[AT] 444 Massey Startup

[Cecil Bearden]

The continental gas and the diesel were the same block, just had higher 
compression pistons and a different head.   We had an 85 on Propane 
also.  They were good tractors, just hard as the devil to start when 
cold.  If we would have had the batteries available back then that we 
have now, it would have been much different.

Cecil


On 7/23/2017 11:15 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 7/23/2017 9:44 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>> We had a MF 85 diesel that had the continental diesel engine that I
>> think was in the 44 or 55 diesel.  It would pull pretty good, but It had
>> to be pulled to start every morning.  If it was below 85 degrees it took
>> ether and a good battery.  If it was below 50, it had to be pulled.  The
>> continental diesel was a very low compression engine for a diesel.  I
>> pulled a 14ft disc with that tractor as deep as it would go after we put
>> duals on the tractor. The manifold would get cherry red at night and
>> glow.  In late fall nights it was a nice way to keep warm.
>>
>> Cecil
>> This triple 4 has the gas engine so as long as the gas is flowing and the points making spark it
> will start any day of the year.  I think they were a Continental gas
> engine.
>> Ralph in  Sask.
>>
>>
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