A Tradition of Excellence

Harvey S. Firestone, the man who first envisioned the farm tire, inspired the ideals on which the Firestone Agricultural Tire Division stands -- Innovation, Performance and Service.

Harvey S. Firestone founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in July, 1900. Only six months after he moved to Akron, Ohio, he had established himself as a powerful, innovative force in Rubber City, the center of the tire industry. Manufacturers were putting rubber tires on bicycles and carriages, and later the automobile. But Harvey didn’t stop there - he had something else in mind. He dreamt of putting rubber tires on farm tractors. His vision was to make work for farmers more efficient and more comfortable - and save them time and money. Harvey’s vision materialized in 1932 when he produced the original tractor tire.

The ideals established by Harvey are embedded in the foundation of the Firestone Agricultural Tire Division. We are committed to durable, high performance farm tires. We wouldn’t put Harvey’s name on anything less. Harvey set a standard of excellence through his painstaking dedication to developing the first farm tire - a standard that the Firestone Agricultural Tire Division maintains today.