RAYCO Manufacturing, Inc. was established in 1978 by John M. Bowling and remains a family business today. Mr. Bowling identified the special needs of the tree and landscape industry and began to build equipment to meet and surpass those needs.

No other manufacturer of environmental equipment places as much emphasis on quality engineering as Rayco. Using state of the art Solid Modeling and Finite Element Analysis, Rayco’s engineers provide the best designs the industry has to offer. Extensive product testing follows each of these designs, so when a Rayco machine reaches the market, you can be assured of its quality and dependability.

The newly expanded 390,000 square-foot facility located in Wooster, Ohio is the headquarters for manufacturing, engineering and corporate offices.   

We are proud to have a strong Ohio-based work force, which takes great pride in their workmanship. These skilled men and women are continuously improving their skills on the job through additional training. They are dedicated to the design and production of the world's most innovative and complete line of environmental equipment.

The current line of Rayco Environmental Equipment includes: the LS2526 Log Splitter; Mini Work-Force Handle Bar Stump Cutters, Self-Propelled Stump Cutters in 2 or 4 wheel drive ranging in size from 25 HP gas to 90 HP diesel, Tow Behind Stump Cutters; the newly enhanced crawler line consisting of the C87Lxp Loader, the C87FMxp Forestry Mower, the C140 Prime Mover with the C130 Stump Cutter attachment and the FM130 Mower attachment, the T185 and T275 Prime Movers with Hydra-Stumper and Forestry Mower attachments; and the Brush Chippers from 6” capacity to 20” capacity,  with power plants ranging from 25 HP gas to 225 HP diesel.