The Versatile factory closed in the summer of 1986 due to weak demand. In February 1987, Ford announced it was purchasing Versatile. For the year 1988, a streamlined model range was introduced, where, for example, models 756, 836, and 856 were replaced by a single model: 846, which had a power output of 230 hp. The tractors remained the same color in the first year. They were painted in Ford’s blue colors in 1989. The engines were the same 10.0-, 14.0-, and 18.8-liter Cummins as before. A 12-speed full powershift transmission was available for the three middle models.

The stated turning circle diameters in the smaller models are at this stage larger than before because they were measured from the outer edge of the dual wheels rather than from the centerline of the inner wheels, as Versatile had traditionally done. The weights listed are also so-called working weights and not dry weights as previously.

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