Massey Ferguson was serious about the race for horsepower, and in the late 1960s, they introduced the 1150 with the Ag tractor industry’s first V-8 engine. Power was provided by a Perkins 510 CID engine rated at 135 PTO horsepower. This engine was originally designed in 1965 for use in buses. Since Massey also owned Perkins, it was only natural they try to use the engine in one of their ag applications. The 11,000-pound 1150 was in full production from 1970 to 1972 before being replaced by the 1155.
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Historic Farm Days is next week in Penfield, IL! Heritage Iron Magazine and Oliver Heritage Magazine will be there with a booth! Stop by and talk tractors with us Friday and Saturday! Visit their page for more information. http://www.historicfarmdays.com/ ... See more

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The first 2+2 tractor was produced in 1978 as part of the 30 series to be introduced in 1979. In 1981, IH released the new 60 series 2+2 tractors. The 6588 was the most produced model in the 60 series line, being built from 1981 to 1984. Often referred to as Snoopy or the Anteater, the tractor had a unique design with the operator sitting on the rear axle, as opposed to every other tractor built at that time.
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Historic Farm Days is next week in Penfield, IL! Heritage Iron Magazine and Oliver Heritage Magazine will be there with a booth! Stop by and talk tractors with us Friday and Saturday! Visit their page for more information. http://www.historicfarmdays.com/ ... See more

When the 1955 was first introduced, list price for the bare Row Crop tractor was $10,976. The Wheatland model was $10,064, while the Ricefield tractor listed for $10,197. The front-wheel assist model listed for $13,496. During the last year of production the prices had risen to $13,028 for the bare Row Crop model, and $17,126 for the front-wheel assist. The 1955 was produced from 1970-74 when it was replaced by the Perkins-powered White 2-105.

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Originally the A4Ts were built in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis-Moline factory. When White merged Oliver and MM together in 1972, they closed the Minneapolis tractor plant and moved tractor production to Charles City, IA. In 1972, an A4T-1600 listed for $16,690 with no extra options. A 3-point hitch added $1,275, and a PTO added $1,070. When equipped with a 585 engine, $1,000 was added to the base price, and for the 800 engine, $2,000 was added.
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After nearly 10 years of production of the 7000 Series tractors, Allis-Chalmers knew it was time for some improvements and updates… particularly if it was going to keep up with the green and red brands. The 8000 series was a crowning achievement in the Allis-Chalmers evolution in high-horsepower tractors of the 1980s. The 8070 FWA turned out to be the hot tractor in the series, as nearly 90 percent of 8070s were ordered with front wheel assist.
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Which green machine would YOU choose?
Tiger vs Deere, Round 1
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