Ringtown Farm Equip., Inc., of Ringtown, PA, has logged
22 years in the sales and service of International Harvester
equipment.
M & R Equipment
carries on tradition
The history of M&R Equipment, Like many retailers of the day, the
Inc., of New Park, PA, dates back dealership was a general store, of
to 1914 when the Robinson sorts . selling grains, coal, and
brothers, Harry and Arthur, lumber, and trying to convince
opened an International Harvester area farmers that the gasoline
business in Cardiff, Maryland, a powered tractor was indeed
slate-mining town near Delta, PA. (Turn to Page 25)
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3288, demo 370 disc
784 RC w/YA 720 auto, reset 5 btm,
684,4 wheel drive 2250 loader
1420 combine, demo *5O Shredder
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• Switch from 2 to all-wheel
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Ringtown
A family
Ringtown Farm Equip, Inc.
made its debut in the farm
equipment business back in 1950,
with a small parts room and one
service bay at their West Mam
Street location in Ringtown.
With 11 years experience as their
foundation, the firm took on In
ternational Harvester in 1961,
adding two extra service bays to
handle the increase in **'»"•
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The Cardiff, MD, I.H. dealership of brothers Harry and Arthur Robinson, as it looked
circa 1929. The dealership continues today in the form of M&R Equipment, Inc., in the
neighboring town of New Park, PA. Implements pictured include two International
trucks, a new McCormick Deering Thresher, and two I.H. tractors.
Supplement to Lancaster farming,
Farm Equipment
concern since 1950
business.
Nineteen eight-one was an im
portant year for the company with
the construction of their new
facilities at their current location
one-half mile north of town.
With the father-son team of Jim
Ambrose, Sr., and Jim, Jr. as
owners, other employees include
Parts Manager Harry Ambrose,
i nary
servicemen Allen Wolf and Rich
Schlauch, and Jim Jr.’s wife Mary
Beth Ambrose assuming
secretarial duties.
With 22 years experience in the
sale ahd service of I.H. equipment,
the firm has been an International
Harvester Certified Service Dealer
since moving to its new location in
1981.