Allied Systems Company was founded in 1976 as a fabricator of material handling equipment for the wood products industry. Since that time, Allied has expanded greatly and now owns several different product lines, including Allied Marine Crane, Allied Winch, Allied Tree Harvester, Wagner Chip Dozer, Wagner Coal Dozer, Wagner Lumberjack, Wagner Steel Handler, Ranger Skidder and the Ranger Forwarder and Harvester.