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The Massey Ferguson 235 is equipped with one of two engines: a 2.5 L (152.0 cu This tractor was manufactured by Massey Ferguson from 1975 to 1976. In 2015 Agco, owners of the Massey Ferguson brand, relaunched the MF35 in the East African market as the "People's tractor".The Massey Ferguson 235 is a 2WD utility tractor from the 200 series. In 2014 variants of the MF35 were still being built in India, Pakistan and Turkey. Yugoslavian firm Industry of Machinery and Tractors also bought a licence to build Massey Ferguson tractors, marketing the MF35 as the IMT533 and IMT539. TAFE in India bought a licence to build MF35s in 1960 and continued manufacturing them until 2002. According to Michael Thorne, "it is not an exaggeration to say that there is no other tractor design in history that has contributed more to the feeding of the world." Other countries By the time production ceased, 3,307,996 tractor or kits had been built at the factory. The Banner Lane factory continued to supply kits to foreign manufacturers until 24 December 2002. Many are still used today on small farms. Over its eight-year production run, 388,382 units were produced. Although production in England reached over 45,000 units the following year, it ceased in 1964, when it was succeeded by the Massey Ferguson 135.
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On 8 November 1962 the company launched the MF35X, which had an increased power output and the additional "multi-power" system, which allowed the driver to shift up or down a gear ratio without using the clutch. De Luxe models had a dual clutch, allowing the user to disengage the rear wheels while keeping the power take-off and hydraulic pump engaged. In 1959 Massey Ferguson purchased Perkins Engines, and began using a new diesel Perkins engine in the MF35. In 1957, after 73,655 units had been produced, the tractor was rebadged as the MF35, and the colour scheme was changed to red and grey. The industrial model was designed for compliance with the Road Traffic Act 1947, including a driving mirror and a high-frequency horn. Three types were built agricultural, industrial and vineyard, although only a small number of the latter were produced. Whilst the TE20 had been an all-grey tractor (earning it the nickname Little Grey Fergie), the FE35 had a grey shell and wheels, but a bronze finish for the body, leading to it becoming known as the "Gold Belly". The FE35 was a successor to the Ferguson TE20, which ceased production in the same year. Built at Massey Ferguson's Banner Lane factory in Coventry, the first FE35 (serial number 1001) had been produced on 27 August that year. In the United Kingdom, the MF35 was launched on 1 October 1956 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, and was originally marketed as the Ferguson 35 (FE35). However, the wording on the tractor continued to be "Ferguson" until February 1960. In December 1957 the scheme changed again when the TO35 was rebranded in the standard Massey Ferguson red and grey. The colour scheme was changed from all-grey to a beige shell and wheels and a grey body in May 1956. Despite not being designed for industrial use, it became popular amongst industry users. It was initially available in two models standard or deluxe, with a third (utility) added in 1956. The new Ferguson 35 was launched in the United States on 5 January 1955, a year earlier than planned, following a decision made at a conference in San Antonio in March 1954. Although Ferguson had merged with Massey-Harris to form Massey Ferguson in 1953, the TO35 was marketed under the Ferguson name. However, after another letter from Klemm, running to 23 pages, Ferguson changed his mind and allowed development to continue. Ferguson was unhappy with the project, and ordered Klemm to stop work. Klemm wrote to Harry Ferguson in July that year to tell him about the features of the TO35. In 1953 a team led by Hermann Klemm started developing a new model for Ferguson, known as the TO35, to replace the TO30.