At first glance, Massey Ferguson and French materials handler maker FDI Sambron seem strange bedfellows; the former is a tractor giant with a big reputation to protect, while the latter – in the UK, at least – has recently been little more than a bit-part player. Now the two have come together to build a 3 tonne telescopic. Has the new MF8937 got what it takes to succeed in the highly competitive farm handler sector? Andrew Faulkner climbs aboard to find out