Classic Machinery: How the 3000 Series saved Massey Ferguson

The 1986 MF 3000 Series was the tractor range that lifted Massey Ferguson from the brink of financial ruin. Simon Henley reveals the history behind the Range Three programme

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Classic Machinery: How the 3000 Series saved Massey Ferguson

The MF 3000 Series was brand new from the ground up. For the first time, it incorporated electronic technology developed to improve operational efficiency, pioneering a new tractor design concept that...

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