Tol Incorporated

What Tol Incorporated does

TOL Incorporated is a Tulare, California-based designer and manufacturer of mechanical pruning machines, hydraulically powered pruning tools, and heavy-duty agricultural harvesting equipment, founded circa 1980 and operating for nearly 40 years. The company serves commercial orchard growers and date palm operators across multiple crop types — almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, citrus, and stone fruit — as well as the agricultural equipment dealers who resell its products. Its portfolio is organized into four lines: (1) the Twin D T4 Shaker for nut harvesting with a low-dust engineering solution; (2) pruning machines including dual boom hedgers (HD/HDR series), skirters (HS/HDB series), and topper/hedgers (TH series), plus the self-propelled NextGen Power Unit; (3) Afron pruning/picking towers for orchard and date palm canopy access; and (4) ADI hydraulic pruning tools including chain saws, circular saws, and loppers featuring a patented spool system that eliminates hydraulic heat generation. Notable engineering features include Tier 4 emissions-compliant engines up to 200 HP, direct-drive saw systems, and equipment designed for diverse topographies from tightly planted California orchards to Florida and Texas operations.

The company operates a dealer-mediated go-to-market model with no direct e-commerce for full machines; Orchard Machinery Corporation (OMC) became the exclusive US dealer for TOL's complete pruning machine line in 2022, alongside US regional full-line dealers and specialized ADI hydraulic tool dealers, plus an international dealer network spanning Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Israel, and South Africa. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of machines, towers, and hydraulic tools, supplemented by replacement-parts sales to existing equipment owners on an account basis. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds, led by CEO/GM Scott Hermann (28+ year tenure), and operates with a 1–10 employee headcount at its Tulare headquarters and manufacturing facility.

Name

Tol Incorporated

Legal name

TOL Incorporated

Website

https://tol-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TOL Incorporated designs and manufactures mechanical pruning machines, hydraulically powered pruning tools, and heavy-duty agricultural harvesting equipment for commercial orchard growers and date palm operators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Material Handling & Attachments (Loaders/Implements) (IMAHACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Material Handling & Loader Attachments (Front Loaders, Telehandlers, Bale Handlers, Forks) (AFAAAAAC)

Keywords

• Mechanical pruning machines
• Agricultural equipment manufacturing
• Hydraulic pruning tools
• Orchard harvesting equipment
• Tree crop pruning

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulare

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Equipment Sales: TOL designs, manufactures, and sells mechanical pruning machines, hydraulically powered pruning tools, pruning/picking towers, and agricultural equipment. Products are sold through dealer networks with no e-commerce capability for full machines. Replacement parts are sold to existing customers with account-based ordering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TOL Incorporated designs and manufactures mechanical pruning machines (dual boom hedgers, skirters, topper/hedgers), the Twin D T4 Shaker for almond and pistachio harvesting, ADI hydraulic pruning tools (chain saws, loppers, circular saws, hydraulic power unit), and Afron pruning/picking towers for orchards and date palms. The company sells its equipment to commercial growers and through a global dealer network that handles distribution, service, and parts.

Product overview

TOL Incorporated designs and manufactures mechanical pruning machines, hydraulically powered pruning tools, and agricultural harvesting equipment. The product portfolio consists of four main product lines: (1) Twin D T4 Shaker for harvesting almonds and pistachios; (2) Pruning Machines including Dual Boom Hedgers (HD/HDR series), Skirters (HS/HDB series), and Topper/Hedgers (TH series) along with the NextGen Power Unit; (3) Pruning/Picking Towers under the Afron brand for orchards and date palms including Date Palm (AF series), HAS, and SA models; and (4) ADI Hydraulic Pruning Tools including chain saws (ACH, ACS), circular saws (ADS), loppers (AM, AP-APP-APT, PTL), and the ADP Hydraulic Power Unit. These products work together to serve the complete orchard management lifecycle from harvesting to pruning operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ADI Hydraulic Pruning Tools: Complete line of hydraulically powered pruning tools including chain saws, circular saws, loppers, and power units. Known for being the lightest, fastest cutting, coolest running, and longest lasting tools available.
• Afron

Products and services

• Twin D T4 Shaker Mechanical shaker for harvesting almonds and pistachios, featuring shake-and-catch capability for bins or bulk handling, and windrow functionality for almonds to minimize sweeping. Includes true low-dust solution that complies with almond industry goals.
• HD Series Dual Boom Hedgers
• Skirter Models (HS900W KIT, HDB2100 KIT)
• TH Series Topper/Hedgers
• NextGen Power Unit
• Afron Date Palm Towers (AF Series)
• Afron HAS Series Towers (HAS650, HAS950)
• Afron SA Series Towers (SA200, SA350, SA500, SA650)
• ACH Pistol Grip Chain Saw
• ACS Chain Saw
• ADP Hydraulic Power Unit
• ADS Circular Saw
• AM Mini Lopper
• AP-APP-APT Loppers
• PTL Light Weight Utility Lopper

Quantifiable outcome

• True low-dust solution that complies with almond industry goals for the Twin D T4 Shaker
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Orchard Machinery Corporation (OMC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022OMC (Orchard Machinery Corporation) became the exclusive US dealer for the complete line of TOL Incorporated Pruning Machines in 2022. TOL celebrated this partnership at World Ag Expo in Tulare, California in February. OMC handles all US sales and distribution of TOL pruning machines.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pellenc: Pellenc manufactures professional-grade hydraulic and battery-powered pruning tools, tying machines, and harvesting equipment for vineyards and orchards, directly competing with TOL's ADI hydraulic pruning tool line globally.
• Weiss McNair: Weiss McNair produces nut harvesting equipment, sweepers, and conditioners used in almond, walnut, and pistachio operations—directly overlapping with TOL's harvesting category and serving the same California grower base.
• Coe Orchard Equipment: Coe Orchard Equipment produces orchard pruning towers, platforms, and harvesting equipment, directly overlapping with TOL's Afron pruning/picking tower line and serving similar stone-fruit and citrus growers.
• Orchard Machinery Corporation: OMC is both TOL's exclusive US dealer and an independent manufacturer of orchard shakers and related equipment. Their overlapping product portfolios in nut harvesting and orchard machinery make them the closest direct comparable, despite their distribution partnership with TOL.
• Flory Industries: Flory Industries manufactures mechanical harvesters and shaker equipment for almonds, walnuts, and pistachios, competing head-to-head with TOL's Twin D T4 Shaker in California nut-harvesting applications.
• Bailey's: Bailey's distributes professional pruning tools, chainsaws, and hydraulic pruning equipment and is a TOL ADI tool dealer. They overlap with TOL in hydraulic pruning tools for arboriculture and orchard use.
• Jackrabbit Equipment: Jackrabbit Equipment manufactures almond and nut harvesting machinery including shakers and sweepers. They are also listed as a TOL ADI hydraulic tool dealer, signaling product overlap and channel adjacency with TOL.

Broad incumbents

• John Deere: John Deere is a broad incumbent across agricultural equipment with growing exposure to specialty crops and orchard mechanization. Their dealer network, telematics, and financing represent both a competitive threat and a potential acquisition partner for TOL.
• Kubota: Kubota is a broad incumbent in tractors and specialty agricultural equipment. Several TOL pruning machines mount on 75-95 HP 4-cylinder tractors, positioning Kubota as a complementary and competing platform provider.
• STIHL: STIHL is a broad incumbent in chainsaws and outdoor power equipment, overlapping with TOL's ADI chain saw line but with a vastly larger consumer and professional product portfolio across landscaping, forestry, and agriculture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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