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Ransomes
Explore 5 farm tractor models. Follow a model into its engine specifications, transmissions, dimensions, historical photographs, and available test records.
About Ransomes
Robert Ransome founded an ironworks in 1789. Its machinery lineage later included small MG-series crawlers before the company concentrated on lawn equipment and joined Jacobsen.
- Beginning
- 1789 ironworks; MG2 crawler introduced in 1936
- Founder / origin
- Robert Ransome
- Known for
- Agricultural machinery, small crawlers, and turf equipment
- Sale / later history
- Crawler production ended by the mid-1960s; Jacobsen acquired Ransomes in 1998
History and legacy
The crawler era was only one stage in a much longer business history. The original ironworks, later tractors, and eventual grounds-care identity should not be assigned one common founding or closure date.
Sources & further reading
History reviewed 2026-10-20.
Showing 5 of 5 models
MG6
1953–1960
8 hp
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Tracks
Drive
MG2
1936–1948
6 hp
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Tracks
Drive
MG3
Production years not listed
6 hp
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Tracks
Drive
MG5
1948–1953
6 hp
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Tracks
Drive
MG40
1960–1966
Power not listed
No index power figure
Tracks
Drive
Index power values can include estimates derived from belt or PTO power. They are identified on each model card and are not interchangeable with a measured engine rating. Model years and missing values follow the source index.