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Twin City
Explore 15 farm tractor models. Follow a model into its engine specifications, transmissions, dimensions, historical photographs, and available test records.
About Twin City
Twin City was the tractor brand of Minneapolis Steel & Machinery, founded in 1902. The manufacturer became one of the businesses that formed Minneapolis-Moline in 1929.
- Beginning
- Minneapolis Steel & Machinery founded in 1902
- Founder / origin
- Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company
- Known for
- Gasoline tractors and earlier steel and engine manufacturing
- Sale / later history
- Merged with Moline Plow and Minneapolis Threshing Machine in 1929
History and legacy
The company’s work included structural steel and engines before tractors became an important product. Contract manufacturing for other tractor brands complemented its own Twin City machines. Following the 1929 merger, the Twin City name remained on tractors for a period rather than disappearing immediately.
Sources & further reading
History reviewed 2026-10-20.
Showing 15 of 15 models
60-90
1916–1918
110 hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
40-65
1916–1925
72 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
25-45
1916–1920
50 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
FTA
1935–1938
49 hp
Engine estimate from PTO power
2WD Only
Drive
27-44
1927–1935
48 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
20-35
1920–1927
38 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
12-20
1919–1926
35 hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
21-32
1928–1938
35 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
KTA
1934–1938
33 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
MTA
1934–1938
33 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
15-30
1916–1919
33 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
16-30
1918–1920
33 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
17-28
1926–1935
31 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
MT
1930–1934
27 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
KT
1929–1934
25 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
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.