McCormick Tractors Are Back

McCormick Tractors Are Back TRACTORS New Tractors 25-6-5 I got my first look at the "new" McCormick tractors this fall at the Outdoor Farm Show near Woodstock, Ontario. The tractors have been available in Canada since July 1st, 2001 and should soon be available to U.S. farmers. They're being built at a former Case plant in Doncaster, England, which New Holland was forced by regulators to sell when it took over Case-IH. The factory was purchased by an AGCO subsidiary which decided to bring back the McCormick name. It's a complicated deal because the Doncaster plant made Case-IH Maxxum tractors so the new McCormick tractors are very similar to the Maxxums made back in Racine, Wis. What's more, Case-IH will reportedly supply parts to McCormick dealers. However, officials say, the tractors will eventually be redesigned. Tractors now available in Canada range from 60 to 170 hp with plans for models up to 200 hp. In the UK, a McCormick combine and a line of balers have also been introduced. These are made by Laverda, another AGCO subsidiary. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Landini Canada Inc., 120 Harry Walker Parkway North, Newmarket, Ont. L3Y 7B2 Canada (ph 905 868-8350; Website: www.mccormick-intl.com).

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