Part of Harry Ferguson's "plan" was to use parts common throughout the range of models. He also demanded that a transmission used in an American built TO-20 would bolt right up to a rear end housing on a British built TE-20. When Ferguson and Massey Harris started trying to blend their manufacturing principals, there was much "butting of heads". Harry Ferguson finally just simply walked away. His plan was being ignored by old school management at MH.
November 19th of this year will be the 50th anniversary of the MASSEY FERGUSON name (and the triple triangle logo) There's a lot of history being published, especially in several British based collectors magazines. One of the bits is about the Ferguson TO-60 that never went into production. (Also known as the LTX. Larger Tractor Experimental) It was a 55hp blown up version of the TO35. There were 6 prototypes built and tested. It was lightyears ahead of anything on the market at that time. The engine , an in-house design, produced so much torque it literally ripped the lugs off of the rear tires available at that time when the tractor was ballasted heavy enough to make use of the power. The operations chief of the newly merged Massey Harris Ferguson company ordered all 6 scrapped, plus all the records, photos, and drawings were burnt. ONE picture survived. It's in this months edition of Antique Power Mag.
