Crazy Horse
Well-known Member
On my Massey Harris 20 tractor, I have a feeling that the governor is not working or not working as it should when the tractor is under load. Anyways, the main 'governor spring' looks to be a pretty heavy affair (maybe too heavy) and there is a steel rod (like maybe 5/16 diameter) inside the spring inside chamber along its length almost from end to end. It was in there when I bought the tractor and is still in there. I can't remember seeing this kind of a spring/rod setup on any other tractors. Does anyone know if it's supposed to be in there on this application? And what effect would going to a weaker spring have on how a governor works?