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Unfortunately I think that's the case with every farm machinery manufacturer, they just want to reel in as much money as they can. With the exception of those of us in the MCA and some machinery collectors, I've always considered Massey Harris (and Wallis) a "forgotten company", but that's just my opinion.

I have "fantasized" what would've happened if companies like Massey Harris, Oliver, *****shutt, Allis Chalmers, Euclid (another forgotten one in my opinion), International, Minneapolis Moline etc. had not merged with larger companies and wondered what their machines would look like today.

 Cheers,
            Dakota

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Dakota,

If you want to delve deeper into both the Company history and all the equipment they made then you need to be reading some of the excellent books John Farnworth has written over the years on M-H, M-H-F, Ferguson and Massey Ferguson. If you do  a google search you will see the range of books on offer and Steve and Sandy Miller in A*****er MN stock quite a few of them.

You will find them all excellent and very useful reference books to have at hand with your Massey projects.

Malcolm
Malcolm

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Hi Malcolm,

Thank you for the recommendations, I will look into that and yes I am interested in learning about MH equipment.

Cheers,
           Dakota

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Earlier in this discussion Gary mentioned "The Great Planting of 2001" at Chillicothe Illinois organised by Massey Collectors Association.

I don't have any photo's of the event, but here are a few pieces of memorabilia from the very successful Massey event.

Malcolm.

 

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Malcolm

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Cool pieces Malcolm. I assume you made the trip to the US to see it?

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Dakota,

Unfortunately I did not get to The Great Planting in 2001, that year I had two trips across the pond, the first was in June when Massey Days was at Muscatine in Iowa and then I went up to Ontario for the first ever show in Newcastle Ontario (the Home of Massey)

Then September John and I was back for the Massey National Expo in Dalton Minnesota where I exhibited my Wallis Cub and John his green Challenger, then on the morning of 9/11 we was loading my Wallis Cub and other items into the shipping container, with what was going on that day I thought I may never see the tractor in England. We crossed the border (with great difficulty) that afternoon heading into Manitoba.
So we got back to England just before The Great Planting in Illinois started, you just cannot fit everything into a busy schedule.

Malcolm


Malcolm

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Wow, you guys were busy. Hopefully the MCA does something like that again in the near future and you can make it. I know I would've liked to been able to attend.