[AT] Why was the MH 555 dropped

Spencer Yost spencer at rdfarms.com
Fri Jan 11 20:53:02 PST 2019


I think I saw that MTA when I was at your place?   It had the Char-Wynn (sp?) power steering I think...

Problem is my real tractor shed isn’t big enough for my fantasy tractors.....

Spencer Yost

> On Jan 11, 2019, at 10:20 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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>> Dave Maynard
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>>> 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.
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>>> The second tractor in the shed would be  the Massey Harris 555 diesel. 
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>>> Spencer Yost
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>>> > On Jan 11, 2019, at 9:50 AM, James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> > http://legacyquarterly.com/Calendar2019#
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>>> > 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. 
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>>> > Clearly the setting for the eventual bankruptcy were set in this merger.
>>> > 
>>> > https://harryferguson.blogspot.com
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