Posted by samn40 on September 29, 2013 at 02:25:54 from (81.152.244.71):
In Reply to: Got to thinking posted by NEKS on September 28, 2013 at 19:24:08:
As was pointed out Ferguson was getting older but he still had visions...He really wanted to get into harvesting to complete his line up of machinery and who was any better at harvesters/combines at the time than Massey Harris?. He had finally identified the need for a larger line of tractors and didn't think much of the Nashers or Deere at the time. Massey Harris however were evolving and improving their line. He did want their dealerships to spread the sales of his tractors.....MH was quite big in Europe at the time with factorys in France, England and Scotland....Deere was a non runner and International was clumsy and out dated in Harry's eyes. Ferguson had a new tractor designed and tested at the time and he assumed it would be built under the New Merger...He did not initially sell out to MH, But when he heard plans to scrap 'His' new tractor he wanted out. Massey Ferguson went on to be the best selling tractor in the World. A few years back, before the drop of the Iron Curtain, they sold half the tractors in the Western World, which left every one else to sell the other half! Agco is still the largest tractor maker in the World if you take into account all the companies it has under it's belt and then there are all the MF derivitive tractors that are produced around the World under licence and using differrent brand names.. I think I will keep on working them their pedigree is good enough for me!!! Sam
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