Massey Ferguson was established in 1953 through the merger of farm equipment makers Massey-Harris of Canada and the Ferguson Company of the United Kingdom.
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22 Facts About Massey Ferguson
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Massey Ferguson transferred its headquarters in 1991 to Buffalo, New York, U S before it was acquired by AGCO, the new owner of its former competitor Allis-Chalmers.
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Massey Ferguson is among several brands in a portfolio produced and marketed by American industrial agricultural equipment conglomerate AGCO and a major seller in international markets around the world.
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In 1847, Daniel Massey Ferguson established the Newcastle Foundry and Machine Manufactory in what is Newcastle, Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
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Massey Ferguson made some of the world's first mechanical threshers, at first by assembling parts from the United States, but eventually designing and building its own equipment.
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Massey Ferguson expanded further and began to sell its products internationally.
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Massey Ferguson-Harris made threshing machines and reapers, as well as safety bicycles, introducing a shaft-driven model in 1898.
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In 1910, Massey Ferguson-Harris acquired the Johnston Harvester Company of Batavia, New York, making it one of Canada's first multinational firms.
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President Vincent Massey Ferguson left to become a minister in the Mackenzie King government.
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Massey Ferguson-Harris produced one of the world's first four-wheel drive tractors.
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Massey Ferguson would become one of the prime jewels in Argus Corporation.
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Sawyer Massey Ferguson lasted only until 1910, when the firm was wound down, and Massey Ferguson went into oil-fired internal combustion engines.
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Massey Ferguson-Harris began experimenting with oil engines about 1910, with engines such as the Bulldog.
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In 1971, Massey Ferguson purchased the local facilities of Rheinstahl Hanomag-Cura in Argentina, which had been established in 1960.
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In 1990, Massey Ferguson took over Dorman Diesels of Stafford and merged it with Perkins to form Perkins Engines Ltd.
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In 1969, Massey Ferguson began producing a line of snowmobiles under the name 'Ski Whiz'.
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In 1973, Massey Ferguson purchased German Eicher tractor and many Massey Ferguson-licensed Eichers were built.
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Under Black's leadership, Massey Ferguson instituted significant cost-cutting programmes and down-sized its work force in an attempt to improve its profitability.
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In 1978, Massey Ferguson was the first to introduce an electronic control system for the three-point hitch on a tractor.
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Presently, Massey Ferguson offers the following types of equipment with different regional availability throughout the globe:.
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Massey Ferguson developed a wide range of agricultural vehicles and have a large share in the market across the world especially in Europe.
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Massey Ferguson is the most widely sold brand of agricultural machinery in the world.
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