37 hp (28 kW) MF 200 style bonnet Tafe 35 DI-2005
TAFE 35 DI OIB 37 hp (28 kW) MF 200 style bonnet and Oil Immersed Brakes
TAFE 45 DI 47 hp (35 kW) MF 200 style bonnet Tafe 42 DI-2005
TAFE 45 DI OIB 47 hp (35 kW) MF 200 style bonnet and Oil Immersed Brakes

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Managed by a board of Directors, headed by Mr. A. Sivasailam, the Chairman of the board, it is the largest company in the Chennai-based light engineering conglomerate, The Amalgamations Group. Ms Mallika Srinivasan, a Director on the Board handles the operations at TAFE. TAFE : Heritage
  2. ↑ http://www.mydigitalfc.com/companies/tafe%E2%80%99s-turkey-plant-go-stream-july-196

External linksEdit

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TAFE tractor range
TAFE Models
18 DI  • 25  • 25 DI  • 30 DI  • 30 DI Heavy Duty  • 30 DI J haulage (Heavy Duty)  • 30 DI J Nayak  • 30 DI J standard  • 30 DI Orchard Plus  • 35 DI  • 35 DI Classic  • 42 DI  • 45 DI  • 45 DI S  • 241 DI  • 504  • 2700 CE  • 2750 DI Kuber  • 2800 CE  • 2800 CE Hail America Series  • 3300 HST  • 3500 CE  • 3600 CE  • 3600 HST  • 3840  • 3840 ECO  • 4010 DE  • 4340  • 4410 Maha Samrat  • 4410 Samrat  • 4500 CE  • 5000 DE  • 5030  • 5040  • 5450  • 5900 DI  • 5900 DI Gajraj  • 5900 DI Gajraj G4  • 7502  • 7502 D1  • 7530  • 7540  • 8502  • 9040  • 9502
Massey Ferguson Models
241 DI CM  • 241 DI Mahashakti PM  • 241 Eagle  • 241 J Haulage  • 245  • 245 DI  • 245 J  • 245 J Haulage  • 268  • 270  • 280  • 285 Classic  • 375ET  • 1030 Mahashakti  • 1035  • 1035 DI J  • 1035 DI Mahashakti  • 1035 DI J Mahashakti  • 1035 DI R  • 1235 DI  • 2605  • 2615  • 2625 (new)  • 2635  • 2640 (new)  • 5245 DI Mahaan  • 5245 DI Mahaan CM  • 5245 DI Mahamahaan  • 5245 DI Sarja  • 5245 Planetary Drive  • 7250 Challenger  • 7250 Power Drive DI  • 9000
Eicher Models
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