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| Founded | 1922 |
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| Founder(s) | William J. Niederkorn |
| Headquarters | Port Washington, WI, USA |
| Products | lawn tractor, tractors |
| Parent |
Briggs & Stratton formerly owned by Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company |
| Website | http://www.simplicitymfg.com/ |
Simplicity 1 hp tractor built in the USA.
Simplicity Manufacturing Company is a company based in Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA that builds lawn and garden equipment under various brands. The company is now known as Simplicity Outdoors, and is a subsidiary of Briggs & Stratton.
History[]
Simplicity was founded by William J. Niederkorn in 1922, and started building riding garden tractors in 1939. Between 1941 and 1945, due to World War II, Simplicity Manufacturing temporarily halted production of lawn and garden products and manufactured electric fence controllers and external surface grinders to satisfy the War Production Board. Allis-Chalmers purchased the company in 1965, and Simplicity's management bought it back in 1983. Simplicity Manufacturing celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1997.
Sometime after AGCO purchased Deutz-Allis from Deutz-Fahr and KHD, Simplicity took over building and selling the Deutz-Allis Lawn & Garden Equipment. The name was later changed to Agco-Allis Lawn & Garden Equipment, and then to AGCO Lawn & Garden Equipment to reflect the changes within the AGCO Corporation.
After AGCO purchased Massey Ferguson, Simplicity began building and selling the Massey Ferguson Lawn & Garden Equipment. Simplicity bought the Snapper company in 2002, though ironically, Snapper, previously built Massey Ferguson lawn tractors many years before.
Over the years, Simplicity has also built lawn & garden tractors for J. C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, Viking (part of Stihl), Homelite and Rapid. Hinomoto/Toyosha built some of the larger compact tractors sold as Simplicity, Deutz-Allis and Allis-Chalmers. In 2009, Simplicity began building the Allis-Chalmers Lawn & Garden Equipment.[1]
- 1989, purchased the Middlesworth company of Greentown, Indiana, USA, a manufacturer of zero-turn mowers
- 2002, purchased the Snapper company
- 2004, was purchased by Briggs & Stratton
Models[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Simplicity 17GTH-L | 1990s | ||||
| Simplicity 101 Landlord | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 515 Serf | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 525 Serf | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 535 Serf | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 616 Yeoman | 6 hp (4.5 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 627 Yeoman | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 637 Yeoman | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 700 | 1950s | ||||
| Simplicity 700 Wonderboy | 1st 4-wheel Simplicity | ||||
| Simplicity 707 Broadmoor | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 717 Broadmoor | |||||
| Simplicity 727 Broadmoor | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 725 | 1960s | 7 hp (5.2 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 728 Broadmoor | |||||
| Simplicity 738 Broadmoor | 8 hp (6.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 918 | 2001 | 18 hp (13 kW) | |||
| Simplicity 2010 Landlord | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 2012 Landlord | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 2110 Landlord | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 2210 Landlord | 1960s | ||||
| Simplicity 3012 Sovereign | |||||
| Simplicity 3112 Sovereign | |||||
| Simplicity 3210 | |||||
| Simplicity 3212 Sovereign | 12 hp (8.9 kW) | ||||
| Simplicity 3310 H | |||||
| Simplicity 3312 | |||||
| Simplicity 3314 V | 1970s | 14 hp (10 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 3410 Landlord | 14 hp (10 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 3416 H Sovereign | Briggs & Stratton | ||||
| Simplicity 4040 PowrMax | 1970s | 16 hp (12 kW) | Onan | ||
| Simplicity 4040H | |||||
| Simplicity 4040S | |||||
| Simplicity 4041 PowrMax | 1970s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Onan | ||
| Simplicity 4111 | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 4208 | 8 hp (6.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 4210 | |||||
| Simplicity 4211 | 1980s | 20 hp (15 kW) | |||
| Simplicity 4212 | 1980s | 12 hp (8.9 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 5008 | 8 hp (6.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 5010 | |||||
| Simplicity 5010 LTD Broadmoor | 10 hp (7.5 kW) | ||||
| Simplicity 5116 | 1980s | ||||
| Simplicity 5212 | 12 hp (8.9 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 5212.5 | 1980s | 12 hp (8.9 kW) | |||
| Simplicity 5216 | 1980s | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 6008 | |||||
| Simplicity 6011 | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 6108 | 8 hp (6.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 6111 | 11 hp (8.2 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Simplicity 6118 | 1980s | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 6211 | 11 hp (8.2 kW) | ||||
| Simplicity 6216 | 1980s | 18 hp (13 kW) | |||
| Simplicity 6218 | 1980s | ||||
| Simplicity 6512.5 | 1980s | 12.5 hp (9.3 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 6516 | 1980s | ||||
| Simplicity 7010 Landlord | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 7012 | |||||
| Simplicity 7013 | |||||
| Simplicity 7014 | 1970s | ||||
| Simplicity 7016 | |||||
| Simplicity 7018 | |||||
| Simplicity 7112 | 1980s | ||||
| Simplicity 7114 | |||||
| Simplicity 7116 | 1980s | 16 hp (12 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity 7117 Sovereign | 1990s | 17 hp (13 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity 7119 Sovereign | 20 hp (15 kW) | ||||
| Simplicity 7790 | |||||
| Simplicity 9020 PowrMax | 1970s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Onan | ||
| Simplicity 9518 | 18 hp (13 kW) | built in Japan by Hinomoto, same as Allis-Chalmers 5015 |
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| Simplicity 9523 | 21 hp (16 kW) | built in Japan by Hinomoto, same as Allis-Chalmers 5020 |
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| Simplicity 9528 | 26 hp (19 kW) | built in Japan by Hinomoto, same as Allis-Chalmers 5030 |
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| Simplicity Baron | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Broadmoor | 2000s | 16 hp (12 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Broadmoor 14 | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Broadmoor 15 | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Broadmoor 16 | 2000s | 16 hp (12 kW) | Kohler, Briggs & Stratton or Honda | ||
| Simplicity Broadmoor 18 | 2000s | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Broadmoor 20 | 2000s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Conquest | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Conquest 16 | 2000s | 16 hp (12 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Conquest 18 | 2000s | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Conquest 20 | 2000s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Conquest 22 | 2000s | 22 hp (16 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Conquest 23 | 2000s | 23 hp (17 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Express | 1990s | ||||
| Simplicity GII | 14 hp (10 kW) 16 hp (12 kW) 17 hp (13 kW) |
Kohler/Lombardini | same as Allis-Chalmers G | 
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| Simplicity Giants | |||||
| Simplicity Green Bay Packers | 1990s | ||||
| Simplicity Hawkeye | 1990s | ||||
| Simplicity Landlord | 1960s-1990s | ||||
| Simplicity Legacy | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Legacy 20 | 2000s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity Legacy 23 | 2000s | 23 hp (17 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity Legacy 24.5 | 2000s | 24 hp (18 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Legacy 25 | 2000s | 25 hp (19 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity Legacy 27 | 2000s | 27 hp (20 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Legacy XL | 2000s | 27 hp (20 kW) | Kawasaki, Kohler, Briggs & Stratton or Daihatsu |
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| Simplicity Panthers | 1990s | 14 hp (10 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Pittsburgh Steelers | 1990s | ||||
| Simplicity Penn State | 1990s | 14 hp (10 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Prestige | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Prestige 20 | 2000s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity Prestige 23 | 2000s | 23 hp (17 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity Prestige 25 | 2000s | 25 hp (19 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Prestige 27 | 2000s | 27 hp (20 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Regent | 2000s | ||||
| Simplicity Regent 12 | 2000s | 12 hp (8.9 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Regent 14 | 2000s | 14 hp (10 kW) | |||
| Simplicity Regent 15 | 2000s | 15 hp (11 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Regent 16 | 2000s | 16 hp (12 kW) | Kohler or Honda | ||
| Simplicity Regent 17 | 2000s | 17 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Regent 18 | 2000s | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Regent 20 | 2000s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Regent 22 | 2000s | 22 hp (16 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Regent 24 | 2000s | 24 hp (18 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | ||
| Simplicity Sovereign | 1970s | 16 hp (12 kW) | |||
| Simplicity 75th Anniv. Sovereign | |||||
| Simplicity SunStar 14 | 1990s | 14 hp (10 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity SunStar 18 | 1990s | 18 hp (13 kW) | Kohler | ||
| Simplicity SunStar 20 | 1990s | 20 hp (15 kW) | Kohler | 
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| Simplicity Wonderboy 700 | 1950s | ||||
| Simplicity Yeoman | 1970s | 8 hp (6.0 kW) |
Models for other Companies[]
See:
- AGCO Garden Tractors
- AGCO-Allis Garden Tractors
- Allis-Chalmers Garden Tractors
- Allis-Chalmers Lawn & Garden
- Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
- Deutz-Allis Garden Tractors
- Massey Ferguson Garden Tractors
- Snapper Inc.
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Allis-Chalmers 616 | 16 hp (12 kW) | Onan | same as Simplicity 4040 | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 620 | 20 hp (15 kW) | Onan | same as Simplicity 4041 | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 720 | 20 hp (15 kW) | Onan | same as Simplicity 4041 and Simplicity 9020 |
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| Allis-Chalmers 720 Special | 20 hp (15 kW) | Onan | same as Simplicity 9020 | ||
| Baroness GM117 | 23 hp (17 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Homelite CT-10 | 10 hp (7.5 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 5010 | 
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| Homelite T-7 | 7 hp (5.2 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 637 and Simplicity 648 32" deck |
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| Homelite T-8 | 8 hp (6.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 728 Broadmoor and Simplicity 5008 36" deck |
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| Homelite T-10 | 10 hp (7.5 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 3410 and Simplicity 7010 42" deck |
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| Homelite T-12 | 12 hp (8.9 kW) | same as Simplicity 3415 | 
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| Homelite T-13 | 13 hp (9.7 kW) | same as Simplicity 7013 | 
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| Homelite T-13 S | 13 hp (9.7 kW) | same as Simplicity 7013 | |||
| Homelite T-15 | 15 hp (11 kW) | same as Simplicity 3415 | |||
| Homelite T-16 | 16 hp (12 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 3416 | 
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| Homelite T-16 H | 16 hp (12 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 3416 and Simplicity 7016 42" or 48" deck |
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| Homelite T-16 S | 16 hp (12 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | same as Simplicity 4041 42" or 48" deck |
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| JC Penney 494CC | |||||
| JC Penney 7013S | |||||
| Montgomery Ward Garden Mark Squire 6 | 6 hp (4.5 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Montgomery Ward Garden Mark Squire 7 | 7 hp (5.2 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Montgomery Ward Garden Mark Squire 7 1/4 | 7.25 hp (5.41 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Montgomery Ward Garden Mark Squire 9 | 9 hp (6.7 kW) | ||||
| Montgomery Ward Garden Mark Squire 10 | 10 hp (7.5 kW) | ||||
| Montgomery Ward Garden Mark Squire 725 | 7.25 hp (5.41 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Wards Twin 20 | 20 hp (15 kW) | Onan | same as Simplicity 4041 60" deck |
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| Montgomery Ward 953 | Onan | ||||
| Murray 17.5 | 17 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | |||
| Murray EMT1838RDF | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 38" deck | ||
| Murray EMT2246RDF | 22 hp (16 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 46" deck | ||
| Murray EMT2642RDF | 26 hp (19 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 42" deck | ||
| Murray EMT125380 | 12.5 hp (9.3 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 38" deck | ||
| Murray EMT155420H | 15.5 hp (11.6 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 42" deck | ||
| Murray EMT16538RD | 16.5 hp (12.3 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 38" deck | ||
| Murray EMT17538RDF | 17.5 hp (13.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 38" deck | ||
| Murray EMT175460H | 17.5 hp (13.0 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 46" deck | ||
| Murray EMT20460H | 20 hp (15 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 46" deck | ||
| Murray LT180RDF | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 40" deck | ||
| Rapid Grand Baron | 18 hp (13 kW) | Briggs & Stratton | 40" deck | ||
| Rapid Regent | |||||
| Victa 17 HK | 17 hp (13 kW) |
See also[]
- AGCO Garden Tractors
- AGCO-Allis Garden Tractors
- Deutz-Allis Garden Tractors
- Massey Ferguson Garden Tractors
- Snapper Inc.
References / sources[]
- Wikipedia for base article
External links[]
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