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Plow for Massey Harris 55????

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Wayne

02-20-2001 18:28:54




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I would like to know what model plow a guy might have bought with a 1950 Massey Harris 55.
Thanks Wayne




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Tom from Ontario

02-21-2001 19:27:22




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 Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to Wayne, 02-20-2001 18:28:54  
If it was a Massey Plough, it may have been a model 57, probably 5x14. If the guy was a very particular ploughman or had a lot of sod, he may have run a model 23 and driven slow or he would have pulled it to pieces. They were available up to 5x16. Around here, you bought a tractor and you automatically bought the companion plough. There were more than a few dealers who would not sell you a plough unless you bought a tractor. For some reason, I have heard that International dealers did a lot of this. Nobody wanted John Deere ploughs, it was Massey, Cockshutt and International.

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Halbert

02-21-2001 13:36:50




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 Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to Wayne, 02-20-2001 18:28:54  
I seem to remember having seen 2-bottom rollover plows made by Massey Harris which you had to roll over by hand, they did not have a hydraulic cylinder. These were made in early 50's and used mostly on 33's and 44's. Any one else remember these?



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Elden Denning

02-21-2001 09:20:45




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 Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to Wayne, 02-20-2001 18:28:54  
Well, I can remember when we got a Massey-Harris dealer in my home town, it was '49 or '50. The guys who got the dealership were pretty well known but not too much was known about Massey-Harris in our area(southern Michigan). Because a lot of farmers knew the dealers, they had pretty good luck selling the tractors, and the tractors compared well against the popular makes for sale in the area. I don't know if they sold any 55's or not but they sold a lot of 44's and 30's and later 33's. We were "Red" to the bone on our farm so we didn't get a Massey. Anyhow here, when in doubt, almost everyone bought John Deere plows to pull with their tractor regardless of it's make, and the second best seller was the Oliver Raydex type. I don't know the Oliver model numbers but we bought John Deere 55's to pull with our IH tractors-3-14s and 3-16s and later a 4-16 model. The earlier plows were #55 AB and the later ones were #55_ABH. WE were "RED" except for plows and corn planters-they were green with yellow wheels.

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MCL in IN

02-21-2001 05:58:20




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 Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to Wayne, 02-20-2001 18:28:54  
One word--Oliver. I might back down with tractors and combines but not tillage equipment. As far as I'm concerned Oliver built the best plows and disks. A 4 bottom 14" plow would be a nice match for a 55 Massey. I am not familiar with the model numbers and years of manufacture. An Oliver with the pipe frame might be a little newer but would be a really nice setup.



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I see red

02-23-2001 16:00:24




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 Re: Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to MCL in IN, 02-21-2001 05:58:20  
I think your high opinion of Oliver plows is justified.

When my father bought his farm in 1951 he was unable to get his Case plow to scour (turn soil smoothly). He went to the local blacksmith and was told to get an Oliver plow. He did and it worked superbly. He told me that he heard of farmers taking other brands of plows to the blacksmith to have Oliver moldboards put on them. There must really be something to it.

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MCL in IN

02-26-2001 08:35:23




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 Re: Re: Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to I see red, 02-23-2001 16:00:24  
I am not alone.



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Hal

02-26-2001 13:53:17




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Plow for Massey Harris 55???? in reply to MCL in IN, 02-26-2001 08:35:23  
When my grandfather started using 3-pt plows back in the 1940's on a 9N the Ferguson plows were no good. He removed the ferguson parts and installed Oliver Raydex frogs and bottoms on the ferguson 3-pt frame; I still have them. With later model plows there is not much difference, they're not really rocket science and they've all copied one another over the years.



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