Massey-Ferguson's top seller...Foot-long Tinwork Model

Tin ware model of this 1965 Classic Tractor 31cm long

Massey-Ferguson MF-135 Tinwork Model of

Here, as you can see he is parked up on Auntie Madge's oak table.  Just remember that three of these photos are of the real thing.

He's not a toy, he's an ornamental model by Lesser & Pavey Ltd., so he's not suitable for children to play about with.

length 31cm (12")  height 18cm (7")  width 20cm (8")

The Massey-Ferguson MF-135

The Ferguson-Brown partnership

The Ferguson-Brown partnership had launched Ferguson's three point linkage system and had proved its advantages but commercial progress was slow.  Bigger resources were required to achieve an international impact and so in the late 1930's when relations between Harry Ferguson and David Brown became difficult, Ferguson looked to America and to Henry Ford for a new partner.  Nobody in the 1930's tractor industry had bigger resources than Heny Ford, and he was actively looking for a new tractor design to replace the ageing Model N Fordson from England.  In 1938 Harry Ferguson had brought one of his Model A tractors and some implements from England and Henry Ford arranged for Ferguson's design to be tested against the Fordson Model N and an Allis-Chalmers Model B which Henry Ford had brought from his own farm for comparison.  Harry Ferguson's Model A easily outperformed its rivals, and Henry Ford, a farmers son, quickly appreciated the advantages.  By the end of the demonstration Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson had agreed to form a partnership to design, and market a new Ferguson System tractor.  The new tractor, called the Ford N9 or Ford Tractor with Ferguson System, was ready for production in 1939, only eight months after the original demonstration.

The Ford 9N was the most advanced small tractor of its day.  Weighed 3375lb (1532kg) and was powered by a Ford L-head four cylinder 23hp (17kw) engine, a three speed gearbox and had a top speed of 6mph (9.6km/h).  Rubber tyres were standard and options included steel wheels, road lights and a belt pulley.                               

The Massey-Ferguson MF 35X

The Massey-Ferguson MF 35X Multi-power Diesel Tractor made its debut at the 1962 Smithfield Show, it was the final tractor to be launched in the MF 35 range.  The 35X Multi-Power was only available fitted with the up-rated 44.5 three cylinder diesel engine.  Multi-Power was a change-on-the-move system which had a hydraulic clutch controlled by a switch on the instrument panel. This gave a thirty per cent increase or decrease of speed in each gear.

The Massey-Ferguson MF-135

The M-F 135 was Massey-Ferguson's top selling tractor of the mid 1960's.  The M-F 135 was one of the results of the1964 Project DX which invested one million man-hours for design work and building and testing prototypes.  The aim of the project was to provide Massey-Ferguson with an all new range of tractors that were technically advanced and could be marketed on a global scale.  Production started in 1964.  The three cylinder Perkins diesel version produced 37.8hp (28kw) weighed 3645lb (1655kg) and had a twelve forward speed gearbox.        

Massey- Ferguson Tractors

The Massey-Harris and Fergusson organisations amalgamated in 1953, both companies continuing to produce products under their respective brand names until 1957, when the Ferguson FE 35 was replaced by the Massey Ferguson 35.

During 1957 the Massey Ferguson Range was expanded when the Massey Ferguson 65 was announced.  In an advertisement of the time it was stated that:  "Together the 35 and 65 tractors make 100 per-cent Ferguson farming available to all".

In 1959 Massey Ferguson purchased the Banner Lane, Coventry, factory from the Standard Motor Company, and also aquired the Perkins Engine Company of Peterborough in 1959.  Production of Massey Ferguson tractors ceased in the United Kingdom when the Banner Lane factory closed in 2002.   

Over the following years many new models and an expanded range of tractors were introduced to meet changing farming practices.  In 1993, Massey-Ferguson, which had changed its corporate name, was aquired by AGCO, thus ending the independence of the company.  The Massey Ferguson name will no doubt live on for a long time in the products of the new company and continue to provide the modern tractors needed by both farmers of today and those of tomorrow.

...our  Walt  says  you  can't  beat  the  Fergie .. 

...and  hey  you (young grasshopper) ..fart  more  enjoy ..keep  thi  speed  down ..

...cos  I  said ..

...never  mind ..

...don't  suppose  it  can  hurt  thi  to  know ..   

...cos   over   thirty   m p h   thi  loses   the   horses   see ..

...now  ..get  on  with  it ..

...one  horse  power ..

...our  Leonardo  left  him  there..

...No  you  can't ..

...he's  right  where  he  is ..

...besides   he's   eatin   nowt  ..might  be  our  Oswald's  N9 ..

...SO .. 

 ...no ..

...you can't ..