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| primary_dates = 1910-1925
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==Summary==
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'''Best Tractor''' was an early tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer based in Oakland, California.  The C.L. Best Tractor company was founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Best Clarence Leo Best] who had started by working for his father's Best Manufacturing Company which built traction engines.  Best's factory was in Elmhurst (East Oakland).
Predecessor to Caterpillar. Oakland.  The C.L. Best Tractor company was founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Best Clarence Leo Best] who had started by working for his father's Best Manufacturing Company which built traction engines.  Best's factory was in Elmhurst (East Oakland).
 
  
In 1925, Best merged with the Holt Manufacturing Company to form Caterpillar.
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In 1925, Best merged with the [[Holt Manufacturing Company]] to form Caterpillar.
 
==Locations==
 
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[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=28&brand=calisphere Best Tractor Plant]
 
[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=28&brand=calisphere Best Tractor Plant]
  
==Details==
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Latest revision as of 02:24, 11 December 2013

Summary
Business

Manufacturer
Main Location

Oakland
Active

1910-1925

Best Tractor was an early tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer based in Oakland, California. The C.L. Best Tractor company was founded by Clarence Leo Best who had started by working for his father's Best Manufacturing Company which built traction engines. Best's factory was in Elmhurst (East Oakland).

In 1925, Best merged with the Holt Manufacturing Company to form Caterpillar.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Oakland

Photos

Best Tractor Plant

References