More On McCormick Tractors

More On McCormick Tractors TRACTORS New Tractors 26-1-5 Last issue we reported on the "new" McCormick tractors that had just become available in Canada (Vol. 25, No. 6). Since then, McCormick has announced a deal with Vermeer to make the tractors available to U.S. farmers. Soon after our story ran, we got a call from J.L. Hans Bouwers, president of McCormick Canada, to correct some of the facts in our story. "I would like to set the record straight. Contrary to what was stated, there is no connection between McCormick and AGCO, or between Landini and AGCO, or between Laverda and AGCO. Also, McCormick Canada and McCormick International U.S.A. will be supplying McCormick dealers with parts - not Case-IH," Bouwers told FARM SHOW. Part of the confusion grew out of the fact that Landini, which bought the old Case-IH tractor plant near Doncaster, England, used to have a marketing arrangement with AGCO, but that ended a year or so ago. Also, the tractors are similar enough to Case-IH tractors that many parts will be interchangeable - at least initially. Vermeer made its move into the tractor market by striking an alliance with McCormick in England. Vermeer will provide the dealer network and handle parts and other logistics. McCormick International U.S.A., with its head office located near Vermeer in Pella, Iowa, will handle marketing, sales and customer support. Initially, McCormick tractors will range from 64 to 176 hp. According to the company, the tractors "parallel" the current Case tractors, but there are differences. Some of the tractors are powered by Perkins engines rather than Cummins. And some models have a different transmission. In addition, there are cosmetic differences between the two lines. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, McCormick International USA Ltd., P.O. Box 81, Pella, Iowa (ph 866 327-6733; Website: www.mccormickusa.com).

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