Lyle E. Yost (March 5, 1913 – April 5, 2012) was an agriculture equipment manufacturer and inventor in the
United States
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Yost was the designer and inventor of the 1947 unloading auger, the catalyst for the development of
Hesston Manufacturing in
Hesston, Kansas
Hesston is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,505. Large manufacturing facilities for AGCO (farm equipment) and Excel Industries (lawn mowers) are located in Hesston. It ...
. The device was used to unload grain from farm
combines. The company's controlling stake was sold to Italian corporation
Fiat Trattori in 1977. The remainder of the company was purchased in 1987 by the same firm. In 1991, a year after being established,
AGCO Corporation purchased the rights to Hesston Manufacturing.
Yost's success in the agriculture industry led to multiple awards and accolades, including articles of his success in ''
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See also
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List of people from Harvey County, Kansas
The following is a list of people from Harvey County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas.
Academics
* Errett Bishop, mathema ...
References
External links
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Uncovering the Hesston Story: Lyle YostAGCO
AGCO Corporation is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1990 and with its headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, United States. AGCO designs, produces and sells tractors, combines, foragers, hay tools, self-propelled sprayer ...
official website and blog
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People from Harvey County, Kansas
1913 births
2012 deaths
Businesspeople from Kansas
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American inventors
Goshen College alumni
American manufacturing businesspeople