massey 205 and 300 combines.

tim52160

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What years were the massey 205 combines and the 300 combines made?Doing a little planning for the future and also wondered how much difference were there in the two combines? Thanks in advance.
 
Neighbor had a 205, used the Chrysler 170 slant six. Had several 300s in this area, most had the Chrysler 225 slant six, but the diesel option was the Perkins AD4.203. Need to find one of my Massey history books to find the years. Early 300, 410, and 510 had no quick attach heads, think that started in 1969.
 
I have a 1968 gasser 300 that was born qik attach ,.. durn nice machine , and that straight piped slant 6 luves to sing a song ,. my 1976 is a diesel that needs shifting fork repair ,. also have a 1964 ,. gonna put a qik attach head on it too,.. I keep all them nice and snugly inside
 
Dealer I worked for sold several 300s, some of the older ones needed the exhaust manifold replaced when they cracked. Not good to have bean dust flying around an open flame. The early 510 gas had the Chevy 327, later had the 350. Both had smaller lift cam lobes according to the service book I had. The later 510s he sold the Perkins diesel.
 
The Perkins 354 was an option from the start of the 510 production. I think even the Super 92 had a Perkins diesel option later in its production run.
 
Not many 205s out there. I suspect there are more 300s still working for a living than 205s were ever built. They are all at least 40 years old now, parts for a 300 could be a minor issue if it is beyond belts and bearings, but used stuff is out there.

Not much in the way of 205s anywhere.

If in the planning stages, you could do a lot worse than a late 300 with a Perkins.
 
I looked at a 205 on a CIH lot in the 90's.Massey dealer wasn't real big on the 205 combines in general. Sort of like having a 72 with the engine on top was how they described it as well as it being a real orphan within the Massey lineup.
 
We had a 205 many years ago. I agree that they were a bit rare as I only ever saw one other in person. We had a 13' grain table and a three row corn head. It always seemed pretty easy to plug if even got near something green. I think a wider cylinder and a few more horsepower would have done wonders. It got replaced by a JD 4400 which was a big improvement in a lot of ways. I loved that 4400, but I think the 205 had a better layout for the controls. I really liked the way you could swing the ladder away with a lever in the cab on the 205, a necessity with the 3 row head. The 205 wasn't a bad combine, but I wasn't sad to see it go. My big concern would be parts availability. Used parts were hard to come by in our area, and that was in the late 70s.
 
In my area that machine would have had the 10' grain head, not a 13'. The 300 series did not even have a 13' head, had to go to a 410 for that.
 

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