Brings back a lot of great memories. My grandfather had a neighbor who had one of these who would do my grandfather's barley and wheat. I spend many hours shoveling wheat and barley in a low sided wagon to level it as the combine unloaded it. It was a hot, dirty job but I'd give a lot to be able to go back and do it again just once.
Love this video! My dad owned a #90 combine in the 60's that he used to harvest oats and I rode along as a kid. It's long gone but I still have the 44 tractor that dad and gramps got new in 1949, as well as a 30 tractor which was the first tractor I learned to drive in the 60's. The 30 is a very easy and fun tractor to drive. Used it to haul countless loads of ear corn to the corn crib with Heider wagons.
We ran a super 92 and a 80 special in the eighties. I was a kid then. Harvested around 500 acres a year with them. Parts were readily available, lots of those combines in the area to get parts from. The eighties were tough years. But we got thru.
Dad had a MH60 bought mid to late 50's. Grew up with MH44, then MHF50, then MF65. Sad day to see Massey plant in Brantford Ontario shut down and auctioned off. Thank you Conrad Black.
Dad's first self propelled combine was a Massey Harris 82. The first season or two he had the open station. I remember him wearing a goggle eye respirator when combining beans. Then he had an after market cab installed with air conditioning.
Wow, lots of memories. Mu uncle had one of those back in the '80s. He broke his arm just before wheat harvest, so I started running it at 14 years of age, crawling around the hills of central Pa. The brakes weren't the best. If I tried going up too steep of hills, it would spin out and the brakes wouldn't hold it. So I'd leave it dig itself into a pair of holes, then I could get it into reverse and back down- a thrill for a 14 year old. Changing spark plugs was a real chore, with the engine being under the machine. If I remember correctly it was either #3 or 4 that didn't allow a socket and ratchet on, there wasn't enough room above. Massey made a special wrench just for the spark plugs- which we didn't have. Of course it was an open platform, no cab, so I ate a lot of dust, especially cutting oats. Thanks for the video, good job.
Dad had a older MH combine. It had a 14’ head (#46 maybe) been too many years ago. It was fun to harvest wheat, not oats or grain sorghum. The 6 volt battery did not turn the engine over real fast so I would turn the crank at the same time, it would start then.
In Belgium anno 1954 was de prijs voor een Massey-Harris model 26 met Bag systeem 10.000 dollar. Was toen zeer veel geld, maar kon in loondienst terug verdiend worden op 2 jaar tijd..
My grandpa had a MH30 and a MH pull combine- I remember sewing wheat sacks with my cousin on the back and sliding down the sack chute - grandpa chewed us out a lot - hahaha
Dad had a Super 26 I spent many a hour running it, I had to put both feet on the clutch petal and both hands on the variable speed lever to shift it, no cab very dusty MILO MILO !! electric header lift, Learned to grease the steering linkage and clutch linkage, that helped a lot for a 10 year old boy to maneuver it. The engine would start to miss, shut it off, crawl under take the distributor cap off blow out the dust and go back to work. AH THOSE WERE THE DAZE!!
I remember my Dad had A self propelled corn picker of about that vintage. He only had it about one year. You rally had to watch it close for fire. I am fairly sure it was A Massey Harris.
Boy do i remember these fireballs . the engine is underneath just behind the front axle .There is a lot of burned up machines on the edges of fields yet today
The actual merger of Massey Harris and Ferguson, occurred in August of 1953. However, it wasn’t until the later 50’s that the name Massey Ferguson was displayed by Massey. Fergieman
Its a shame AGCO discontinued the Massey Combines. So much history behind them unlike the company they replaced them with Fendt who never even built combines
Massey pretty much owned the combine market in the 1950s and 60s, but Massey combines developed a BAD reputation after some of the combines they built in the late 70s when Conrad Black was running the company into the ground. My uncle who had been a die hard Massey man since the 1950s bought a new 540 or 550 combine (can't remember which) circa 1980 and that thing broke down so much it about put him out of the farming business. It was such a lemon I think he finally ended up suing the dealer he bought it from and maybe even Massey Ferguson. He swore that after that piece of junk left that there would never be another Massey Ferguson on the place and he started buying John Deeres.
I was just thinking this morning about how I don't want to restore another tractor for a while, but like an old combine or swather. Probably will end up being my New Holland 905.
Brings back a lot of great memories. My grandfather had a neighbor who had one of these who would do my grandfather's barley and wheat. I spend many hours shoveling wheat and barley in a low sided wagon to level it as the combine unloaded it. It was a hot, dirty job but I'd give a lot to be able to go back and do it again just once.
My dad had a Massy Harris Super 26 self propelled combined he owned it for over 20 years.
My grandfather owned one, I hated harvesting Oats, so itchy. Good times spent with grandpa.
I've got a 1962 super 92. Basically just a bigger version of this. Nice find.
Love this video! My dad owned a #90 combine in the 60's that he used to harvest oats and I rode along as a kid. It's long gone but I still have the 44 tractor that dad and gramps got new in 1949, as well as a 30 tractor which was the first tractor I learned to drive in the 60's. The 30 is a very easy and fun tractor to drive. Used it to haul countless loads of ear corn to the corn crib with Heider wagons.
Glad some people are collecting all the machinery besides tractors too! Combines, haybinders etc. Are also important in ag history.
We ran a super 92 and a 80 special in the eighties. I was a kid then. Harvested around 500 acres a year with them. Parts were readily available, lots of those combines in the area to get parts from. The eighties were tough years. But we got thru.
Awesome machine, great family. It really is nice when all the family members enjoy the same hobbies like tractors and machinery.
Great story, love the looks of the 1956 Massey Harris, thanks!
Its amazing that it is in original condition.
I had one in the 70s, loved it
Dad had a MH60 bought mid to late 50's. Grew up with MH44, then MHF50, then MF65. Sad day to see Massey plant in Brantford Ontario shut down and auctioned off. Thank you Conrad Black.
My Grandpa’s progression of combines over the years was an 80, 86, 90, then the 92. I remember running the 90 and 92 lot. We farmed rice.
Dad's first self propelled combine was a Massey Harris 82. The first season or two he had the open station. I remember him wearing a goggle eye respirator when combining beans. Then he had an after market cab installed with air conditioning.
This machine looks far better than the new combines
Wow, lots of memories. Mu uncle had one of those back in the '80s. He broke his arm just before wheat harvest, so I started running it at 14 years of age, crawling around the hills of central Pa. The brakes weren't the best. If I tried going up too steep of hills, it would spin out and the brakes wouldn't hold it. So I'd leave it dig itself into a pair of holes, then I could get it into reverse and back down- a thrill for a 14 year old. Changing spark plugs was a real chore, with the engine being under the machine. If I remember correctly it was either #3 or 4 that didn't allow a socket and ratchet on, there wasn't enough room above. Massey made a special wrench just for the spark plugs- which we didn't have. Of course it was an open platform, no cab, so I ate a lot of dust, especially cutting oats. Thanks for the video, good job.
I bought a # 70 Massey for $500 in 1974 when I was 16 years old. Think about it often! Thought I was was big stuff back then.
Dad had a older MH combine. It had a 14’ head (#46 maybe) been too many years ago. It was fun to harvest wheat, not oats or grain sorghum. The 6 volt battery did not turn the engine over real fast so I would turn the crank at the same time, it would start then.
Now I remember, #21
In Belgium anno 1954 was de prijs voor een Massey-Harris model 26 met Bag systeem 10.000 dollar. Was toen zeer veel geld, maar kon in loondienst terug verdiend worden op 2 jaar tijd..
My grandpa had a MH30 and a MH pull combine- I remember sewing wheat sacks with my cousin on the back and sliding down the sack chute - grandpa chewed us out a lot - hahaha
My uncle had a Massey Harris combine. I never saw him use it but he sold it a few years ago.
Dad had a Super 26 I spent many a hour running it, I had to put both feet on the clutch petal and both hands on the variable speed lever to shift it, no cab very dusty MILO MILO !! electric header lift, Learned to grease the steering linkage and clutch linkage, that helped a lot for a 10 year old boy to maneuver it. The engine would start to miss, shut it off, crawl under take the distributor cap off blow out the dust and go back to work. AH THOSE WERE THE DAZE!!
I grew up with this combine. 61 grease fittings
We have a Massey Harris Ferguson model36 side delivery rake been a damn good Rake, survived my teenage years,
Very cool piece of antique machinery!
Love your profile picture 😉
Got two 80's sitting in my yard. One runs but needs a grain pan the other is parts
I remember my Dad had A self propelled corn picker of about that vintage. He only had it about one year. You rally had to watch it close for fire. I am fairly sure it was A Massey Harris.
Boy do i remember these fireballs . the engine is underneath just behind the front axle .There is a lot of burned up machines on the edges of fields yet today
My Pop had one. Great machine.
I think this the one Matchbox made King Size versions of this one
Looks Good!!
Yeah, that's cool.
The actual merger of Massey Harris and Ferguson, occurred in August of 1953. However, it wasn’t until the later 50’s that the name Massey Ferguson was displayed by Massey.
Fergieman
Its a shame AGCO discontinued the Massey Combines. So much history behind them unlike the company they replaced them with Fendt who never even built combines
Massey pretty much owned the combine market in the 1950s and 60s, but Massey combines developed a BAD reputation after some of the combines they built in the late 70s when Conrad Black was running the company into the ground. My uncle who had been a die hard Massey man since the 1950s bought a new 540 or 550 combine (can't remember which) circa 1980 and that thing broke down so much it about put him out of the farming business. It was such a lemon I think he finally ended up suing the dealer he bought it from and maybe even Massey Ferguson. He swore that after that piece of junk left that there would never be another Massey Ferguson on the place and he started buying John Deeres.
nice ride
Built in Newcastle Ontario
See the lineage to the MF 510 combines that I ran years ago.
I was just thinking this morning about how I don't want to restore another tractor for a while, but like an old combine or swather. Probably will end up being my New Holland 905.
You might ave to buy an old wheat truck?!
John Deere 45 Combine is my choice for most iconic.
Great combine! Amazing machinery but it looks so dangerous. So many exposed moving parts.
And yet we are here. We knew better than to stick hands or fingers in moving parts. Common sense I guess
How American is it actually?
"Most iconic American combine"
Uh... weren't these built in Canada? Lol😂😂
The hobbit sized combine... On to the shire!