Owners change at Burrows Tractor John Riel, who joined Burrows Tractor Company in Yakima, Washington, 32 years ago as a general helper, has bought the company. Riel started work there after graduating from high school. He became a mechanic in the service department, was promoted to service manager, and transitioned into sales, eventually becoming sales manager and then general manager. Burrows Tractor was formed in Yakima in 1939 when Burrows Motor Company was divided into two separate companies handling Ford cars and tractors. The car company became Valley Ford. William Kabrich, Sr., and Grover Burrows headed the tractor operation, which […]