[AT] agco

[carl gogol]

Around here Allis chalmers was a great selling brand that was destroyed by 
the Deutz Allis experiment.  Successful AC dealers couldn't move the Agco 
nameplate after that and now only sell Agco parts (for the allis pieces) and 
lots of New Holland tractors.
Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
AC D14, 914H
JD 5320 MFWD
Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
Simplicity 7116H
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] agco


> Yep, I've heard that too Rob.  The guys on AC.com couldn't figure  out if
> that one was true or not either.
> With all of this move toward "nostalgia" tractor brands.  9 N look alikes
> and all, you would think AGCO would figure out there is value in the AC 
> and
> Oliver logos and colors but apparently they don't get it or don't care.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob Wilson" <ro.wilson at att.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 5:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] agco
>
>
>> Agco is supposed to drop the orange color from their line. This is what
>> our
>> club, The Buckeye Allis Club, was told this Spring.
>> Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:04 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] agco
>>
>> Lou the rumor was merger with Case NH but it was apparently just a rumor.
>> AGCO is the largest farm equipment company on the planet at this point.
>> Can't tell it where I live.  All we see here is Green.  The only AGCO
>> stuff
>> we see is the Massey Furguson brand and not that much of it except in
>> small
>> tractors.  However, in Europe and South America ACGO pretty much controls
>> the market.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Louis" <louis at kellnet.com>
>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] agco
>>
>>
>>> Who else is left to merge with other than Deere or CNH?
>>>
>>> Lou
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
>>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:17 AM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] agco
>>>
>>>
>>> Not that I know of Dick,  I hang out  some over at www.Allischalmers.com
>>> and
>>>
>>> some of those guys are AGCO dealers.  If it were true I think I would
>>> have
>>> heard it.   There was a rumor a few days ago that Agco was merging with
>>> someone but I think it was just  rumor.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Dick Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
>>> To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:59 PM
>>> Subject: [AT] agco
>>>
>>>
>>>> Has anyone heard anything about the AGCO line being discontinued?  I
>>>> was
>>>> talking to a friend who mentioned something about this.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Dick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dick Day
>>>>
>>>> DDSS, Inc.
>>>> Software For County Government
>>>> 83712 552nd Avenue
>>>> Norfolk, NE  68701
>>>>
>>>> 402-379-1606
>>>> http://dickdaysoftware.com/default.aspx
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