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- | '''Lynx Agricultural Equipment''' ('''LAE''') is an [[American]] business that manufacturers and sells agricultural equipment.
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- | ==History==
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- | Henry Williams began manufacturing farm equipment in the early 1900s. Williams built his equipment in his own shop in Europe. A few years later, Williams decided to sell some of his equipment. It was successful enough that Williams opened a small manufacturing plant and sold equipment under the name HR Equipment.
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- | By the end of the 1940s, Williams was ready to manufacture his first tractor. A deal was formed between Henry Williams and Lyon Engines for Lyon Engines to supply engines to HR Equipment. By the mid 1950s, Lyon Engines had purchased HR Equipment.
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- | HR Equipment was ready to expand when Lyon Engines was purchased by David Ashbery. In 1972, Ashbery moved the Lyon Engines headquarters from England to the United States. Ashbery found a friend to run HR Equipment. By the end of the decade, HR Equipment was renamed to Lynx Equipment. Lyon Engines is now operated under Lynx Equipment.
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- | In 1999, Lynx Equipment purchased Gator Tractors and LnGT International was formed.
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- | ==Rezzi===
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- | '''Rezzi Tractors''' (pronounced ''rez-e'') were introduced in 1985 by Lynx Farm Equipment. Rezzi Tractors were originally cheaper versions of the Lynx Tractors. By the 1990s, Rezzi began selling other types of equipment. Soon after, Rezzi introduced their first riding mowers. However, by 1996, Rezzi scaled back production of their implements due to poor sales.
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- | In 2002, production of all Rezzi Equipment was stopped due to changes at LnGT. In 2004, Rezzi began selling riding mowers again. In 2006, Rezzi introduced the Rezzi 390GT. Rezzi has yet to begin production of any tractors since 2001.
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- | ==See Also==
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- | * [[Jayatsu_Manufacturing#Jayson_Equipment_Ltd.|Jayson Farm Equipment]]
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