Declining sales and accumulated debt forced the sale of the combine division and closure of the plant
In this final instalment of our four-part series on the Massey Ferguson combine plant in Brantford, Ont., the story wraps up with a look at the plant’s final days and what was left unfinished as the company abandoned combine manufacturing in the 1980s. As the 1980s began, the evolution toward fewer, larger farms had taken […] Read moreTag Archives Brantford
Engineers keep a close eye on the competition
Massey Ferguson engineers had a reputation for being unconventional while producing combine concepts
In part three of this four part series, we take a look at what it was like to be a combine field test engineer for Massey Ferguson back in the 1970s. Here is a compilation of recollections from various engineers who worked at MF’s Brantford plant during that time. Whenever a brand develops a new […] Read more
Brantford plant supported harvest brigade
This is the second instalment in our series on the history of Massey’s Ferguson’s combine assembly plant in Brantford, Ont., as part of the WP100 Series. “The five years 1971-1975 saw unprecedented growth in the farm machinery industry. For Massey-Ferguson, demand in most markets exceeded production capacity in three of the five years.” Those encouraging […] Read more
A look back at a Massey Ferguson milestone
The company built a state-of-the-art plant in Ontario in the early 1960s to design and build a new line of combines
“Get up to date or go out of business.” That quote appeared in one of the many official news releases Massey Ferguson’s public relations people were handing out on June 9, 1964. It was the day of the grand opening of the company’s combine plant in Brantford, Ont., and the comment, more than any other, […] Read more
