TractorGeeks is the independent, community-supported platform for equipment data, organized by manufacturer brands.

Its purpose is to educate, inform, and provide a user-friendly, ever-growing resource for discovering the world of tractors, construction equipment, and machinery products.

Who created TractorGeeks?

TractorGeeks was built by Milo Persic, an American software engineer and machinery enthusiast.

Milo hails from a family of farmers, lumberjacks, and builders, and develops custom enterprise software used in civil engineering.

Why did he create TractorGeeks?

Like many applications, TractorGeeks started as a personal passion project. In Milo's own words:

"I built TractorGeeks because it was the kind of thing I wanted to use myself. I love machinery, and love learning about the brands, products, specs, and capabilities of all kinds of equipment. One day I was researching a new tractor purchase and kept wishing there was some kind of community-sourced database out there like Wikipedia, but instead of articles, it would have machinery data. An idea was born.

The equipment world is exciting, has a long history, and is getting bigger all the time. No one person can keep up with it all. I felt like the web needed a place where "tractor geeks" everywhere could come together and create something amazing and incredibly useful: A platform for sharing knowledge, and a permanent home online for all the machinery specs and photos we nerds love.

So there you have it. Using the skills I've developed in my career, I got to work building it. I hope you enjoy it."

Is TractorGeeks associated with any other company?

No! TractorGeeks and its creator are fully independent. TractorGeeks is incorporated as an LLC with no association or finanical interest in any other company, equipment dealer, or manufacturer.

We're just geeks who love tractors and machinery!

Who is TractorGeeks for?

TractorGeeks is for equipment owners, operators, dealers, enthusiasts, and anyone who loves machinery.

Why isn't TractorGeeks totally free?

We all know that nothing online is free, and if something appears "free", then you're the product. TractorGeeks doesn't operate that way.

From its very inception, we wanted TractorGeeks to be a fully independent resource, with a great user experience.

That means TractorGeeks has:

  • No external ownership or manufacturer affiliation
  • No external adware or user tracking scripts, cookies, etc.
  • No data sharing with third parties

Even so, modern cloud infrastructure does not come cheap. In order to achieve this goal, TractorGeeks charges a small access fee to keep the platform running, sustain growth, and avoid the kind of monetization strategies we think have made the internet a much worse place.

We also think this approach fosters a more engaged, more knowledgeable community of users who are invested in the platform's success.

Does TractorGeeks have any partnerships?

Our users are our only partners. Because we love the phrase "Support your local dealer" and believe in supporting small and local businesses in general, we created a Professional subscription tier that includes a Listings experience.

Professional users pay a higher subscription fee, and in exchange, they can create a customized business profile page, with links that will show up on equipment profiles. We think this helps users discover local businesses and dealers, and gives businesses a flat-rate way to support the platform and enage with users at a fraction of the (highly unpredictable) cost of online advertising.

If a Professional user is a manufacturer representative, they may optionally apply for a Verified Manufacturer account, which lends additional credibility to their contributions.

Learn more about our user subcriptions.

With so many machine types on the site, why is it called Tractor Geeks?

Great question! The term "tractor" is derived from the original traction engine which is the ancestor of all modern tractors and heavy equipment. The basic concept of combining the motive power of an engine with a steerable, land-roving chassis (and later fitting all manner of implements to it) has led to the great variety of work machines we see today.

Where does TractorGeeks' data come from?

The platform itself is a framework for data. The equipment data and documentation is populated and shared by our knowledgeable users, who rely on published specifications from manufacturers, as well as their own photography, and freely available documentation.

By offering a system that allows a community of users to add, edit, and track changes on machine profiles, we hope to create a comprehensive, accurate, and continually up-to-date resource for all equipment enthusiasts.

Does TractorGeeks scrape data from other websites?

Absolutely not. TractorGeeks does not scrape data or automate data collection from any other site or resource. We rely only upon real human users to add and maintain accurate and up-to-date with information. Likewise, any attempt to scrape data from TractorGeeks is illegal and a violation of our terms of service.

How can I contribute to TractorGeeks?

Easy, you can join as a SuperGeek and start contributing to and/or creating new machine profiles today. If you prefer only to access data and not contribute, you can join as a basic Geek user.

Equipment Brands are added by the TractorGeeks administrator, but users can suggest additions.

What is the future of TractorGeeks?

TractorGeeks is actively developed, and there is a roadmap of features and improvements that we want to add. Where we go from here largely depends on your feedback. We want to listen to our users, and create the platform they want to use.

Subscribers have access to feedback and suggestion tools, and can help shape the future of the platform. We do plan to support additional machine types in the future (among them, bulldozers, combines, and classic steam machines).

Subscription Information
TractorGeeks Features
Machine Profiles

A machine's profile is the hub of its data, and profiles are organized around brands. Each profile represents a unique model number, propulsion type, power class, and market. Some variants of the machine, such as different operator stations, do not usually require a separate profile.

Data Growth

Machine profiles and their data can grow over time. Users can add new data, track changes, and suggest additional datapoints.

Electric Machines

Electrification is an exciting, emerging space in tractors and heavy equipment! TractorGeeks fully supports electric machine data, whether full electric or hybrid powertrains.

Photography Library

Images added to a machine's profile are cataloged by view type, and easily filterable in the gallery. The best and most useful photos show up first, ranked by users' votes.

Documentation Support

Whether vintage or modern, many machines have manufacturer brochures, publications, orginal datasheets, or other associated documents. PDFs can be easily cataloged and found on a machine's profile for technical and historic interest.

Comparison Tools

TractorGeeks has powerful machine comparison tools that allow data comparisons—even across different machine types—for multiple machines at a time. Do you want to compare the capabilities of a backhoe loader against a compact excavator? No problem.

Location Based Services

TractorGeeks is offers location-based services in order to show you equipment dealers and small businesses in your area.

Our Limited Use of Trademarks & Brands

TractorGeeks is an encyclopedic resource that records the association of brand and machine.

The TractorGeeks platform is uniquely configured to capture and record the historical relationship between a visible brand and a specific machine model.

Manufacturers may have one or more brands. Brands may also be acquired, merged, discontinued, or spun off over time. A given brand may be associated with technical disparities: Manufacturers may use diverse brands in different geographic markets to distinguish machine variants. Conversely, a single brand may also represent a portfolio of equipment sourced from multiple manufacturers.

Amidst this dynamic and ever evolving landscape of manufacturing, the visible brand under which an individual machine originally is produced and sold remains a historical fact. It is the most recognizable attribute of a machine, and the one most likely to be known by users. As such, the brand or logo serves as the most convenient starting point for the equipment researcher.

How We Use Manufacturer Logos

The use of manufacturer logos is exclusively restricted to the singular organizational and informational purpose described above.

TractorGeeks is fully independent, not affiliated with any manufacturer or brand, does not sell equipment, and does not endorse, promote, or have any financial interest in any manufacturer or brand.

OUR POLICIES

Similar to Wikipedia, logos are employed to properly inform and identify. TractorGeeks policies on the usage of manufacturer logos are as follows:

  • Logos are used exclusively to identify and associate manufacturer brands to specific lists of machine models on the site.
  • Only the TractorGeeks team, not general platform users, are permitted to add a logo to these lists.
  • Logos that our team adds are singular, low-resolution images.
  • There are four locations on TractorGeeks where a logo will appear:
    1. On a page with a total count of associated records,
    2. On a page with a total count of associated machine types,
    3. On a page with a table of associated machine models, and
    4. On a page above the form for adding new machine records.
  • This association of logo and machine lists/counts is informational, and provided to all users free of charge.
  • Logos do not appear on specific machine data profiles.
  • Where applicable, the order of appearance of specific logos is tied exclusively to the current count of specific equipment model records associated with the brand, and not influenced by any other factor.
  • No exceptions to these rules will be made for any user, or any purpose.
TractorGeeks makes every attempt to ensure our usage of manufacturer logos is respectful, accurate, and in compliance with all relevant laws and guidelines, specifically Fair Use laws according to United States copyright law (17 U.S. Code § 107). If you have any concerns about our usage of a specific logo, please do not hesitate to contact our team.