| About Massey Harris & Massey Ferguson TractorsMassey-Harris: After purchasing the J.I. Case Plow Works in 1928, well known for their production
of the Wallis tractor, they were thrust into the tractor business. They introduced
the 12-20 model traactor in 1929. This tractor was the basis for the "Pacemaker"
which was first produced in 1936. The "Challenger" was their first row-crop tractor.
Both models were available on steel or with rubber tires.
Massey-Harris continued to produce a popular line of tractors in several different
models. Massey-Harris merged with Harry Ferguson in 1953 to form the "Massey-Ferguson"
company.
Massey Ferguson: In 1953 Massey-Harris and Harry Ferguson merged to form Massey-Harris-Ferguson
Limited. Later this was changed to "Massey-Ferguson". In 1958 the
company acquired F. Perkins Ltd of England who was the leading diesel engine
producer at that time. This gave the MF company a ready source for diesel
engines.
The MF-35 was first built in 1960 and was available in a gas or diesel
version. Follow-on tractors were the MF-50, MF65 and MF-85. Massey-Ferguson
went on to make many models of popular tractors and continues today.
The Massey-Harris company was formed in 1891. It was the combination
of Massey Manufacturing Company of Toronto and A. Harris Son & Company Ltd.,
both of Ontario, Canada. Both of these companies had on their own
been industry leaders in the production of implements.
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