Tommy Gate Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Woodbine Manufacturing Company, producer of the Tommy Gate hydraulic lift, is announcing that 2015 marks its 50th anniversary of business operations. The company is planning to celebrate the occasion at this year’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, in March, and at a townwide event later this summer in Woodbine, Iowa.Established in 1965 by Delbert “Bus” Brown, Woodbine Mfg. Co. began as a modest operation in the rural town of Woodbine. The very first Tommy Gate units were specifically designed to be mounted on pickup trucks and assist farmers of the Midwest region with their daily tasks. Early stories recount