This color promotional film is about the RED GIANTS, a line of farming tractors from the company Massey Ferguson. There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film so the date of the production is 1967 based on when the MF 1100/MF 1130 tractors were released to the public.
A man enters a hangar with a flashlight and shuts it off when he finds what he’s looking for. A red tractor (:08-:47). Credits: Massey Ferguson presents The Red Giants (:47-1:06). Massey Ferguson tractors are among the best you can buy, lots of footage of the tractors in motion. Tractors are designed to the size of farms, etc.(1:07-2:42) Massey Ferguson proudly presents the MF 1100 with a 94 horsepower engine. Specs are mentioned. Also is the MF 1130. Specs and sizes are given. See the tractors at work and being worked on and modified. A demonstration shows the weight transfer from front to rear wheels (2:43-5:17). Corn and soy bean farmers, wheat and oat farmers, cotton farmers – these are all men these tractors were designed for. They were made for men in the USA/Canada (5:17-6:18). Exterior shots of the Massey Ferguson factory. Designers/engineers work on the newest models of tractors. The new design of tractor is driven around the factory lot (6:19-7:36). Men (farmers) sit and watch a truck deliver and unveil the new tractor. Aerial shots of corn mazes, cotton, big acres, wheat. The men test the tractors and we see the tractors in dirt/grass. The men sit on and look at these new designs (7:37-9:36). The men who tested them speak on their observations. Platform design is discussed first. Pressure control is discussed next. Comments on versatility, horse power and economy. Comments on power and traction. Overhead shots of the tractors at work. Comments on controls and handling, appearance and styling. And comments on the engine. Many shots of the new tractors at work. Adding fuel to the tractor is shown (9:36-14:49). The two new tractors are shown on the production line. And then on the farm, 94 or 120 horsepower strong. 5 tons of muscle. Diesel powered. Tractor at work. POV driving shots. Size and specs given. Visit your tractor dealer today! (14:50-16:39). Tractor rides into the sunset as credits begin. Flagg Films (16:40-17:09).
Massey Ferguson Limited is an American manufacturer of agricultural equipment, formed by the 1953 merger of farm machinery manufacturers Massey Harris of Canada and the Ferguson Company in Britain. It was based in Brantford, Ontario, until 1988. The company transferred its headquarters to Buffalo, New York, in 1997, before it was acquired by AGCO, the new owner of its former competitor Allis-Chalmers. Massey Ferguson is one of several brands produced by AGCO and remains a major seller around the world.
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