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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 18:05:09 GMT -5
hey guys i just heard on the radio this morning agco will be putting up a new factory for Massey Ferguson and challenger wheeled tractors so they are made in America again the new factory is supposed to be done by the end of 2011 (this) year it will add 150 jobs and will propley be an around the clock factory just like the Terra gator challenger tracked
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Post by djt14 on Jan 25, 2011 18:06:45 GMT -5
thats pretty cool!Thanks for the info
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 18:13:05 GMT -5
they are the 300-200 hp tractors
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Post by mnjosh on Jan 25, 2011 19:38:11 GMT -5
They are moving production of the high horsepower wheeled MF and Challengers to the Jackson, MN factory. This is the same one as the Challenger tracked tractors and Rogator/Terragator products also.
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 19:45:38 GMT -5
no high hoser power and all spryers have been located here for a long thime they are butting up a new factoy for the smaller tractors 200-300 hp wheeled
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Post by Southern on Jan 25, 2011 20:10:45 GMT -5
This is good news, as we need more factories for our people out of work. We lost a lot of our manufacturing base so this is a blessing. We can't survive without some kind of production to sell. We lost too much as they moved to overseas. And really hurt our economy doing so.
For my area Agco is not a big seller like they used to be. So even putting a factory here in the US won't help much in my area. John Deere is our number one brand.
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Post by steiger9330 on Jan 25, 2011 20:43:23 GMT -5
That's good news. Too bad no one around here buys Massey or Challenger. I wish our Case IH tractors were made over here instead of England...
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 20:54:59 GMT -5
That's good news. Too bad no one around here buys Massey or Challenger. I wish our Case IH tractors were made over here instead of England... here either too expensive the all go north south east or west |
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Post by austin7930 on Jan 25, 2011 21:29:58 GMT -5
That's good news. Too bad no one around here buys Massey or Challenger. I wish our Case IH tractors were made over here instead of England... Ha, im about an hour north of worthington, which is about 35 mins west of jackson, and agco is nonexsistant in my area, its either JD or CIH |
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 21:36:21 GMT -5
That's good news. Too bad no one around here buys Massey or Challenger. I wish our Case IH tractors were made over here instead of England... Ha, im about an hour north of worthington, which is about 35 mins west of jackson, and agco is nonexsistant in my area, its either JD or CIH so what the closest town by you round lake brester there some pipe stone red wood fallsjust some town think that would be close |
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Post by austin7930 on Jan 25, 2011 21:46:39 GMT -5
Ha, im about an hour north of worthington, which is about 35 mins west of jackson, and agco is nonexsistant in my area, its either JD or CIH so what the closest town by you round lake brester there some pipe stone red wood fallsjust some town think that would be close im about 12 miles northwest of marshall. I think the closest Agco dealer is in redwood falls. |
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 21:50:47 GMT -5
you are a while a way i think its about 45 mins to marshall from my house
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Post by Southern on Jan 25, 2011 22:01:23 GMT -5
That's good news. Too bad no one around here buys Massey or Challenger. I wish our Case IH tractors were made over here instead of England... There is no Challenger in my area. Most guys will be like "What is a Challenger?". There is a few who buys Massey but not many. Mostly buys John Deere, some New Holland. CIH is rare as well. |
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Post by steiger9330 on Jan 25, 2011 22:13:00 GMT -5
There is a Massey dealer about 15 minutes away but they sell VERY few tractors and most are around 50-90 horsepower. There's a Cat dealer 40 minutes away, I don't if you guys know them or not, they're called "Whayne Supply". They sell Challenger, Agco, Massey, and Caterpillar. They mainly cater to Kentucky.
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 22:16:21 GMT -5
no just zigler across the road from the big factory most sparyers youve every seen in one spot
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Post by jacoblarson on Jan 25, 2011 22:21:33 GMT -5
They are moving production of the high horsepower wheeled MF and Challengers to the Jackson, MN factory. This is the same one as the Challenger tracked tractors and Rogator/Terragator products also. Funny thing is I thought the Jackson plant was at high production. Suprised theres any room. |
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jan 25, 2011 22:26:50 GMT -5
They are moving production of the high horsepower wheeled MF and Challengers to the Jackson, MN factory. This is the same one as the Challenger tracked tractors and Rogator/Terragator products also. Funny thing is I thought the Jackson plant was at high production. Suprised theres any room. high prodution they need about 80 acers to park htose sparyers in 50-100 terra gators take up a lot of room lol |
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Post by mnjosh on Jan 26, 2011 0:05:20 GMT -5
They are moving production of the high horsepower wheeled MF and Challengers to the Jackson, MN factory. This is the same one as the Challenger tracked tractors and Rogator/Terragator products also. Funny thing is I thought the Jackson plant was at high production. Suprised theres any room. If I had to bet on anything, they probably will be partially built in France then finished off here in the U.S. The tractors in question are their high horsepower wheeled 8600 series MF and 600C Challenger. |
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Post by Southern on Jan 26, 2011 5:18:31 GMT -5
Funny thing is I thought the Jackson plant was at high production. Suprised theres any room. If I had to bet on anything, they probably will be partially built in France then finished off here in the U.S. The tractors in question are their high horsepower wheeled 8600 series MF and 600C Challenger. This is what I was thinking they was going to do. Be assembled here. We will see once they open it up. |
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Post by hoss on Jan 26, 2011 10:52:54 GMT -5
There is a Massey dealer about 15 minutes away but they sell VERY few tractors and most are around 50-90 horsepower. There's a Cat dealer 40 minutes away, I don't if you guys know them or not, they're called "Whayne Supply". They sell Challenger, Agco, Massey, and Caterpillar. They mainly cater to Kentucky. i know both dealers you speak of if im thinkin the same massey ferguson one i met the fella that owns it he come out to the farm with a fella we know a time or 2. i know whayne caterpillar is in louisville they are a good company. |
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