New Holland and Kubota Equipment dealer, Lansdowne-Moody serves the greater Houston Texas Area.

Henry Ford had something other than cars on his mind in 1883. A 20-year-old just off the farm, he was thinking about how fieldwork could be done better by machines. After he mastered the assembly line automobile in the early 1900s, Ford returned his attention to tractors with the 1917 formation of Henry Ford and Son. By the end of that year, Fordson tractors were coming off the assembly line, and an order for 7,000 was placed by Great Britain to boost wartime food production.

In 1917, George U. Lansdowne established a hardware and appliance firm, and in 1937, acquired the Ford tractor dealership with the financial backing of the Moody family from Galveston. Mr. Ed Erpp was the general manager at the time and ran the dealership for Mr. Lansdowne. Mr. Lansdowne eventually bought out the Moody family, becoming the sole owner. The dealership was located in downtown Houston on Texas Avenue. In 1953, Ed Harris Sr. was hired as a general manager. After one year Lansdowne had grown to five employees with $200,000 in total sales; this was just the beginning of many years of growth. George Lansdowne remained in ownership until his death in 1959. At that time, Ed Harris Sr. purchased the company from the Lansdowne family. In 1962, Lansdowne had outgrown the Texas Avenue location, so land was purchase on Lockwood and the business moved to that location in 1962.

After serving in the US Marines Eddie Harris Jr. began to work for the company in 1964 and quickly moved up to become general manger. As Houston began to grow on the southwest side, the decision was made to open a second location. Land was purchased on Fondren, and Lansdowne now had two locations when the store open in 1969. Houston continued to grow and Lansdowne grew along with the city. In 1978 Lansdowne had once again outgrown its Lockwood location. The decision was soon made to move the location to one that would allow for future growth. That is when Lansdowne moved to its current location at 8445 East Freeway. Houston began to expand to the south, so in order to serve those who were moving to this area the Webster location opened in 1983.

Two years later, Lansdowne-Moody became a Kubota tractor dealer with the opening of the northwest location in Cypress. And in May of 1992 the third generation of the Harris family started with the company. Hunter Harris began in sales and in 2002 became Lansdowne-Moody's general manager nearly 50 years after his grandfather took that position. Lansdowne has always been a company eager to change as Houston has changed. So in 2000, after serving the southwest side for 33 years, the Fondren store was sold and relocated to Beltway 8 and Hwy 59 south still on the southwest side of town.

Through the years, Lansdowne-Moody has grown to a company with more than 55 employees. Lansdowne has always - and continues to be - committed to providing everyone in the Harris county area with the best sales, parts, and service available. Plans are currently underway to remodel and expand the Cypress location as the northwest side of town continues to grow. With three generations of Harris's now involved in the business, we have remained a family-owned and operated company. A Houston family that understands the equipment needs of Houstonians.