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| Founded | 1967 |
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| Founder(s) | Shri V.T.Krishnamoorthy |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
| Industry | agriculture machinery tractor |
| Parent | VST Group |
| Subsidiaries | MHI-VST Diesel Engines Private Ltd |
| Website | www.vsttillers.com |
VST Tillers Tractors Ltd was established near Bangalore, India in 1967 by Mr. Shri V.T.Krishnamoorthy in association with Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery of Japan. VST built small engines and tillers under the VST Shakti brand name. Tractor production began in 1984, again with cooperation from Mitsubishi.[1] They have produced tractors and tillers under various names, including Euro-Trac, Eurotrac, Eurotrac-VST, Mitsubishi-Shakti, Shakti, VST, VST Euro Mitsubishi, VST Mitsubishi Shakti and VST-Shakti, and shipped to various parts of the world, including the USA. VST Tillers Tractors is a part of the VST Group. Combines have been built/sold under the Kukje Shakti name, in cooperation with Kukje of South Korea.
In 2009, VST built 3,758 tractors and 19,068 tillers.[2] In 2010, VST began building a tractor for Sonalika International to market outside of India as a Solis branded tractor.
Approximately 3% of VST Tillers is owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,[3].
VST also builds tillers under license from Cub Cadet, using the VST Shakti Cub Cadet brand.
2017 VST Shakti Cub Cadet RT65 tiller
MHI-VST Diesel Engines[]
MHI-VST Diesel Engines Private Limited is a joint venture company for building diesel engines that was established in Mysore, India in 2007.[4] The company assembles Mitsubishi Diesel Engines models up to 24.1 kW (32.3 hp) and provide spare parts.[5] VST Tillers only owns about 3.5% of this company.
Models[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Euro-Trac MT180D | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Eurotrac 180 | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | |||
| Eurotrac VST 180D | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Eurotrac VST 280D | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||||
| Mitsubishi-Shakti MT180D | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | VST Shakti | 
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| Shakti MT 180D | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST MT180 OF | 2010- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Euro Mitsubishi GR185 DT | 2017- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||
| VST Euro Mitsubishi MT180 | 2010- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Euro Mitsubishi MT224 | 2017- | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||
| VST Mitsubishi Shakti VT180D JAI-2W | 2014- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Mitsubishi Shakti VT180D JAI-2WB | 2014- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Mitsubishi Shakti VT224-1D | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Mitsubishi Shakti VT224-1D AJAI-4WB | 2014- | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST-Shakti 130-DI | 2010- | 13 hp (9.7 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Shakti MT 171 DI Samraat | 2017- | 18 hp (13 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST-Shakti MT 180 | 2010- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||
| VST-Shakti MT 180 JAI-2W | 2010- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||
| VST-Shakti MT 224-1D AJAI 4WB | 2010- | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||
| VST Shakti MT 270 Viraat 4W | 2015- | 27 hp (20 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Shakti MT 270 Viraat 4W Plus | 27 hp (20 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | |||
| VST Shakti 5025R Branson | 2018- | 47 hp (35 kW) | licensed Branson 5025R | 
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| VST-Shakti Power Cart | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||||
| VST Shakti VT-180D HS / JAI-4W | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | |||
| VST Shakti VT224-1D Plus | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti |
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Allied 2504 M | 25 hp (19 kW) | ||||
| Apache Solis 26 GT | 2016- | 26 hp (19 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST | assembled in Argentina | |
| FieldMaster VT-224-1D | 2014- | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Field Trac VST 180D | 2017- | 18 hp (13 kW) | Mitsubishi VST | ||
| Field Trac VST 224D | 2017- | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi VST | ||
| Field Tract WTF 185, DT | 2017- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi VST | ||
| Field Tract WTF 224, DT | 2017- | 22 hp (16 kW) | Mitsubishi VST | ||
| Landini Solis 20 | 2013- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi | ||
| Mittra MT 20 | 2017- | 20 hp (15 kW) | VST | ||
| Mittra MT 24 | 2017- | 24 hp (18 kW) | VST | ||
| Mittra MT 28 | 2017- | 28 hp (21 kW) | VST | ||
| Montana Solis 20 | 2013- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Preet 22 | 2016- | 22 hp (16 kW) | |||
| Solis 20 | 2013- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Solis 20 Rx | 2010- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Solis 26 | 2016- | 26 hp (19 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Solis Brasil 20 | 2015- | 20 hp (15 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST | built in India/Brazil | 
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| Sonalika International DI-20 Gardentrac | 2012- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | ||
| Taral 818 | 2012- | 18 hp (13 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| Taral VST 818 | 2013- | 18 hp (13 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Euro Golden Rabbit GT185 DT | 2015- | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | 
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| VST Euro Golden Rabbit MT180 | 2015- | 18 hp (13 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST Shakti | built in India/Vietnam | |
| WorldTrac 24 | 2016- | 24 hp (18 kW) | Mitsubishi/VST |
| Model | Year(s) of Production | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Kukje Shakti K4000C combine | |||||
| Kukje Shakti TC1710L combine | 18.5 hp (13.8 kW) | 
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References[]
- ↑ http://www.vsttillers.com/htm/about.htm
- ↑ http://www.vsttillers.com/sites/default/files/vst%20annual%20report%202009-2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.vsttillers.com/sites/default/files/vstt_annual_report_2014-15.pdf
- ↑ http://www.vsttillers.com/sites/default/files/vst%20annual%20report%202009-2010.pdf
- ↑ http://mhivst.com/companyprofile.html
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