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Massey-Harris Model 101

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The Massey Harris Model 101 was a tractor built by Massey Harris (later Massey Ferguson) from 1938-1946.

Developed under the guidance of James S. Duncan, who gambled corporate losses would drop and won, the 101 introduced the Chrysler L-head inline six. The six would compete with Oliver's straight-six Model 70, while saving money on development of a whole new engine as well as taking advantage of Chrysler's existing parts and service network.

The 101 used the 201 in³ (3,292 cc) six, taking advantage of its stock electric start, a first in a tractor.Run at much lower revs than the truck engine, the 101 came in the usual standard and row-crop models, with four-speed transmission, and was capable of 20 mph (32 km/h) on roads. The row-crop model offered adjustable rear wheel spacing and rear wheel brakes, as well as PTO. There was also a rare model with a single front wheel. They also featured hood sides with dozens of louvers, which disappeared late in 1941.The Super was upgraded to the 217 in³ (3,554 cc) Chrysler in 1940, giving it almost 50 hp (37 kW) at the belt, making it one of the most powerful tractors on the market that year.It continued to be used in the 101 Super Until 1940, when it was supplanted by the 217 in³ (3,554 cc).

With a base price of around C$1100, the 101 was about C$200 more than the John Deere A. and competitive with Ford and Ferguson-Brown models of the period.Yet the top-selling tractors were all lighter and much cheaper.

To address this, the Model 101 was joined in 1939 by the "entry level" two-plowModel 101 Junior with Chrysler's inline four, while the six-cylinder model became the 101 Super. The Junior, comparable to the Deere Model H,used the same 124 in³ (2,031 cc) engine of the later 81 and 20, and produced 31 hp (23 kW) at the belt, Manufactured by Continental, it was used in many Massey Harris tractors at the time,^[6]^[9] as well as by the Cockshutt 20 and Oliver Super 44. The comparable kerosene (Tractor Vaporizing Oil, or TVO, in Britain) version was known as the 102 Junior. In 1940, the 124 in³ engine was replaced by a 140 in³ (2,293 cc) Continentalof 19 drawbar/23 belt hp (14/17 kW) and in 1943 with a 162 in³ (2,654 cc) version.

While the C$895Junior sold nearly 28,000 units by 1946, it could not match the 60,000 each of the Deere H and Allis-Chalmers B, 180,000 of the Farmall A, and was barely a fraction of Ford's 260,000 9Ns.

The Model 101 Super ended production in 1942.The 101 Junior persisted until 1946, while the waning sales of the 102 Junior saw the name pass to overseas sales.

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Massey Ferguson 399

The Massey Ferguson 399 was released globally in 1987. It was the most powerful in the range of the 300 series built at Massey Ferguson's Banner Lane, Coventry, U.K. factory.

It was first introduced with a black cab that was similar to that of its predecessor range, the 600 series Massey Ferguson. The 399 was initially powered by a 97 horsepower Perkins A6.354 6 cylinder diesel engine as standard.

Its brilliant red appearance stood out when the state of the art "Hi-line" silver cab was introduced in 1988. The engine was uprated to a 104 hp (78 kW) Perkins 1006 series engine and the cab updated in 1991. The company never had such bumper sales with a series of tractor since it first started decades previously. The years 1994/5/6 where good for Massey Ferguson when the Republic of Ireland and the UK had record sales of this series. The main reasons for this was its reliability, excellent cab, strong features and powerful engine the latter sometimes receiving dealer fit turbocharger kits to boost the 399's power to the 125/130 horsepower mark, giving the farmer a lightweight yet powerful tractor for field work where a larger tractor might damage the crop.

At the start of production the 399 was available with a 12 fwd 4 Rev synchromesh gearbox until 1991 when a 12 fwd 12 rev shuttle gearbox was introduced. Four years later a 18 fwd 6 rev speedshift gearbox was introduced, which was similar to multi-power gearbox fitted in the earlier Massey Ferguson tractors, both the latter two gearboxes where fitted until the end of production and where available as 30 or 40 km/h speed versions. In the U.K. & Ireland the Speedshift tractors where offered with front fenders, flashing amber beacon and rear wash wipe as standard equipment in two wheel drive form or four wheel drive form, the latter being the bigger seller of the two. The tractor remained in production until 1997 when the 4200 series was launched and the 399 was replaced by the 4270

Info From Wikipedia

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Massey-Harris No. 2 - MH2 TOP
Massey Harris learn from it's experience, choosing this time to manufacture tractors for itself, under license. Dent Parrett designed a tractor that he introduced in 1913. Prototypes, powered by Buda engines, were well received. It was his 12-25 that Massey produced in Canada. Massey-Harris modified Parrett's next tractor. But Henry Ford's Fordson was available in Canada and it was advanced over even Massey's new MH-3; price wars with International Harvester in 1922 soon put Parrett out of business in the United States.
The Wallis Tractor Company
The Wallis Tractor Company of Racine, Wi, pioneered unit construction in tractors. Wallis patented their one-piece curved boilerplate frame for the Wallis Cub in 1913.The advantages of a one-piece frame, as Henry Ford also realized, was in material savings and in the permanent alignment of all shafts and bearings in the engine and transmission. The Wallis tractor was popular in the 1920s and became the basis for the subsequent Massey-Harris tractor after Canada's Massey-Harris bought out Wallis in 1928.

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Massey-Harris

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The firm was founded in 1847 in Newcastle, Ontario by Daniel Massey as the Newcastle Foundry and Machine Manufactory. The company began making some of the world's first mechanical threshers, first by assembling parts from the United States and eventually designing and building their own equipment. The firm was taken over and expanded by Daniel's eldest son Hart Almerrin Massey who renamed it the Massey Manufacturing Co. and in 1879 moved the company to Toronto where it soon became one of the city's leading employers. The massive collections of factories on King St. West became one of the best known features of the city. Massey expanded the company and began to sell its products internationally. Through extensive advertising campaigns he made it one of the most well known brands in Canada. The firm owed much of its success to Canadian tariffs that prevented the larger USA firms from competing in Canada.[citation needed] A labor shortage throughout the country also helped to make the firm's mechanized equipment very attractive.

In 1891, Massey merged with the A. Harris, Son & Co. Ltd. to become Massey-Harris Co . and became the largest agricultural equipment maker in the British Empire. In 1910, the company acquired the Johnson Harvester Company located in Batavia New York, making it one of Canada's first multinational firms. In the 1930s, it introduced the first self-propelled combine harvester. Massey Harris also produced one of the world's first four-wheel drive tractors. Hart Massey's sons, Charles, Chester, Walter, and Fred became closely involved in the business and eventually took over its operations. They were, however, the last generation of Masseys to run the company. Other members of the family went on to do other accomplishments: Vincent Massey became Governor General of Canada and Raymond Massey became a noted actor in USA films. The Massey family used their fortune to improve the city of Toronto, and many institutions, such as the University of Guelph, University of Toronto, Upper Canada College, Crescent School, Appleby College, Massey Hall and Metropolitan United Church, were partially financed by the Masseys.

In 1953, the company merged with the Ferguson Company to become Massey-Harris-Ferguson, before finally taking on its current name in 1958. But the company soon began to decline financially. Facing increasing international competition and an agricultural sector diminishing in importance, the firm began to struggle.

In 1955, Massey purchased the Australian company Sunshine. Founded in 1915 by Hugh Victor McKay, they had tie-ups with Massey Harris for several years before MF outright bought them. The Sunshine name faded into history.[1]

In 1959, Massey bought 100% of Landini, based in Italy. Landini has built many models for Massey over the years, especially vineyard and crawler models. Massey sold 66% to ARGO SpA in 1989, some to Iseki later on, and the final portion was sold to AGCO in 2000. ARGO and AGCO still provide models to one another.[2]

In 1959 Perkins Engines of Peterborough, England, was purchased. Perkins having been the main diesel engine supplier for Massey Ferguson for many years. In 1990 taking over Dorman Diesels of Stafford to form Perkins Engines (Stafford) Ltd. Followed by Perkins in the 1980s also taking over Rolls Royce (Diesels) Ltd, to form Perkins engines (Shrewsbury) Ltd. Perkins was sold off in 1998 by then owner Lucas Verity to Caterpillar Inc. who were a major customer for their smaller & medium power engines, Caterpillar being a major producer of large diesel engines for static and mobile application.[3]

In 1966, Massey purchased 32% of the Spanish tractor and auto company Ebro, or Motor Iberica. Ebro had previously built Ford tractors under license, but now began building models for Massey, and Massey models under license. Massey sold its interest to Nissan in the 1980s.[4]

Starting in 1969, Massey Ferguson started producing a line of snowmobiles by the name Ski Whiz. The snowmobile line sold until 1977, when sales declined.

In the 1970s, Massey Ferguson came under the control of Conrad Black. During the late 1970s, production was relocated to a new large facility in Brantford, Ontario. In 1978 Massey Ferguson was the first to introduce an electronic control system for the three-point hitch on a tractor.

In 1973, Massey purchased the German company Eicher, and many Massey-licensed Eichers were built. They later sold their interest, and Dromson now owns the company. They now build specialized tractors for vineyards and such.

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