Why a Massey?

[Alleyyooper]

I cut some of my baby teeth on a Massey Harris Pony. The first rubber tired tractor my daddy owned. He up graded that to a model 20. Some years latter he got a Model 44 then a Model 44-6 which made a huge impression on me that I never forgot. The Massey dealership changed hands, the new owner being the type of person you didn't want to send your wife or daughter to for parts. Dad changed brands never going back to them.
When I was looking for a antique pulling tractor, I wanted a 44 and found it. Only pulled it a year then when the rules changed so the tractors were no longer stock. We now just collect and show them. I have a Massey dealer near by that calls me asking about a parts source when they can not locate some part.

My 1951 44 single front wheel rowcrop.
http://www.mytractorforum.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Al

[draddogs]

Funny as I grew up around Olivers and Int Harv,s and many a ford before I became a massey ferg fan... I really like the way the masseys fit as you ride in them instead of on them And their reputation of long lasting and perkins power seems to fill the bill for me as I just use them on daily basis anymore...

[Alleyyooper]

In the bottom photo My dad was pulling the single front wheel 44 for the very first outting and took second place. He was one proud dad when they hooked him to the dyno. The first 3 places had to dyno and could not go over 10 horse power per thousand pounds.

[draddogs]

Thats one thing I miss from michigan was the tractor pulls at the count and state fairs,,, It is awsome that your tractor did so well... I remember the classes all being full w/ all types of tractors.

[mammabear]

i grew up around mh's and MF's. the first thing i remember driving was a super 92 combine on my great grandpas knee

[draddogs]

My first ride was on a farmall A. At the time it was the only tractor in the world....

[draddogs]

My first ride was on a farmall A. At the time it was the only tractor in the world....

Also in the summer of 65 I worked at a farm for an old timer and used his MH 101 w/ 6cyl power.. I think it was called a super. Awesome power and so smooth and quiet at idle that I tried to start it serveral times much to the chagrin of that old farmer..

[Argee]

Awesome power and so smooth and quiet at idle that I tried to start it serveral times much to the chagrin of that old farmer..

Well...what would you do if some snot nose kid was ginding all the teeth off your ring gear???? ROF

[Ingersoll444]

My first ride was on a farmall A. At the time it was the only tractor in the world....


Mine was on a Farmall C [as I think back, it may have been a superC] that my stepfather had. Thought that was the way all tractors looked.

[Alleyyooper]

"Also in the summer of 65 I worked at a farm for an old timer and used his MH 101 w/ 6cyl power.. I think it was called a super. Awesome power and so smooth and quiet at idle"

101 R for the row crop 101 S for the standard was released for sale in 1938. It had a Chy. T57-503 six cylinder L head industral engine, 3 1/8 bore 4 3/8 stroke rated at 1500 rpm on the draw bar and with twin power 1800 on the belt, made 38 horse power
Weighed 5,725 on rubber tires.

The engine was changed to 3 1/4 bore 4 1/8 stroke in 1941 hence the super name persons have attached to this model. Made 41 horse power.

A great tractor olny masey to even come close to it in quite operation since was the 1947 44-6 with the Cont. engine.

Top picture rear tractor on the trailer is my 101 R.

[draddogs]

This unit was a standard.With the noises of a bailer or other equipment running that tractor made no noise. Kind of like a Honda car today only better. Most of our big loaders are Volvo's the only real noise is the fan.. Those are mainly 6 cyl also.. albeit diesel.

[draddogs]

Well...what would you do if some snot nose kid was ginding all the teeth off your ring gear???? ROF

At his age I would have done exactly what he did... Sit there and leer at me... Old ****

[Alleyyooper]

:fing20: I sit her this morning all red of face, I forgot the smooth running 101 Senior, released for sale in mid 1943. It had the same 266 CID Cont. engine that the latter 44-6 had. I should have remembered that one as my brother in law has one. I failed to locate one nice enough to buy for my collection.
I favor those six bangers of the bigger tractors.

Brother in laws 101 SR. top picture.
The picture of my 101r won't load said I've posted it already. So I'll try it this way. Top picture at the rear of the trailer.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid50/p82567c79bf2de05540ce6462ff5a6168/fcace851.jpg

[draddogs]

Still after all this discussion of the sixes I still like the to30 its a tank with rubber tires. It reminds me why automobile manufactures should stay w/ their full time job............build cars :00000060: and leave the tractor building to the pros.

[Alleyyooper]

I think that back in those days all the auto companies wanted to get in on the tractor buying spree. Some of them even did build some tractors that were rather good but failed along with the mfg. of cars during the depression and the slow war years. Gram Page had a well thought out and stream lined tractor that went belly up like that. Ford did make out rather well also.

[Roadrunner]

Love to read the stories of what folks grew up with on the farm. For me, it was Bill the Horse, yes,in 40's we still had one horse, pulled hay wagons and loader, then we got a MH 81 to take over for Bill, a M-Deering 15-30 for belt work and heavy farm chores. That was replaced by what was known as a big MH44 in that era!. Great tractor and we also had MH 30 that came along and replaced the MH81. Great old tractors and I still love to hear them run today. I now have a 44, 44-6, two Ponies and a MHF TO 35.