Miller Loaders

In the late 1960s, many improvements were being made to conventional farm tractors in the interest of operability, safety, and comfort. The farm loader manufacturers of that era had a difficult time adapting to these changes. In 1971, however, Elmer Miller had a better idea. Elmer had his first experience with loader development in the 1940s as the founder of DU-AL manufacturing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was there that he virtually pioneered the old, rickety, cable-operated loaders into the powerful, hydraulic loaders that we know of today. The first loader developed by Miller Loaders Incorporated in 1971 had several patented features that were all based on Elmer`s philosophy of strength and simplicity. They included a compact mainframe, heavy-duty construction and a high tip-up bucket. Elmer began making this new loader and sold them directly to the farmer.