2018

The VRT Renegade™ is introduced. This flexible tillage tool offers farmers unmatched capabilities for changing tillage intensity on the fly using an iPad.

2018

Summers announces the industry`s first 10-year limited warranty on select land roller models.

2017

The new 8-bar Superharrow produces 60 percent more work in a single pass than a harrow with 5 bars.

2017

3RT tillage platform launched for rut filling, reclamation and spot tillage applications.

2016

VT Flex Applicator introduced.

2015

Spray Fill Xpress introduced to greatly reduce the amount of time needed to refill a sprayer, helping farmers spray more acres in a day.

2015

Summers celebrated its 50th Anniversary with open houses in Aberdeen, Devils Lake and Maddock. A limited-edition run of die-cast model Diamond Disks was produced to commemorate the milestone.

2015

Introduced “The Anvil,” the Summers newsletter.

2015

Launched the VRT2530, a variable-rate tillage implement that can be adjusted on the go.

2014

Introduced the VRT - Variable Rate Tillage.

2014

New website design rolled out.

2013

Introduced patented mud scrapers on rolling basket attachments.

2013

After outgrowing its Aberdeen facility, Summers constructs a larger building nearby for assembly, parts and distribution.

2013

Offices added to Devils Lake facility.

2010

Another expansion to the Devils Lake facility features a state-of-the art paint system.

2008

The North Dakota Trade Office names Summers Manufacturing the North Dakota Exporter of the Year.

2008

DiskChisel introduced.

2007

Summers Manufacturing proudly becomes 100 percent employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

2006

CoulterChisel and Rolling Choppers introduced.

2005

Land rollers introduced.

2004

Once again, Summers expands the Devils Lake factory.

2002

As demand for products stretches farther south, Summers begins leasing a distribution center in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

2000

After identifying farmers’ needs for a new tillage solution, Summers develops the industry’s first true vertical tillage tool: the Supercoulter. Since then, practically every other manufacturer has emulated this concept, and vertical tillage has become a common term among most farmers.

1999

Supersprayer introduced.

1996

Superchisel introduced.

1994

A series of expansions takes place at the Maddock and Devils Lake facilities from 1994-1997. The added space accommodates the production of Summers’ rapidly growing product line.

1993

Pickup-mounted sprayers introduced.

1992

The Devils Lake facility undergoes its first expansion.

1989

Hydraulic-fold packer and Harrow Packer introduced.

1985

Melroe harrow line acquired by Summers.

1984

Summers introduces a unique new tillage concept with the Herman Diamond Disk. Offering significant advantages over traditional X-frame disks, it changes the way many farmers look at tillage.

1983

Harley Summers earns recognition from the Small Business Administration as North Dakota’s Small Business Person of the Year.

1983

Summers purchases the manufacturing and marketing rights to the Fargo Field Sprayer line of products.

1982

Superweeder introduced.

1980

Summers once again outgrows its Maddock facility. But this time, the company needs more land than is available at the current site. As a result, Summers builds its new 26,000-square-foot factory on 24 acres within the new Devils Lake industrial park.

1980

Summers purchases the manufacturing and marketing rights of Crown rock pickers.

1977

Agri-Sprayer introduced.

1973

Due to overwhelming success, Summers constructs a 20,000-square-foot plant and office building. However, the new space was quickly outgrown, and another 20,000-square-foot assembly plant was added in 1975, bringing the total square footage of the Maddock facility to 47,000.

1970

After collaborating with local farmer Ardon Herman to build a heavy-duty harrow, Summers purchases the rights to manufacture and market the product. Originally known as the Herman Harrow, it quickly helped Summers earn its reputation for building Field Tested Tough agricultural equipment.

1969

Harley Summers incorporates his business, officially naming it Summers Manufacturing Company, Inc.

1965

After searching for new business opportunities, Harley Summers purchases the patent rights for Goebel truck and pickup hoists. He starts manufacturing the products in a small shop but quickly outgrows the space, requiring him to build a 7,200-square-foot factory in Maddock to meet demand.

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