[AT] Why was the MH 555 dropped

Indiana Robinson robinson46176 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 11 19:20:48 PST 2019


My Super MTA (gas) is, I guess, my favorite tractor... My Farmall 400 is
about the same tractor but they made a lot more of them. Next is a draw
between my Ferguson TO-20 and my 1947 Farmall Cub.
I too have drooled over several 555's.


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On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 3:15 PM Dave Maynard <dave at themaplehillfarm.com>
wrote:

> Plus finding a good Super MTA that you can afford is hard enough as  they
> go for a lot. I have seen real nice original one go for $8000 and it was
> gas. Diesels on the other hand seem quite rare to find. My son Mike's TD6
> has that engine and you'ld love the way it sounds and runs. I can get you a
> link to you tube  video of me running it a bunch of years ago if you would
> like. Let me know and I'll go find it.
>
> Dave Maynard
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 11:51 AM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
>
>> I have always mentioned that  my “fantasy tractor shed” would have to
>> have  a Farmall super MTA diesel.
>>
>> The second tractor in the shed would be  the Massey Harris 555 diesel.
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>> > On Jan 11, 2019, at 9:50 AM, James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > http://legacyquarterly.com/Calendar2019#
>> >
>> > The Issue 39 of Legacy Quarterly has an article Massey Harris Triples
>> 333, 444, 555 The Last Massey Harris Tractors.  The article contains a
>> photo of the Ferguson LTX 60.    It may be that the same set of
>> personalities who quashed the LTX 60 also did not want to update the
>> triples.  The 555 sold poorly in 1955 58.
>> >
>> > Clearly the setting for the eventual bankruptcy were set in this merger.
>> >
>> > https://harryferguson.blogspot.com
>> >
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