Western Combine

For Western Roto Thresh, see Western Roto Thresh.

Western Combine Corporation

Predecessor	Massey Combine Corporation
Successor	AGCO
Founded	1990
Founder(s)	Frank Hasenfratz of Linamar Corporation
Defunct	1996
Headquarters	Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Products	agriculture machinery swathers, combine harvesters

Western Combine Corporation was a manufacturer based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1990 by Frank Hasenfratz of the Linamar Corporation, when he purchased parts of the Massey Combine Corporation out of bankruptcy. Western manufactured swathers and combine harvesters, mainly for other companies, such as Co-op Implements and New Noble. Western Combine and its subsidiary, Portage Manufacturing, manufactured some combines and swathers for Massey Ferguson. AGCO purchased the company in 1996.

Portage Manufacturing

Portage Manufacturing Inc. (PMI) was based in Portage, Manitoba, Canada. It was formed in 1991 from assets of Vicon Manufacturing Inc. as they were exiting Canada. Frank Pickersgill, president of Western Combine Corp., John Priest, former manager of Vicon's Portage manufacturing operation, and Alf Weber, former supply manager of Vicon's Portage manufacturing operation purchased the assets of the company, and it became a subsidiary of Western Combine. Portage manufacturerd Massey Ferguson swathers (self-propelled and pull behind) and combine harvesters, PMI, Cereal Implements, Co-op Implements, MeMo, New Noble and Western swathers, and were a primary subcontractor to Western Combine. They also manufactured balers under various brands (Vicon, MeMo, MF, etc) and drying machinery.

1990s Western Combine

Models

Combine Harvester Models built by Western Combine

Model	Year(s) Produced	Horsepower	Engine Type	Misc Notes	Photo
Massey Ferguson 550 Western combine			Perkins
Massey Ferguson 8570 combine		220 hp (160 kW)	Cummins
Western 55 combine
Western 8570 combine		220 hp (160 kW)	Cummins

Swather Models built by Western Combine (Portage Manufacturing)

Model	Year(s) Produced	Horsepower	Engine Type	Misc Notes	Photo
Cereal Implements 550 swather			Ford
Cereal Implements 722 swather		88 hp (66 kW)	Isuzu
Cereal Implements 742 swather
Co-op Implements 500 swather
Co-op Implements 550 swather			Ford
Co-op Implements 722 swather
Co-op Implements 742 swather
MeMo SP3088 swather	1990s		Isuzu
New Noble 722 swather
PMI 722 swather
Western 322 swather