Massey Ferguson and the Code Talkers.

I recently saw the movie “Code Talkers” for the first time. The movie contained a lot of imagery of the four corners area where the movie starts and reminded me of trips to the Navajo area I made 25 years ago. One thing we all know is that things as portrayed in movies can be a little different than as we view them with our own eyes.

 

In 1995, I do not know about now, most of the tractors I saw at work or at rest on the Navajo reservation areas were Massey Ferguson. I was told that the tribal business enterprises included a multi-location Massey Ferguson dealership.

 

Well, back when young men were boarding greyhound busses at remote spots in the Navajo reservation to go off to be trained as Code Talkers, the Massey Ferguson brand did not exist yet. The Ford with Ferguson System 9N and 2N tractors might or might not have been sold in the area then.

 

I would be interested in knowing the history of how the Navajo tribal government ended up opening up a Massey Ferguson dealership and what has transpired since.

 

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