Posted by Tony in Mass. on August 21, 2011 at 14:44:38 from (71.233.164.20):
In Reply to: Why buy a big Massey? posted by bill from scotland on August 21, 2011 at 12:15:38:
If I remember back all these dreary years.... there was a... an ad campaign? By MF, to climb to the top. The rest thought they could rest on their laurels in the 70's, then most all soon declined, but MF was still just looking up. A practical design, that I only recently appriciated, and prices I could only recently afford, but they had a 'green revolution' theme going. Circle irrigation was part of this new program, early experiments in desease and insect resistant genetic engineering another, feeding the entire world with Massey Ferguson 'big muscle' doing the work, made them a CanAM/UK venture into a... one of the first? Global corporations. I do wish Allis chalmers could have kept up the fight, they made very few flops in 100 years, but now, they are all one???... conglomerate? I can't afford new, but nice to see them continue even if so different in all aspects. Now go out and buy one or 3.... btw, the pic is of my 8th massey....
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