VINTAGE VALTRA

Valtra celebrates its latest landmark in tractor production in 2021. Their tractors are now renowned for their versatility, reliability, and their high performance in demanding working conditions and on extreme terrains.

However, it is a long path that has brought the company to where it is today, a worldwide brand of the AGCO Corporation and the leading tractor manufacturer in the Nordic countries and one of the most popular brands in Latin America. In this article, we look at the years leading to the launch of that first tractor, the Valmet 15.

Munktell

The industrial roots of both Valtra and Volvo Construction can be traced back to 1832. Th is is when Johan Theofron Munktell began a mechanical workshop “Eskilstuna Mekaniska Werkstad” in Sweden. Aft er manufacturing the country’s first steam engine, Munktell went on to produce 31 steam locomotives and some 7000