Springfield tractors were built by Quick Manufacturing of Springfield, Ohio from 1961 to 1966. Quick built a variety of garden equipment including tillers and two-wheel tractors. Quick Manufacturing lost a patent lawsuit (involving rototillers) with Simplicity in 1965. In 1966, Quick sold their operations to Toro.
TORO - official site
Quick Tractor History - article at Garden Tractor Talk
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