Massey Harris 44 First Start in Seven Years - Filing Points - Snatch Block - Outdoors
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- My once favorite work horse 44 has been sitting on the hillside for 7 years and needs to wake up for the short ride to his new home. It's tugged down the short incline via cable and snatch block to make it easier to work on while sitting level. Normally I try to fire them up with the least amount of pre-emptive checks other than oil, coolant and fuel quality if any. Most of the time it ends with a cleaning of the carburetor and a hot wire to the coil after determining the polarity of the electrical system....especially if the tractor is new to me. One's that have been converted to 12v by myself are always negative ground, so that's a moot point for this particular video.
No adjustments to the carb were made once fuel was seeping from the threads of the main jet adjustment because that indicated fuel was entering the bowl. However, it still failed to hit a lick...not even a sputter. Removing the distributor cap revealed the problem oxidation creates. Though I forgot to record it, a 'points file' was passed through the openings to clear the surfaces to allow passage of the electrical signal. That then results in the fairly quick starting of the sleeping beast. But it DID need a choking to fire the first time.
Yes, it's running a bit rough, but then who can expect a perfectly smooth running machine that's been sitting for so long that's been started without even the courtesy of a carb cleaning !! It needs at the minimum a new set of plugs and a thorough cleaning of the fuel delivery system....including the tank, sediment bowl and carburetor. The worst thing about the tractor is the lack of brakes and the bad front tires. Actually the brakes work, they just don't work good enough and the one front rim needs to be replaced along with a pair of tires and tubes.
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OUTSTANDING MASSEY HARRIS 44 THERAPY VIDEO SIR !!!
You are more than welcome Dave. It was the therapy I needed as well !!
Hey my friend. I am happy you found a good home for the 44. Has always liked,shared. All my very best.
Yes Bobby, the energetic young fella has the time and energy to breathe new life into the fading 44. Thank you for watching and commenting once again.
Good evening Sir, that is a great 7 dollars drill ; ) It is a live ( great dialogistic demo Sir ) Have a safe week Sir Cheers
That was a real good bargain even though the batteries were no good from just sitting. I got on Amazon in the store to see how much new ones cost and when I saw a special for $17 for two, I went ahead and gave the $7 for the new drill, charger, instruction book and molded case. Brand new and not a scratch on it. THAT changed quickly though. LOL I was wondering if it EVER stopped snowing up there mon ami.
Man yeah Mr Wendell!! That was awesome!! Sitting seven years, she popped off perfectly after just a touch of corrosion buffing😉😉 I totally understand sending a dear friend down the road at times, makes room for fresh new projects!! I love the snatch block and tackle rig there to get it down off the hill!! Really enjoyed seeing it light off again after those years!! Thank you VERY much for bringing us along!! Looking fwd to seeing what's next on the agenda!! Thank you Mr Wendell!! 😁😁👍👍
Well Nelson, it was time to wake the old fella up anyway. I gotta admit it was a bit of a surprise to me when it fired without cleaning the carb !! I kinda hate to see it go, but what the heck...my young friend is so enthusiastic I thought he'd provide the TLC I've never taken the time to give. Thanks for the visit my friend....and have a wonderful day.
@@tractorman4461 Yes sir always!! I totally understand , will be good for him to give it a little TLC as you say!!! Hope you have a great day as well my friend!!
I had confidence Wendell. I knew she’d go!
I was unsure of the carb condition Gary. What saved it I think is the petcock's continual drip. It leaked the last gas years ago and kept the carb dry. This one was always a good easy starter.
Thanks for the video Wendell.
Well heck Glen, thank YOU for taking the time to watch !!
Watched it start to finish . . . and enjoyed every minute of it! Have a great rest of your week, and stay safe out there! - Samuel
Good morning Samuel. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video, it was a fun one to make too ! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, I do appreciate it. Stay cool today and have a great week.
Enjoyed the video. Im not the only one who has a story or two to tell. I have the exact same snatch block.
Thanks Randy, I appreciate it. Yeah, I have a tendency to ramble on a bit myself... LOL. But that's ok, a fella can't change the way he is. THAT's his wife's job !!
T44 COOL VIDEO 44 ECHO MASSEY HARRIS, WILL BE A NICE FIXER UPPER.
Thanks John for stopping in today !! Yes, I agree its going to be a nice tractor for the young man.
Good video as per usual! Nice to see it going to someone that appreciates the older stuff. He should be happy with it.
I think he will breathe a new life in the old tractor. He's a young fella that's got his head on straight and his grandpa is a good friend of mine.
nice job saying good by to a old friend
Well Mark, the old 44 has been a real workhorse for me for near 40 years. Time to pass it on to the next generation of enthusiasts.
Hello tractor man I have got 3 1938 Farmall tractors that a man gave me to put on the farm for show my wife was very happy. She loves to decurtate and put flowers on everything. HA HA
WOW !! I wish I had a friend like that Danny. Must be a set of H's...?? Wouldn't it be cool if they were an A, a B and a C. I'd let her put a flower pot on mine any day. I have an old Fordson and a set of steel wheel plows in one flower bed. The Missus has hundreds of jonquils growing under and around them both !! Looks really awesome in the spring.
I did watch this! I was just thinking I never commented. Hope the new ower gets some use out of it! I'm sure after I'm gone and my son is an old man our 44s will still be going.
Thanks Jeremy for the early morning smile. Yes, I'm sure these old 44's are going to be around for many more years. Btw, I've done that too....watch a video and get a phone call, go do something else and forget to make a comment. Old age is hell man. Old age is hell...or so they say anyway. LOL
Bye to the Massey hello to the internationals lol. I hope you keep one 44 for future videos like running the splitter I enjoy all your videos bud
Oh don't worry Chris, There's still a few 44's here and there. I wouldn't have sold this one except for bringing home the new Special a month ago or so. I'll keep one or two for many more years. This young fellow is really wanting my H..... but he's gonna have to do a LOT of talking to get THAT one. LOL Thanks for letting me know you like the videos... GREAT !!
Loyal! Give em a little love and they fire right up.
Yessir Matt, that's why most of the time I refer to these old tractors in feminine terms....there's similarities for sure. LOL They ALL need a little love to keep 'em purring right along.
Good evening Wendell.
Thank you for the Tractor therapy tonight.. Nothing like old iron running…
Can’t wait to fire up my Dads old International… Need to get my fingers out of butt and make it purr again 😊
As always stay safe and always be kind my friend..
Cheers
Hahahahaha.... there's no time like the present Gus. Remember old man winter is knocking on the door..... Not really, but I thought that might help you go get working on it. LOL Stay cool today and be ready with a smile for a stranger. They might not stay a stranger that way. Take care and be safe my friend.
Great video Wendell
Thanks Dave. Btw, I have a cousin whose husbands name is the same as yours. LOL
@@tractorman4461 and my son has that name as well 😀
Always like seeing those old ones fire up!
Believe me, I like it when they fire up a lot as well. Especially when it can be done without a carb servicing. When this one was my daily driver, no matter the temperature, it'd take no more than a few revolutions to fire up. Hot or cold.
Hey Wendell! Glad it didn’t take too much effort to get the old girl running again! Sounds pretty good, too. Have a most excellent weekend!
Hot doggies me too Martin, I'm too lazy to work much harder anyway !! Thanks for the weekend wishes....supposed to hit 100*F up here Saturday (today). Take care my friend.
You just cant beat the older equipment for ease of maintenance👍. Talked to a John Deere mechanic, asked him what tractor is reliable now, he said "anything old"🤣. Nice to see it go to a good home 👍
That's probably the best quote I've heard in a while....'anything old'. Dollar for dollar and pound for pound his sarcasm rings quite true. Just think of that old 65 you freshened up the other day.
What a "will it start", and yes it is a Massey Harris, that was so great to see it start up so quick, lovely machine, actually a sad moment to see it go down the high way, Hope you stay Tractorman 44 and not change now to Tractorman 43 lol, thanks for an awesome video my Friend
I hate it that I missed recording the points filing. I pushed the button to record, but it had went in sleep mode and one push wakes it up. It takes a second to start recording. I've made that mistake soooo many times. Hahahaha....the '44' stands for my favorite tractor, the MH-44 and not the number of them or I WOULD have to change to '43'. LOL
A Tractorman 44 headin out on a new adventure and she’s purrrrrrrrrrin plum good! A fine adventure for my final sippin and tippin your way until morning. I always think of that Oliver 77 I was too slow to inquire about it. Of course I saw it on a Sunday and should have gone there first thing but alas! But one day one of some brand will make its way here to the Holler. So Thanks for some excitement to close out the Wednesday Friend Wendell 44! And do please give my regards to The Missus with Saussure from DaveyJO!
Yep, you was asleep on the 77. LOL No matter there's always another one or two around the corner DaveyJO !! I you didn't live so far away, I'd just give you a little Allis that you could name Alice in honor of your favorite lady. But it's gonna go on the chopping block real soon. Regards given, received and to be considered reciprocated my friend !! I'm enjoying a large cuppaJO in honor of your continued good health.
@@tractorman4461 I’m tippin your way even as I button! Yep, one day my JOtractor will appear and you’ll be the first to know,,,,,may be second.
@@daveyjoweaver6282 Hahahahaha....I certainly hope so my coffee drinking friend. May you be blessed with a rusty but trusty tractor. Hmmmm, too much of a tongue twister this early in the morning !! Sippin' and a tippin' and a waiting on notification of an agricultural velocipede adorning the holler next to your workshop DaveyJO !!
@@tractorman4461 I’m all tanked up on the JO and ready for me rehab, which I do 3 times a week. Of course I’ve been tippin and sippin after drippin to my JO direction your way to provide extra energy! And the Transylvanian chicken blood they gave me in the hospital a few months ago helped too. That’s Alice’s homeland so she went from Transylvania to Pennsylvania! Now I’d best rocket off to another exciting adventure at cardiac rehab where I’ll get another t shirt after completing 36 sessions. I’m doing tons better than the first time. In fact I’m shopping for bicycle tires and bike around the neighborhood spreading good tidings and most likely spooking the little kids along the way! Mommy, what’s that thing on the bike? So one last sip to move me hips and I’ll talk to ya soon. A Fine Friday to ya! DaveyJO
Always enjoy watching you get stuff going. Great video as always.
Thanks Bob, I appreciate it my friend. I gotta get back to making lumber one of these days too.
Enjoyed your video. If there's one thing I have learned about a Massey Harris, the points are more finicky than a four year old eating rutabaga.
Hahahahaha....you get the gold star for the first chuckle of the day my friend !! LOL Thanks for stopping in today.
My grandpa has himself a Massey harris 44 special as well we wanna get it moving sometime, we also have a 1953 IH McCormick super W6 which we are going to get running this winter
You'll love the 44 Special. Of course the W6 isn't anything to to laugh about. It's a horse in its own right too !!
Good job buddy I was waiting for the call but you didn't need me nice to hear it running sounds great watched dad do that many times on the old farm all clean the points thanks for sharing enjoyed watching and good luck to the new owner take care have a great day
Hahahahaha....Well, I DO have you programmed as #1 on speed dial, just in case Tom. I think the new owner is going to have a lot of fun with this one. It's amazing how much a thin coat of oxidation keeps from passing the electric signal.
Definitely loved the video Wendell can’t wait to get it home and and add one more to the collection that you got me hooked on.
Hahahahaha....I'm glad to know it's going to a good home. But you're gonna need a bigger shed before long...... I think you need about 4 of the old Allis's next. LOL
Cool! I don't recall ever getting lucky with something that has set that long either. About the closest I ever got to being lucky was on my '45 Dodge truck. It was my Dad's and had been sitting about17-19 years. I hand cranked on that truck for two days and finally we pulled it around the farm and got it to fire up. Actually ran pretty well. Nice to see the 44 going to a good home. 👍👍👍
Oh man...a '45 Dodge !! Cool. Sometimes a tug will do it a lot quicker than a crank. LOL My Dad's '56 F250 has been sitting since the '70's. It ain't gonna start easily at all. I'm glad to see this 44 go to such an energetic young man.
Love the old iron! Good job.
There's a LOT of it around here too !! Thanks for watching and commenting, it's appreciated for sure, as is the compliment.
What a beauty of a machine!
Good morning Jay...everything going well out there on the homestead ? I have to apologize for not being too regular with my visits.
That Massey Harris run good at that low rpm even with all them small issues....that was a good tug with the snatch block....I have one that come from Athens army....you should see the size of it....it’s really big....probably tank size.....well done ....I just love to hear them engines at that low rpm....it’s like music to my ears....CHEERS
You are right on all accounts Gator. We were up in Vancouver a few yeas ago and stopped in a country place that had a snatch block leaning against a Douglas Fir. The Missus took a picture of me standing along side of it and it come to my shoulder !! It must have had a 48'' pulley in it. I never could have imagined one that large. I think that green one is my largest, but it's probably only half the size of your army block...??
I have one identical to yours but the army one is four times.....it’s big and I don’t take it out much but I used it one time......a story for another day.....CHEERS
@@gatorsworld Now THAT's a big one !! If I had that one I think I'd hang it off the rear bumper of the old '85 Ford just for the heck of it.
You actually got rid of one of your Massey Harris's. I know how much you love the brand.
Yeah, can you believe that !!? Must have been just a moment of mental lapse. LOL Sell one, buy two....maybe.
Good old '44' or luck, either way the new owner of this original old Massey Harris is going to like this one, I'm sure.
( to my thinking, the 'new owner' is a lucky guy to be able to buy this one ) I do like the sound of these wonderful engines coming to life.
Oh he's going to love this old tractor Reg. These 44's are real workhorses and the flagship of the Massey Harris line. The long stroke of the Continental gives them greater lugging power over the shorter stroke and higher rpm of some of the comparable competitors. Straight pipes make them sound better !!
@@tractorman4461 Good stuff, I think!
Good tr@ctor, good job thanx
I DO love a good running 44 BP....Special or not, they are great tractors !!
didnt start mine this time will be ready for show when i go over late august weather permiting
It's hard to beat these old Masseys for sure Nigel. I'm sure yours are much better cared for so you'll have no issue firing yours up for a good tractor ride.
The more you get the more you sell!
A LOT of them are gonna be leaving. i promised the boys I'd start moving stuff out once I hit the 70 mark !! I'm past that Jeff, so it's time to thin 'em out.
The kid in me getz excited to see you usein the snatch block. Any history on the snatch block or is it a barn find?
I have a few from back on the farm Mike, but most of them are either farm auction or country yard sale purchases. I don't need more than three (usually), but when they can be bought cheaply I see no need to pass them up. My son and son in law are eventually going to need a few....so here they are. LOL
This one here was a farm auction purchase. I have a rule to never spend more than ten bucks on them though. Remember though on loading that one big oak log, we used 4 at one time. Did you notice how dusty this one was....??
Very nice video Wendell. How long have you owned that tractor and how many do you have left? Enjoy your week and be safe.
I've owned it for nearly 40 years. And I don't know how many are hiding here or there....it'd take a while to think that hard, them being stuffed in a number of places. LOL It's just time to thin down the herd and pass some of 'em down to the next lucky guy. This one has served me well long enough. Have a great week end Mike !!
que pena estar tan lejos no puedo comprar ese tractor
Hubiera sido un honor vendérselo amigo.
decent runner, run a selftapping screw with a rubber washer on it, itll last forever
This one was always a good runner and an easy start John, winter or summer. But I really figured the carb would need gone through first. But hey, I got lucky this time !!
@@tractorman4461 hard to kill them tractors running a magneto
That looked like an Interstate battery
Yes Gary...good eye !! We have a battery 'blem' store a few miles north and they seem to have Interstate's in there all the time. New batteries but blemished any size 12v for sixty bucks, warrantied for a year. No questions asked. I always go for the highest CCA they have for my old 85 Ford and the tractors.
@@tractorman4461 , my understanding is that the higher the ccs’s, the closer the plates are together and that in theory shortens the life of the battery. Don’t know if that is truly the case but I have always been a middle of the road guy and buy a battery with mid level cca’s
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 I've not heard that Gary, but that kinda makes sense. Maybe the reason mine last so long is my using a float charger on the ones that I expect to sit for an extended period to keep them de-sulphated internally. I usually get close to ten years out of the high CCA batteries and they really spin the motors over in the cold weather !! The one in the old 460 Ford is 8 years old right now.
I would have like to see the points file.
Yeah, I don't know why I forgot to record that part. I usually make it a point to show it because of the young fellows that are more into modern ignition systems. But they are a really fine and perfectly flat file. Here's what Amazon has to offer : www.amazon.com/Cal-Van-Tools-693-Ignition-Point/dp/B0067YFPBC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35XQRXBXDBS5R&keywords=ignition+points+file&qid=1686708797&sprefix=ignition+points+file%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1 My file is probably 25 years old and still in excellent shape !! And it has filed dozens and dozens of points too. Thanks Isaac for stopping in, watching and leaving a comment.
@@tractorman4461 thanks tractorman44..just bought a Farmall m.i need 5o service the steering.their is not much on you tube about old tractor steering maintenance.
How many 44's you got down there?!
Never enough is the standard answer PK. LOL. At one time I had 8, but its down now to probably 5....and dropping fast. I would like to find a 44 Standard though or a 55.
What size are the front tires?????
5.50 x 16 or 6.00 x 16 are the typical sizes for the MH 44 front tires. Pullers like to use 15's off of smaller Masseys but I don't like the lowered front end look with the smaller tires.
Very hard steering tractors our shaft is too high no live power
Yes, they are that when they don't have power steering !! The pto shaft IS too high, but the Specials came with a special upper link with that big oval in the middle. Their idea of 'live power' was the hand clutch on some models of 33's and 44's. And of course not all of them had it and all it really did was disengage the final drive on the right side to stop forward motion, but let the pto keep going. Not the best set up at all. But all things evolve over time and when Massey Harris bought out Harry Ferguson they never looked back.