NAMPO
The new M-F35 that isn’t (really)
W
hen is a Massey
35? Easy. When it's rebranded
Ferguson 35 not a as a Tafe 35. OK, so when is a
Massey Ferguson Tafe 35 not a Tafe 35? When
it's rebranded as a
Massey Ferguson 35.
Confused? Don't be.
With the introduction
by Agco of the M-F35
this year at the
Nampo show, two
brand models of the
popular small tractor
are now available in
Massey-Ferguson 35, built in India
South Africa, specifically
aimed at small farmers.
Both are manufactured by
Tafe (Tractors & Farm
Equipment) in Chennai,
Tafe 35Di, built in India
India. One has been
available locally as the Tafe 35 replacement for the ubiquifor some years while the most tous Ferguson Vaaljapie, the
recent (re)introduction is of a tractor that introduced
hydraulics to the farming
Tafe-built M-F35.
world in 1946.
The popular tractor was first
Production of the M-F35
introduced in 1956 as a
ceased in 1964 in the UK,
although it continued in
India, where it has been built
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Giving the game away: TAFE
casting on the M-F35's gearbox
housing.
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