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A COMPANY FOUNDED ON A CHALLENGE

In search of an easier way to clean turkey barns, a groundbreaking company was started in 1958.

An Operator Tests an M440 Compact Loader Prototype While Two Men Look On

A History of Making History

We’ve never been the type to rest on our laurels. We’re proud we invented the compact equipment industry, but our storied past will never slow our relentless push to reinvent it. Day in and day out, we’re working tirelessly to improve our industry and develop new innovative ways to work.

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Legacy of Innovation

The Keller brothers from Minnesota accepted a friendly challenge from a local turkey farmer to build an agile machine that could clean two-story turkey barns faster than a man and a shovel. They succeeded and laid the foundation for a global company that still creates innovative jobsite solutions over six decades later.

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