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The Best Manufacturing Company (sometimes known as the Daniel Best Company) of San Leandro, California was a manufacturer of farm machinery, known for its steam tractors.

History[edit]

The company was formed in 1871 by Daniel Best. The company's initial product was a portable grain cleaner, soon followed by a combine harvester. In 1890, the company purchased the rights to manufacture the Remington steam engine, and produced a range of steam-driven farm machinery, including steam tractors and combine harvesters. Around 1900 the company built a number of three wheeled road locomotives.^[1]

The company was acquired by the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1908 after a legal battle. C. L. Best, the son of the founder then formed his own rival company, the C. L. Best Gas Traction Company which built gasoline-powered tractors. This new company acquired the rights to manufacture the Lombard Steam Log Hauler, an early tracked crawler, and began producing "tracklayer" tractors.

Following fierce competition from the Fordson company, C.L. Best merged with the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1925 to form the Caterpillar Tractor Company.

References[edit]

^ Burton, Anthony (2000). Traction Engines Two Centuries of Steam Power. Silverdale Books. p. 70. ISBN 1856055337.

"Tractor Data.com". Retrieved 2006-09-11.

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[Burton70-1] Burton, Anthony (2000). Traction Engines Two Centuries of Steam Power. Silverdale Books. p. 70. ISBN 1856055337.

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+{{Short description|Tractor manufacturers of the United States}}
-The '''Best Manufacturing Company''' (sometimes known as the ''Daniel Best Company'') of [[San Leandro]], [[California]] was a manufacturer of farm machinery, now probably most well known for its [[steam tractor]]s.
+{{Multiple issues|
+{{Citation style|date=November 2019}}
+{{No footnotes|date=June 2021}}
+}}
+The '''Best Manufacturing Company''' (sometimes known as the ''Daniel Best Company'') of [[San Leandro]], [[California]] was a manufacturer of farm machinery, known for its [[steam tractor]]s.
+==History==
-The company was formed in 1871 by [[Daniel Best]]. The company's initial product was a portable [[grain cleaner]], soon followed by a [[combine harvester]]. In 1890, the company purchased the rights to manufacture the Remington [[steam engine]] and produced a range of steam-driven farm machinery, including steam tractors and combine harvesters.
+The company was formed in 1871 by [[Daniel Best]]. The company's initial product was a portable grain cleaner, soon followed by a [[combine harvester]]. In 1890, the company purchased the rights to manufacture the Remington [[steam engine]], and produced a range of steam-driven farm machinery, including [[steam tractor]]s and combine harvesters. Around 1900 the company built a number of three wheeled road locomotives.<ref name=Burton70>{{cite book |last=Burton |first=Anthony |date=2000 |title=Traction Engines Two Centuries of Steam Power| publisher=Silverdale Books |page=70 |isbn=1856055337}}</ref>
 [[Image:BestTractor.jpg|thumb|right|A preserved 1905 Best [[steam tractor]]]]
-The company was acquired by the [[Caterpillar Inc.#History|Holt Manufacturing Company]] in 1908 after a legal battle. C.L. Best, the son of the founder then formed his own rival company, the ''C. L. Best Gas Traction Company'' which built [[gasoline]]-powered tractors. This new Best company acquired the rights to manufacture the [[Lombard Steam Log Hauler]], an early tracked crawler, and began producing "tracklayer" tractors.
+The company was acquired by the [[Caterpillar Inc.#History|Holt Manufacturing Company]] in 1908 after a legal battle. [[C. L. Best]], the son of the founder then formed his own rival company, the ''C. L. Best Gas Traction Company'' which built [[gasoline]]-powered tractors. This new company acquired the rights to manufacture the [[Lombard Steam Log Hauler]], an early tracked crawler, and began producing "tracklayer" tractors.
-Following fierce competition from the [[Fordson]] company, C.L. Best merged with the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1925 to form the [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar Tractor Company]].
+Following fierce competition from the [[Fordson]] company, C.L. Best merged with the [[Holt Manufacturing Company]] in 1925 to form the [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar Tractor Company]].
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* {{cite web|url=http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/best/best-tractors.html|title=Tractor Data.com|accessdate=2006-09-11}}
+* {{cite web|url=http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/best/best-tractors.html|title=Tractor Data.com|access-date=2006-09-11}}
 ==External links==
+* "[https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/history/daniel-best-builds-his-first-steam-traction-engine-tractor.html Daniel Best Builds His First Steam Traction Engine Tractor]". Caterpillar.
-* [http://www.museumca.org/global/history/collections_tractor.html Oakland museum's Best tractor]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205091645/http://www.museumca.org/global/history/collections_tractor.html Oakland museum's Best tractor]
 * [http://www.haskey.com/johnh/steam/best/best_tractor.html Page on Best steam tractors]
-* [http://railway.gwernol.com/SPCRR_05/best.htm The Oakland Best operating in 2005]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061107015155/http://railway.gwernol.com/SPCRR_05/best.htm The Oakland Best operating in 2005]
+{{Caterpillar}}
-[[Category:Defunct companies based in California]]
-[[Category:Caterpillar subsidiaries]]
-[[Category:Companies established in 1871]]
-[[Category:Companies disestablished in 1921]]
 [[Category:Tractor manufacturers of the United States]]
-[[Category:San Leandro, California]]
+[[Category:Former Caterpillar Inc. subsidiaries]]
-[[Category:Companies based in Alameda County, California]]
+[[Category:Companies based in San Leandro, California]]
+[[Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1871]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1925]]
+[[Category:1871 establishments in California]]
+[[Category:1925 disestablishments in California]]
+[[Category:History of San Leandro, California]]
+[[Category:1925 mergers and acquisitions]]
+{{-}}
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