The Allis Gleaner Corporation ("AGCO)!

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The Allis-Gleaner Corporation (AGCO) Farm
Tractors and Equipment, and Other Agricultural
Products! A Lyle V. Johnson Production Mar
ch 4, 2014
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The AGCO Story! The Allis-Gleaner Corporation
(AGCO) started in 1990 with the purchase of
Deutz Allis Corporation from German-based
Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG. KHD, in turn,
had purchased portions of the Allis-Chalmers
agricultural equipment business five years
earlier. Since that time, AGCO has become a
worldwide farm machinery company through market
growth, strategic acquisitions and cutting edge
agricultural solutions.
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AGCO Tractor History! AGCO was born when the
US management of the Deutz-Allis corporation
bought out the North American side of the company
and renamed it the Allis-Gleaner Company
(AGCO). Tractors were distributed under the
AGCO Allis name. AGCO acquired White in 1991,
Massey Ferguson in 1994, Fendt in 1997,
Caterpillar's Challenger line in 2002, and Valtra
(formerly Valmet) in 2002. In 2001, The AGCO
White and AGCO Allis names were dropped in favor
of the AGCO brand. In 2009, it was announced that
the AGCO brand would be phased out leaving the
Massey Ferguson and Challenger tractor brands.
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Some of the last AGCO brand Tractors built
before that tractor brand name was phased out
starting in 2009!
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AGCO DT200A. Yrs. Built 2005 2008. Built
in France. Engine 7.4L 6-Cylinder Diesel.
Horsepower 175 Drawbar 233 PTO. Tractor
same as Massey Ferguson 8460.
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AGCO DT205B. Yrs. Built 2009 2010. Built
in France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. Horsepower 180 Drawbar 250 PTO.
Tractor same as Massey Ferguson 8650.
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AGCO 220A. Yrs. Built 2005 2008. Built in
France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. Horsepower 200 Drawbar 249 PTO.
Tractor same as Massey Ferguson 8470.
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AGCO DT225B. Yrs. Built 2009 2010. Built
in France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cyliner
Diesel. Horsepower 195 Drawbar 269 PTO.
Tractor same as Massey Ferguson 8660.
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AGCO DT240A. Yrs. Built 2005 2008. Built
in France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. Horsepower 210 Drawbar 267 PTO.
Tractor same as Massey Ferguson 8480.
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AGCO DT250-B. Yrs. Built 2009 2010. Built
in France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. Horsepower 218 Drawbar 290 PTO.
Tractor same as Massey Ferguson 8670.
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AGCO DT275. Yrs. Built 2009 2010. Built in
France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. Horsepower 240 Drawbar 322 PTO.
Tractor same as Massey Ferguson 8680.
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The Challenger Brand! In 2002, AGCO acquired
the assets of Caterpillar Inc.'s agricultural
equipment business, primarily the design,
assembly and marketing of their Challenger track
tractors. AGCO continues to produce tractors
and other equipment under the Challenger brand
name.
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Challenger 425B. Yrs. Built 2004 2010.
Engine 4.4L 4-Cylinder CAT Diesel Horsepower
48 Drawbar 61 PTO. Tractor similar to Massey
Ferguson 5435.
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Challenger MT400B Tractor
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Challenger MT400B
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Challenger MT400B loading a large square bale.
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Challenger 400B Tractor
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Challenger MT500D
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Challenger MT600C.
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Challenger MT765C. Built in Jackson, Minnesota.
Engine 8.8L CAT 6-Cyl. Diesel. Horsepower
228 Drawbar 320 PTO.
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Challenger MT865C.
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Challenger 900C Tractor
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Challenger 900C Tractor.
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Challenger 500D Mowing.
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Challenger MT500D Tractor with baler.
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Challenger LB44B Large Square Baler
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Challenger Combine 600B Series.
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Challenger Combine 600B Series.
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Challenger 400B Tractor moving a combine header
attachment.
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Challenger MT800C.
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Challenger MT585D Tractor
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The Massey Ferguson (MF) Brand!
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MF Model 1529.
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MF Model 1533
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MF Model 1533.
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MF Model 1540.
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MF Model 1540.
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MF Model 2600.
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MF Model 2605.
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MF Model 2615.
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MF Model 2615.
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MF Model 2635 Tractor with an MF Model 1837 Baler.
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MF Model 5400 mid HP range Tractor with front
Loader.
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MF Model 5400 with snow plow.
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MF Model 5455 with spreader.
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MF Model 5455 Tractor with MF Baler.
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MF 5475 Tractor with Trailer being loaded.
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MF Model 5480 Tractor with trailer being loaded
with large square bales.
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MF Model 8450 Tractor with spreader in tow.
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MF Model 6480 with a fertilizer tank and
injectors in tow.
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MF Model 6490 high HP tractor.
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MF Model 6499 high HP Tractor with seeder in tow.
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MF Model 7400 high HP Tractor with plow.
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MF Model 7480 high HP Tractor with Baler.
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MF 7499 high HP tractor with seeder and tillage
equipment.
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MF Model 8600 high HP Tractor with cultivation
equipment.
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MF 8680. Yrs. Built Since 2009. Built in
France. Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. Horsepower 320 Engine 275 PTO.
Tractor same as AGCO DT 275
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MF 9690. Built Since 2008. Built in France.
Engine 8.4L 6-Cylinder Diesel. Horsepower
245 Drawbar 333 PTO.
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Massey Ferguson (MF) Combines!
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MF 9250 Model Combine.
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MF Model 9250 Combine.
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MF Model 9250 Dyna Flex Draper Header.
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Close-up of MF Model 9250 Dyna Flex Draper Header.
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MF Special Patriotic Paint for American Farmers!
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MF Special Patriotic Paint for Canadian Farmers!
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MF Hay cutting equipment.
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The Gleaner Brand of Products! The Gleaner
brand of combines has been used by many farmers
for years, and it continues as one of AGCO's
reliable brand names for combines. The next
slide shows an interesting Gleaner Combine that
was designed to be mounted on a Fordson tractor
way back in 1923.
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A 1923 Gleaner Combine mounted on a Fordson
Tractor!
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A Gleaner A85 Combine harvesting yellow peas in
Saskatchewan, Canada in 2008.
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AGCO Gleaner S67 Tritura Combine.
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AGCO Gleaner S77 Tritura Combine.
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Gleaner S77 Tritura Combine.
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AGCO Gleaner Combine on display at the 2007 Farm
Progress Show, Decatur, Illinois.
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Two Super 7 Gleaner Combines at work.
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AGCO Gleaner S77 Combine with Corn Header.
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A Gleaner Combine Advertised on a Barn!
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The Fendt Brand of AGCO Farm Tractors!
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Fendt 700 Series of Tractors come in 6 different
models. Engine HP ranges from 145 to 240. PTO
HP ranges from 110 to 195. Engines 6-Cylinder
370 cu. in. Diesel.
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A Fendt 700 series tractor shown with tillage and
planting equipment.
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Fendt Model 724 tractor with two wagons in tow.
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Fendt 800 series tractors come in 4 different
models. Engine HP ranges from 220 to 280. PTO
HP ranges from 185 to 245. Engines 6-Cylinder
370 cubic inch diesel.
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Fendt 800 Tractor with planting equipment.
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Fendt 800 series tractor disking wheat stubble.
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An 800 series Fendt Tractor.
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The Fendt 900 series tractors come in 5 different
models. Engine HP ranges from 240 to 360. PTO
HP ranges from 200 to 300. Engine 7.8L
6-Cylinder Duetz turbocharged engine.
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Fendt 900 Tractor.
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Two 900 series Fendt tractors at work with wheat
stubble.
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Another 900 series Fendt Tractor.
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The Valtra Brand of AGCO Farm Tractors!
Customers may select color and other options
for their new Valtra tractor. Also, the
tractors come in four different series Series
A, Series N, Series T and Series S.
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About Valtra! Valtra Inc. develops,
manufactures, markets and services Valtra
tractors. Valtra is the leading tractor
manufacturer in the Nordic countries and the
second most popular brand in Latin America. The
company has manufactured tractors since 1951, but
its historic roots reach back until
1832. Valtra tractors are built in the most
advanced factories in the industry at Suolahti,
Finland, and Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. Valtra
tractors are now sold in over 75 countries
worldwide. Valtra is a worldwide brand of the
AGCO Corporation, the third-largest manufacturer
of agricultural equipment in the world.
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The Valtra Tractor Series! Series A 50 to 103
HP. Series N 99 to 171 HP. Series T 170 to
225 HP. Series S 270 to 400 HP.
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Valtra Series A Tractors are available in four
models. Tractors vary by engine HP which ranges
from 50 to 103.
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Valtra A Series Tractor.
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Valtra Series A Tractor.
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A Valtra A Tractor used in Dairy Operations.
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The N Series of Valtra Tractors is available in
four different models ranging in HP from 99 to
171.
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Valtra N Series Tractor used for snow removal.
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Valtra N Series Tractor used to handle large
round hay bales.
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Valtra N Model Tractor used for logging.
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Valtra N Model Tractor used for mowing.
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Cab view from operator's seat of a Valtra N
series tractor.
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A Valtra T Series Tractor pulling the grain
wagon. The T Series Tractor comes in three sizes
with HP ranging from 170 to 225.
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Valtra T Series tractor equipped with a snow
blower. Note Operator can face the rear to
view the snow blowing operation while the tractor
moves in a reverse direction.
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Valtra T series tractor engaged in forestry work.
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View from the operator's seat of a Valtra series
T tractor.
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A Valtra S Tractor moving field equipment.
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Valtra High HP Series S Tractor.
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Valtra S Series tractor preparing to disk wheat
stubble.
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Valtra S Series tractor towing grain harvest
wagon for unloading combine.
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AGCO's Acquisition of GSI In 2011, AGCO
acquired the GSI Holdings, Corp. for 940
million. GSI, headquartered in Assumption,
Illinois, is a major manufacturer of
grain-handling equipment which had been posting
sales of more than 700 million annually. As a
leading manufacturer of grain storage systems and
a full line supplier of swine and poultry
production equipment, GSI equipment is constantly
evolving to give farmers more control, with less
complexity, over their operations. Technology
continues to change farming practices. GSI
integrates technology into its product designs to
provide industry leading reliability, efficiency,
and ease of use, according to Jeff Feldkamp,
GSIs Director of Engineering North America.
Slides of GSI's Grain Storage Bins follow.
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A Few AGCO Facts! AGCO is a global leader in
the design, manufacture and distribution of
agricultural machinery. AGCO supports more
productive farming through a full line of
tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage
equipment, grain storage and protein production
systems, tillage implements and replacement
parts. AGCO products are sold through five
core machinery brands, Challenger, Fendt,
GSI, Massey Ferguson and Valtra, and are
distributed globally through approximately 3,100
independent dealers and distributors in more than
140 countries worldwide. Founded in 1990, AGCO
is headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2013,
AGCO had net sales of 10.8 billion.
(www.AGCOcorp.com)
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A Quote from The Industry Has Changed, Have
You? The AGCO Story by G. Barton Pennington,
Forrest E. Stegelin, and Steven C. Turner
University of Georgia American Agricultural
Economics Association Salt Lake City, Utah August
2-5, 1998 The AGCO Corporations story is
truly a remarkable one. From its unorthodox
beginning in 1990 as the ailing Deutz-Allis
(formerly Allis-Chalmers) to its growth to over
18 internationally recognized name brands
representing 14 product lines, AGCO corporations
success is attributed to its founder Robert
Ratliffs vision and determination. In seven
years, AGCO has emerged as the third largest farm
equipment manufacturer (in terms of market share)
in the world (21, behind New Holland and John
Deere) and also as third largest in the United
States (15, behind John Deere and Case with 50
and 20 respectively). Copyright 1998 by G.
Barton Pennington, Forrest E. Stegelin, and
Steven C. Turner. All rights reserved. Readers
may make verbatim copies of this document for
non-commercial purposes by any means, provided
that this copyright notice appears on all such
copies.
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Our Slide Show Concludes! Thanks to the
Allis-Gleaner Corporation (AGCO) for the
website data, information and photos it makes
available about its Farm Tractors and Equipment,
and other Agricultural products, all of which
made this slide show possible! The underlying
research for this slide show was performed by me,
Lyle V. Johnson. Unless otherwise mentioned in
this slide show, all data, information, and
photos were used from the internet using Google
searches, including that which was available from
AGCO's own website. Music Movie Theme from
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