PFM Manufacturing, Inc. was founded by Patrick F. Miller Sr. as a Montana C-Corporation on September 1, 1998. “Our mission is to build the most versatile, most capable amphibious vehicle available for the working outdoorsman.”

PFM was successful in developing, patenting, and introducing the new Land Tamer® 6x6 ATV to fill a niche in the marketplace for a heavy-duty, low-impact, commercial grade amphibious all-terrain vehicle.

As our commercial market grew for the Land Tamer® ATV, it became apparent that a larger Land Tamer® ATV was needed. In the year 2000, the Land Tamer® 8x8 model was introduced to fill the need for a heavier hauling amphibious vehicle. In conjunction with introducing the Land Tamer® 8x8 ATV, commercial customers demanded a diesel model. Consequently in 2001, PFM introduced the first diesel engine powered Land Tamer® 8x8 ATV.

The Land Tamer® has vastly superior capabilities over the typical ATVs on the market, and it was found that referencing this superior vehicle as an “ATV” simply did not do justice to the Land Tamer® capabilities. Therefore, a new name reference was needed to differentiate the Land Tamer® from the typical ATV.

In 2005 the name “Remote Access Vehicle” (RAV) was chosen to differentiate the Land Tamer® from other less capable ATVs. Coinciding with the new name reference were new design improvements and upgrades to the vehicle that made it even more capable and more versatile than ever before. The new 2005 Land Tamer® II RAV featured taller, more durable truck or Ag tires, higher ground clearance, larger cargo capacities, and a sealed hydraulic gear drive system. Other upgrades included a simple to use T-handle or electric joystick control, and a more powerful, external mounted water propulsion system.

Over the past decade the Land Tamer has evolved to what is now the state of the art in amphibious off road vehicle design. The vehicle has caught the attention of prime military contractors as a versatile robotic platform for various military and homeland security applications. Additionally, the Land Tamer can be found in other heavy duty working applications such as seismic, oil & gas exploration, search and rescue, disaster relief all around the world. The Land Tamer RAV can be found world wide from the Arctic to South Africa, Europe, China, and North America.

PFM Manufacturing, Inc. has become the leader of the heavy duty remote access vehicle market by providing a cost effective means of travel for the working outdoorsman.