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The Ford N-series tractors were a line of farm tractors produced by Ford between 1939 and 1952, spanning the 9N, 2N, and 8N models. [1] The 9N was the first American-made production-model tractor to incorporate Harry Ferguson 's three-point hitch system, a design still used on most modern tractors today. It was released in October 1939.
Massey Ferguson is an agricultural machinery manufacturer, established in 1953 through the merger of farm equipment makers Massey-Harris of Canada and the Ferguson Company of the United Kingdom. It was based in Coventry then moved to Beauvais in 2003 when the Coventry factory was shut down.
The Massey-Harris Model 101 was a tractor built by Massey-Harris (later Massey Ferguson) from 1938 to 1946. [1] Developed under the guidance of James S. Duncan, who gambled corporate losses would drop and won, the 101 introduced the Chrysler L-head inline six. The six would compete with Oliver 's straight-six Model 70, while saving money on ...
United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the MF35 was launched on 1 October 1956 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, [4] and was originally marketed as the Ferguson 35 (FE35). Built at Massey Ferguson's Banner Lane factory in Coventry, the first FE35 (serial number 1001) had been produced on 27 August that year. [5]
Banner Lane was the site of a wartime shadow factory in Coventry, England, run by Standard Motor Company and dedicated to making Bristol Hercules aero engines. The war-surplus plant was taken over by Standard in 1946 to make Ferguson tractors and it was made Standard's registered office. After the 1959 sale of Standard's part-ownership of the ...
The Ferguson TE20 is an agricultural tractor designed by Harry Ferguson. By far his most successful design, it was manufactured from 1946 until 1956, and was commonly known as the Little Grey Fergie. It marked a major advance in tractor design, distinguished by light weight, small size, manoeuvrability and versatility.
The MF135 was the first of the MF100 range, and was a successor to the MF35. [2] Production began in 1964 and ended in 1975, when it was succeeded by the MF235. [1] Several hundred thousand were produced, and along with the sister MF165, were the most popular tractors of the era. [3] The tractor is still sought after in the 21st century in the ...
The Massey-Harris Model 81 was a two-plow small-farm tractor built by Massey-Harris (later Massey Ferguson) from 1941-1948. [1] Introduced to replace Massey's General GG, [1] the 81 was paired with the Model 82 (which used kerosene, or tractor vaporizing oil {TVO}, as it was known in Britain) [2] and was very similar to the Model 101 Junior, [1] which first appeared in 1939. [3]