Summers Manufacturing

What Summers Manufacturing does

Summers Manufacturing Co., Inc. is a privately held agricultural equipment manufacturer founded in 1965 and headquartered in Devils Lake, North Dakota, with an additional service center in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The company designs and manufactures field-tested tillage, land rolling, application, rock removal, and mounted attachment equipment sold under the Summers brand. Its product portfolio spans roughly twenty distinct product lines organized into five categories: tillage tools (including the patented VRT Renegade with Soil Control iPad-based control technology, Super Coulter Samurai, Disk Chisel, Coulter Chisel, DK Diamond Disk, DT Diamond Disk, Super Harrow 3960, Harrow Packer 6350/7960, and Super Weeder), land rollers (Coil Packer, Hydraulic Fold Super Roller, Trail Type Super Roller), application products (Spray Fill Xpress chemical batching system and MagrowTec magnetic-assist spray technology), mounted attachments (Mounted Harrow and Mounted Rolling Basket), and rock removal equipment (Rock Picker).

Summers' underlying technology centers on heavy-duty steel fabrication combined with proprietary patented systems, including hydraulic Variable Rate Tillage hitches that transfer weight between front and rear blades to switch tillage modes on the go, Super-Flex C-Shank gang mounting for rock-shock absorption, exclusive Osmundson Samurai sawtooth disk blades, internally mounted mud scrapers for rolling baskets, Duracoat blades with WEAR-TUFF lining for 3-5x blade-life extension, and the MagrowTec magnetic droplet realignment spray system accredited for 97.5% drift reduction. Recent launches include Strip Till Verdant and Apex models (January 2025) and iControl software and switch-box control updates for the VRT Renegade (January 2026).

Summers generates revenue through hardware sales of agricultural equipment exclusively through an authorized dealer network spanning North America, with emerging coverage in Ontario, Canada. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the company offers paint-color customization (green or red) on equipment orders. End customers are farmers and agricultural operations ranging from small farms to large commercial operations, served through dealers that provide sales, field demonstrations, and ongoing service support. The company is independently owned with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investor ownership and no reported mergers or acquisitions.

Name

Summers Manufacturing

Legal name

Summers Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Website

https://summersmfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Summers Manufacturing designs and manufactures heavy-duty tillage, land roller, application, rock removal, and mounted attachment equipment, selling exclusively through a North American authorized dealer network to farmers and agricultural operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Equipment

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42382)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Tillage & Soil Preparation Equipment (Plows, Harrows, Cultivators, Subsoilers) (AFAAAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residue & Straw Management (Choppers, Spreaders, Windrowers) (AFAAAEAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural tillage equipment
• Land rollers
• Soil conditioning tools
• Rock removal equipment
• Spray application systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Devils Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Equipment Sales: Summers Manufacturing generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of agricultural tillage equipment, land rollers, application products, rock removal equipment, and mounted attachments. Products are sold through a dealer network to farmers and agricultural operations. The company offers customization options including paint color choices (green or red) with each custom equipment order.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Summers Manufacturing designs, engineers, and produces agricultural tillage, soil conditioning, land roller, residue management, application, and rock removal equipment at its Devils Lake, North Dakota facility. Its catalog spans vertical-tillage and conventional-tillage tools, harrow packers, land rollers, mounted attachments, a strip-till line, and rock pickers, distributed through an authorized dealer network with parts and service support.

Product overview

Summers Manufacturing is an agricultural equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of tillage, land rolling, application, and mounted attachment products. The core product line includes multiple tillage categories: vertical tillage tools (3RT, Super Coulter Samurai, VRT Renegade with Soil Control technology), conventional tillage (Chisel Plow, Coulter Chisel, Disk Chisel, DK Diamond Disk, DT Diamond Disk), soil conditioning (Harrow Packer 6350/7960, Super Harrow 3960, Super Weeder), and residue management (Rolling Chopper). Land roller products include Coil Packer, Hydraulic Fold Super Roller, and Trail Type Super Roller. Application equipment includes Spray Fill Xpress for chemical batching and MagrowTec magnetic spray system. Mounted attachments include Mounted Harrow and Mounted Rolling Basket. Rock removal is handled by the Rock Picker. All products are available in green or red paint options. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Devils Lake, ND and Aberdeen, SD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3RT (3-Row Tandem Disk) Vertical-tillage tandem disk designed to size residue, mix soil, and prepare seedbeds in a single pass for row-crop and small-grain operations. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• VRT Renegade Variable-rate tillage tool featuring the Summers Variable Rate Tillage (VRT) system and Soil Control iPad management, allowing on-the-go adjustment of tillage intensity for varying field conditions. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Super Coulter Samurai Vertical-tillage coulter tool equipped with patented Samurai blade geometry for residue sizing and soil mixing in high-residue conditions. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Coulter Chisel Conventional tillage implement combining front coulters with chisel shanks to fracture soil, manage residue, and prepare seedbeds. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Disk Chisel Conventional tillage tool pairing front disk blades with chisel shanks for one-pass residue sizing and soil fracture. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Chisel Plow Conventional primary-tillage chisel plow built on the Summers Super-Flex C-Shank for deep soil fracture and residue incorporation. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• DK Diamond Disk Tandem disk harrow designed for seedbed preparation, residue sizing, and soil finishing in conventional and reduced-till systems. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• DT Diamond Disk Tandem disk harrow configured for heavy-residue and primary-tillage conditions, delivering aggressive soil and residue movement. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Harrow Packer 6350 Three-section harrow packer used behind tillage tools to firm the seedbed, break clods, and finish the soil surface. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Harrow Packer 7960 Larger three-section harrow packer engineered for high-acreage operations requiring wide seedbed finishing in a single pass. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Super Harrow 3960 Heavy-duty harrow designed to size clods, level soil, and incorporate residue ahead of planting. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Super Weeder Pre-plant or pre-emerge mechanical weeding implement designed to disturb small weeds and settle the seedbed ahead of the planter. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Rolling Chopper Residue management tool that flails, crimps, and conditions stalks and秸秆 to accelerate breakdown and prepare fields for the next crop. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Coil Packer Land roller used to push down rocks, level residue, and firm the seedbed for rock-sensitive crops such as soybeans and edible beans. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Hydraulic Fold Super Roller Wide-format hydraulic-fold land roller built for high-speed transport and large-acreage rolling of rocks and residue. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Trail Type Super Roller Trail-type land roller designed to be towed behind a tractor for rolling rocks and firming seedbeds across large fields. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Spray Fill Xpress Chemical mixing and spray-tank loading system designed to speed and simplify the filling of agricultural sprayers. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• MagrowTec Spray System Spray application boom system integrating MagrowTec drift-control technology to reduce spray drift while maintaining coverage. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Mounted Harrow Tractor-mounted harrow attachment designed to follow primary tillage tools and finish the seedbed in front of the planter. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Mounted Rolling Basket Tractor-mounted rolling basket attachment used to break clods and firm soil behind tillage tools. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Rock Picker Tractor-pulled rock picker designed to scoop rocks of various sizes from field surfaces and deposit them in a hopper for disposal. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Verdant Strip Till Strip-tillage tool designed to till narrow strips while leaving residue between rows, supporting fertilizer placement and seedbed warming in conservation-tillage systems. Sold through authorized Summers dealers.
• Apex Strip Till

Quantifiable outcome

• Spray Fill Xpress reduces sprayer filling time by up to 82%, reducing a 30-minute chore to less than 7 minutes
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CJ Beeps EquipmentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2024Summers Manufacturing announced a strategic partnership with CJ Beeps Equipment as a dealer in North East Iowa and surrounding areas. CJ Beeps Equipment will offer the full range of Summers products including tillage, land rollers, application products, rock removal equipment, and mounted attachments, providing expert guidance and support to farmers in the region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kuhn Group: Kuhn is a leading global manufacturer of tillage, seeding, and crop production equipment. Its North American tillage line directly competes with Summers across cultivators, disc harrows, and vertical tillage tools targeting the same row-crop farmer customer.
• Great Plains Manufacturing (Kubota): Great Plains is a major tillage, seeding, and vertical-tillage equipment manufacturer, now part of Kubota. It competes head-to-head with Summers on vertical tillage, conventional tillage, and seedbed prep products in the US row-crop market.
• Bourgault Industries: Bourgault is a Canadian tillage, seeding, and crop production equipment manufacturer with a strong North American footprint. Its tillage and seedbed preparation equipment compete directly with Summers' Coulter Chisel, Disk Chisel, and harrow product lines.
• Horsch: Horsch is a German-based tillage, seeding, and crop care equipment specialist with growing North American presence. It competes directly with Summers on high-performance tillage tools and strip-till equipment.
• Landoll Corporation: Landoll manufactures tillage, seedbed preparation, and material handling equipment for agriculture. Its tillage product family (disc harrows, vertical tillage, seedbed finishers) overlaps directly with Summers' offerings and serves similar row-crop customers.
• McFarlane Ag: McFarlane Ag is a US-based manufacturer of tillage and seedbed preparation equipment including the popular Reel Disk and Dura Disk lines. It is a comparable mid-sized independent tillage specialist competing with Summers in the same row-crop segment.
• Remlinger Manufacturing: Remlinger is a US manufacturer of tillage attachments, harrows, and seedbed finishing tools. Its mounted attachments and harrow products directly overlap with Summers' Mounted Harrow and Rolling Basket categories.

Broad incumbents

• AGCO Corporation (Sunflower / Massey Ferguson tillage): AGCO is a global full-line ag equipment OEM whose Sunflower and Massey Ferguson brands field competing tillage, land roller, and application products. AGCO has a much broader portfolio and deeper dealer network than Summers but overlaps directly on tillage.
• CNH Industrial (Case IH): Case IH, a CNH Industrial brand, is a global full-line ag equipment OEM with a comprehensive tillage, tillage tool, and application product line. It competes broadly with Summers across tillage categories and operates an extensive North American dealer network.
• Deere & Company (John Deere): John Deere is the largest North American ag equipment OEM, with extensive tillage, planting, and application equipment lines plus an industry-leading precision-ag platform. Its broad portfolio and dealer dominance make it the principal incumbent competitor for independent tillage brands.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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