Massey Ferguson tractors are owned by AGCO Corporation, an American agricultural equipment manufacturer. AGCO acquired the Massey Ferguson brand in 1994 as part of its strategy to broaden its product offerings in the agricultural sector. The brand is well-known for its tractors and agricultural machinery, catering to farmers and agricultural businesses worldwide.
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Massey Ferguson is owned by AGCO.
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Originally named the Newcastle Foundry and Machine Manufactory, the company that would become Massey Ferguson came to be in 1879. Eventually the company went through several name changes and merged with the Ferguson Company in 1958. The first line of truly merged Massey Ferguson tractors started production in 1958.
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The Massey Ferguson 240 S with the serial number 9537G19029 was manufactured in 1987. The serial number can help identify the production year, as Massey Ferguson typically follows a specific numbering system for their tractors.
There are no specific statistics for Iowa, but nationally John Deere and Massey Ferguson are among the best selling tractors.
The Massey Ferguson 165 tractor with the serial number 9A47957 was manufactured in 1970. Massey Ferguson tractors typically have serial numbers that can be decoded to determine their production year, and the "9A" prefix indicates it was built in that year.
The Massey Ferguson 203 with the serial number NMY706972 was manufactured in 1974. Massey Ferguson tractors typically have their serial numbers formatted in a way that allows for the identification of the production year. In this case, the 'N' prefix indicates the year of production.
It appears that Massey Ferguson built the first ones in 1947. It was the Massey Ferguson TO-20 Toy Pedal tractor. From here, some of the tractor builders would make pedal tractors after the big motorized models. John Deere made their first in 1968.