1260 clarence avenue winnipeg manitoba canada parent cornat industries incorporated 1977 1987 ford new holland new holland 1987 2000 buhler industries incorporated 2000 2007 combine factory rostselmash ltd. 2007 website www.versatile tractors.com peter pakosh third from right and roy robinson second from right unveil a new versatile d118 at a plant expansion ceremony in 1967 . versatile is a canadian brand of agricultural equipment that has produced augers swathers and combine harvester . in the 1970s it was an independent operation founded by peter pakosh and roy robinson that had 70 % of the 4wd tractor market and then was later owned by ford and fiat s new holland spun off when case international merged with new holland to form cnh global . versatile was the first company to mass produce articulated four wheel drive tractors starting in 1966 with the d100 and g100 four wheel drives . those ground breaking tractors were primitive by modern standards with a 6 cylinder diesel or 8 cylinder gas engine producing 100 horsepower . 1966 models sold for less than ca 10 000 . a versatile 856 tractor in carrollton ohio daniel pakosh also developed the first bi directional tractor in the world . the versatile 150 launched in 1977 . four wheel drive demand increased significantly with versatile becoming one of the leaders in four wheel drive development and production . by the late 1970s the versatile lineup included tractors ranging from 220 to 330 horsepower . with the 1980s came an expanded line of four wheel drive tractors that stretched to 470 horsepower in the versatile 1150 . on november 1 2007 combine manufacturer rostselmash inc. acquired 80 % of the common shares of versatile and it was announced that the versatile brand name will again be the sole name associated with the tractor division . the versatile brand known historically for four wheel drive tractors has expanded to include front wheel assist tractors self propelled sprayers precision seeding & tillage equipment and combines . see also edit massey ferguson rostselmash new holland agriculture john deere references edit versatile tractors a farmer boy s dream by jarrod pakosh published by japonica press isbn 1 55046 416 7 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to versatile tractors . official website versatile tractor brand this article about a canadian corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title versatile company & oldid 744522554 categories tractor manufacturers of canada1966 establishmentsmanufacturing companies based in winnipegcanadian company stubshidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages italiano edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 19 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view