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| Founded | 1986/2000 |
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| Defunct | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa |
| Industry | Tractors |
ACO Tractor Equipment was founded in 1986 in Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa by Alph Coetzer and his son Koos Coetzer. They were manufacturers of 4WD articulated tractors and a few MFWD tractors. After building about 450 tractors over the span of 13 years, in 1999 the company and designs were sold to Basil Botha. They are known for producing the world’s third most powerful tractor, the ACO 600 [1]
ACO 2000[]
Basil Botha renamed the company ACO Tractor Manufacturing in 2000, and the tractors were re-engineered to use Caterpillar Engines, and called ACO 2000. The company is now defunct, with very few ACO 2000 tractors having been built.
Models[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| ACO 100 MFWD | 100 hp (75 kW) | ADE | 
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| ACO 160 4WD | 
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| ACO 200 4WD | |||||
| ACO 210 4WD | 285 hp (213 kW) | ADE | 
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| ACO 210I 4WD | 285 hp (213 kW) | ADE | 
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| ACO 240 4WD | 325 hp (242 kW) | ADE | 
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| ACO 240I 4WD | 325 hp (242 kW) | ADE | |||
| ACO 250 4WD | 335 hp (250 kW) | ADE/Caterpillar | 
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| ACO 270 4WD | 362 hp (270 kW) | ADE | |||
| ACO 290 4WD | 388 hp (289 kW) | ADE | |||
| ACO 300 4WD | 415 hp (309 kW) | Caterpillar | |||
| ACO 330 4WD | 442 hp (330 kW) | ADE | |||
| ACO 350 4WD | 469 hp (350 kW) | ADE |   | ||
| ACO 400 4WD | |||||
| ACO 450 4WD | 623 hp (465 kW) | ADE | |||
| ACO 460 4WD | 632 hp (471 kW) | ADE | 
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| ACO 600 4WD | 820 hp (610 kW) | ADE | 
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| ACO 2000 250 4WD | 295 hp (220 kW) | Caterpillar | |||
| ACO 2000 300 4WD | 415 hp (309 kW) | Caterpillar | |||
| ACO 2000 350 4WD | 537 hp (400 kW) | Caterpillar | 
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| ACO 2000 600 4WD | 805 hp (600 kW) | Caterpillar |
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