TE 60

Does anyone have any information about the TE 60 tractor, specifications, history, if anyone is left and so forth.

Bill

I do have the TE 60 book, but it does not say much about spec. except lift capacity about 6000 lbs, and biggest engine around 75 hp.

I do know they came with 2 hoods / bonnets. The first type made it look like a big TE 20, but the latest type made it look more like the UK built FE/MF 35.

I also understand that this was a tractor for bigger plows/plougs, 5 furrows or so.

Well, there are rumors that they built more than 6. The only thing I can say is that I for some reason should see one some time in the future, and the owner is willing to sell, I will do anything I can to buy it. :-) But who on this list would say anything else ?

I have also heard that they did have some trouble with the engines, and I have also heard rumors somewhere that some of the tractors had their engines replaced with a Perkins. But, if we are talking about just one, or several, I can't say.

At the moment I have misplaced my book about the TE 60, but it will look for it.

Thanks for all the input.

Bill

The TE-60 program is also covered in the comprehensive work "A Global Corporation" by Nuefeld. This is a 1969 history from Massey as a stand alone company through Massey-Ferguson's formation. From what I remember reading over a year ago. The TE-60 was Harry's design for a new large Ferguson. Cheif Engineer Herman Kelmm's pet project was the TO-35. During this time Harry's role in the company was waining, in fact in within the year he would sell off his stock and be removed from MHF.

Approximately 8 TE-60's were built and tested. MHF management asked Kelmm to do a fesibility study on the TE-60 and you can guess his conclusions. The orders went out to cut up the proto types and destroy the engineering drawings.

There is one story that a single TE-60 escaped the destruction and was used on an english farm through 1970 when he took it to MF for clutch repairs. MF conficated the tractor and cut it up.

Jeff

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As tractor nut I wd like to see a photo of that
TE60. One of theese days someone will post a photo
if there is no copyrights.

Yep