MASSEY FERGUSON

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Agricultural machinery maker formed in 1953 by merging Massey-Harris of Canada with the Ferguson Company of Northern Ireland.

Established: 1953
Formed from: Massey-Harris and the Ferguson Company
Base: Coventry, then Beauvais from 2003
Products: Tractors and farm equipment

Massey Ferguson was established in 1953 through the merger of the farm equipment makers Massey-Harris of Canada and the Ferguson Company of Northern Ireland. It builds agricultural machinery.

The company was based in Coventry and moved to Beauvais in 2003, when the Coventry factory was shut down. Its roots go back to the Newcastle Foundry set up by Daniel Massey in 1847 and to Massey-Harris Limited, formed in 1891.

1847Daniel Massey establishes the Newcastle Foundry and Machine Manufactory
1891Massey-Harris Limited formed
1953Massey Ferguson established by merger
2003Headquarters moved from Coventry to Beauvais

MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 65: the bigger brother of the 35
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 37: the last of the transitional tractors
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 3600: the six-cylinder series of 1987–1995
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 245: a 200-series model of the late 1970s
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 235: the smallest of the 200 series
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 188: a 75 hp model of the early 1970s
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 178: three years at the top of the 100 range
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 165: the best seller of the 100 range
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 148: a short-lived model of the 1970s
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 145: the 100-range model of 1965–1975
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 1155: the last of the big V8s
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 1080: the 100-range tractor built on two continents
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 1150: the V8 American for the 150 hp class
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 240: a long-lived small tractor
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 135: the most popular tractor of its time
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 50: a model of the late 1950s
MASSEY FERGUSON Massey Ferguson 35: the tractor that fed the world