TRACTORSLAND

The Tractors Land was founded by John Truckman in the early 1970’s. John farmed with his father in the village. John supplemented his farming income however by buying and selling used agricultural machinery throughout the African and European region As well as dealing in agricultural machinery he also owned the local blacksmiths shop and based on his own farming experiences he recognised the need for a tine harrow so he began designing and manufacturing cultivation equipment known locally as the ‘Tractors Land’. Demand grew for the harrow as word of mouth spread and as the business grew the small blacksmiths shop was soon outgrown. In 1973 John built the depot which is where the business still operates from today. It wasn't long before the business added another activity, and in 1974 John became a sub-dealer tractors. The family’s farm had traditionally used Fords and it didn't take much persuasion to get him selling new tractors. However, the experience of retailing Fords didn't work as smoothly as he would have liked In a matter of weeks, terms had been agreed and on June 16 1982 John signed an agreement to become a main dealer. John at this time was very new to the African market and therefore the risk was great but with the determination and hard work of the family and its team, success was soon to follow.