▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁found ing ▁of ▁Stock ton ▁W heel ▁Service ▁in ▁Stock ton , ▁California , ▁United ▁States . ▁Benjamin ▁Hol t , ▁later ▁cred ited ▁with ▁pat ent ing ▁the ▁first ▁work able ▁craw ler ▁(" c ater p ill ar ") ▁tra ctor ▁design , ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁Hol t ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Hol t ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁company ▁to ▁successfully ▁manufact ure ▁a ▁continuous ▁track ▁tra ctor ▁( ▁Horn s by ▁in ▁England ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁full ▁length ▁" track ▁ste er " ▁machines , ▁and ▁their ▁pat ent ▁was ▁later ▁purchased ▁by ▁Hol t ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁allowing ▁Hol t ▁to ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" in vent or " ▁of ▁the ▁craw ler ▁tra ctor .) ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Hol t ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁combine ▁har vest ers ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁the ▁leading ▁California - based ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁steam ▁tra ction ▁engines . ▁ ▁Hol t ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁operated ▁from ▁Stock ton , ▁California , ▁until ▁opening ▁a ▁satellite ▁facility ▁in ▁Wal la ▁Wal la , ▁Washington , ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Hol t ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁expanded ▁by ▁purch asing ▁the ▁facility ▁of ▁def unct ▁farm ▁implement ▁mak er ▁C