Posted by thehickdaddy on September 17, 2022 at 10:04:05 from (174.204.212.95):
In Reply to: Massey Combine posted by rusty6 on September 16, 2022 at 18:33:09:
Granpa bought massey harris 27 new in 1952 to ad to the custom farming fleet when my dad graduated high school
With 12 foot header with gatorman crop risers plus love pickup reel, it harvested wheat, oats, peas, barley, vetch, and spelts for at least 25 customers as well as at home.
The 27 joined the ih 125spv that was purchased new in 1950
Dad remembers filling grain tank consistantly in 19 minutes in standing wheat. In one specific field, the field owner was driving truck to load into his own storage on the farm. The auger that was filling the grain bin ran so slowly, that dad would fill combine again before grain truck returned and would have to wait for truck to return across the field
Massey 27 performed amazing well in standing grain 100 bushel plus wheat in the 1960s, considering it was designed for 20 bushel crops in the 1940s.
Engine was freshened up at 3,000 hours with valve job plus upgraded to roto caps, rings, bearings and new aluminum pistons, plus cut off the restrictive small cast exhaust manifold elbow and welded on a steel straight pipe.
Combine was at 5,000 hours when it burned, and most of bearings and belts were original with exception of sickle drive head which was upgraded from plain bushing to needle bearing, shaker drive rubber bushings, engine waterpump belt, and return elevator bearings, variable speed drive belt replaced 4 times, straw walker which were upgraded from plastic to maple
Both were burned in shed fire 1973.
A used pair of massey harris 90 were then purchased.
Massey 90 both had the same header as far as 12 foot header, gatorman crop risers plus love pickup reel, but new upgrade was variable speed drive for the reel. Dad also says the 90 had hydraulic header lift compared to electric 6 volt on tbe 27. But dad added a second battery in parallel on the 27 to keep header operation quick.
Another upgrade on the 90 were variable speed drive on the cleaning fan, a must with delicate clover seed.
Dad loved the low center of gravity with engine under the combine. Lots of steep ground and engine would starve for fuel, or sidehills and combine would slide but never tip over.
Pair of massey 90s were run til late 1970s when they were replaced with pair of used ih 503.
Dad wanted me to ad that the reason behind running the 12 foot headers for so many decades was due to small grain tank size plus heavy crop meant trouble making the first round. Plus with narrow gates and narrow roads encountered in custom farming, you never knew where you would end up, and saws and pruners were often employed to access the field
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