What is the history of Massey Ferguson tractors?
Massey Ferguson, the maker of farm tractors, can trace its history to 1847 when Daniel Massey built and sold farm equipment in Ontario, Canada. Massey teamed with Alanson Harris in 1891 to expand into the farm implement market.Harry FergusonBy 1920, Harry Ferguson, independently of Massey-Harris, developed the Ferguson System, a three-point hitch that advanced tractor design by incorporating both the tractor and the implement as one unit, according to ssbtractor.com.Ford PartnershipBy 1938 Ferguson teamed with David Brown to offer the system to Henry Ford to use on his tractors. The nine-year partnership was rocky and fell apart after Ford’s death in 1947, according to ssbtractor.com.Massey FergusonFerguson joined the Massey-Harris Company in 1953 with the three-point hitch Ferguson System as their marketing strength.Name ChangeMassey-Harris-Ferguson Ltd. shortened the company name to Massey-Ferguson in 1958 and went on to develop the MF35, the first Massey Ferguson tractor, along with
