Dealers specializing in selling compact tractors (under 40 horsepower) had another banner year in 2017 as U.S. and Canadian sales of the small equipment reached all-time highs.

According to the latest figures from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, 2017 unit sales of compact tractors were 158,237, up 9% from 2016, when U.S. and Canadian dealers sold 145,061 units, which was the previous high water mark for small tractors. Up until that time, the all-time high…