[AT] Massey 44?

[Robinson]

Grant Weir wrote:

> 
> I've seen running MH 44's in alright shape sell from $600-$1000 CDN.  
> Rarely higher even with nice paint and decals.  I think they are great 
> tractors - I don't know why nobody seems too interested.  Perhaps it's 
> time is coming yet...
> 
> Grant Weir
> Saskatoon, SK.
> Canada
> 



	Massey 44's sell for a good bit more than that here. Of course almost 
all old tractors sell for more than that around here. There are always 
exceptions and a few bargains but not a lot. You will notice that the 
guys on the list that make tractor acquisition trips never mention 
heading to Indiana to pick up cheap tractors, not even "just give it to 
me" Cecil.   :-)
	Wide front Massey Harris tractors were virtually unseen here until 
collectors and farmers started trucking them in. Especially so on the 
wheatland type low wide fronts. This was true of all makes here, this is 
row crop country. Those wheatland front axles only hit the fields at all 
in the late 1950's and the 60's when farmers started buying extra 
tractors. Those wheatlands were usually bought as cheap "disking 
tractors". Prior to that an awfully lot of farms kept only one or two 
tractors at the most. As a kid if you mentioned having a wide front 
tractor everybody assumed that you had a Ford or Ferguson or at the very 
least an adjustable row crop wide front.
	Corn was king in Indiana and the title of World Corn King was won by 
one or the other Shelby County Indiana seedsman more times than anyplace 
in the country. A deceased neighbor just over a mile east of here won it 
6 times.
-- 



"farmer"

Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.


Francis Robinson
Central Indiana USA
robinson at svs.net