[AT] Massey Harris

[Stephen Offiler]

I am kind of curious why not Twin Power all the time (which then wouldn’t be twin, I guess).  But extra power only in road gear and on the belt sort of implies something about the machine that can’t handle that extra power doing field work.  


SO

> On Mar 22, 2015, at 4:36 PM, Vaughn Miller <vemiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tyler - I believe road gear speed was in the neighborhood of 16-18 miles
> per hour.  Twin Power would be automatically engaged when shifting into
> fourth gear.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hey Vaughn,
>> How fast will it go?
>> Do you have to have the double power engaged in road gear?
>> Take Care,
>> Tyler Juranek
>> IA
>> 
>> On 3/22/15, Vaughn Miller <vemiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hey Charlie, I failed to mention that Twin Power was also used in road
>>> gear.  There is linkage going to the governor to bump it open.  The
>> linkage
>>> moved by either shifting into fourth gear, or by moving the shift lever
>> to
>>> a special position that doesn't engage any gear but moves the linkage.
>> The
>>> shift pattern is marked "B" for this position.
>>> 
>>> I assume the idea was to prevent using Twin Power when using ground
>>> engaging implements in the field, but allow it on the belt and in the
>> road.
>>> 
>>> Vaughn
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:18 PM, charlie hill <
>> charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Vaughn you might have just answered a question that
>>>> has been bugging me for 50 years.  When I was a kid
>>>> a farmer down the road had a Massie Harris.  I didn't have
>>>> much contact with them and never saw the tractor up close
>>>> but one of their tenant farmers described something he
>>>> called a "doubler" which was undoubtedly his own name for it.
>>>> Anyway it was some way that he could open the governor.
>>>> He used it in road gear and that tractor would fly compared to
>>>> most others.
>>>> 
>>>> Can you tell me if that is possible and if so exactly how the
>>>> Twin Power/double operated?  What I mean by that is how did
>>>> the tractor operator get the Twin Power in gear?   What lever did
>>>> you pull, etc?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Charlie
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Tyler Juranek
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 2:47 PM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Massey Harris
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Vaughn,
>>>> Thanks for the information! I assume they have a very very low
>>>> production number?
>>>> I found on the internet that they did have electric start, but not
>>>> sure about lights.
>>>> Do you own one?
>>>> I'm sure parts for them are high these days!
>>>> Take Care.
>>>> Tyler Juranek
>>>> 
>>>> On 3/22/15, Vaughn Miller <vemiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hey Tyler,
>>>>> 
>>>>> The 101 Senior had the F226 Continental, and was considered a 3 plow
>>>>> tractor.  Massey had a feature they called "Twin Power" which opened
>> up
>>>>> the
>>>>> governor to allow the engine to run at higher RPM's  when using the
>>>>> belt.
>>>>> These had no hydraulics, but could be equipped with a mechanical power
>>>>> cultivator lift.
>>>>> 
>>>>> As always, value is tough to say.  These are not the more  common
>>>>> tractors,
>>>>> nor are they the most sought after.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Vaughn Miller
>>>>> PA
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Tyler Juranek
>>>>> <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> Anybody know anything about the Massey Harris 101 Senior tractor?
>>>>>> I was visiting with a family friend and he said he remembers the
>>>>>> smooth sound of the contental engine it had.
>>>>>> Anybody know what the value of one of these is?
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Take Care,
>>>>>> Tyler Juranek
>>>>>> IA
>>>>>> 
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