antique ferret farm tractor

the ranger was first built by the arnold company
in pengilly, mn. in 1959. they were powered by a
12hp. kohler, used a round tube frame and 2X12's for fenders. the tracks were 12" wide.

in 1963 they strengthened the frame, went to a 14hp. kohler and changed the
name to ferret. this is the model i have.

in 1970 the company was sold, moved to mankato and they changed the name to otter. you could get a 16hp single or a 20 or 23hp twin kohler engine.you could even get a front blade and back hoe. bud grant of the vikings used one for hunting and did some promos for them.the last otter was assembled in 1996. all of the
models were used by the forestry services, mining,
hunters and even salmon fishing in alaska. this info came from ron matke, one of
the last employees. i recently purchased a NOS
tracked trailer from him.