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| Model history | |
|---|---|
| Model introduced | Unknown |
| Model discontinued | Unknown |
| Model status | Unknown Discontinued |
| Engine Specification | |
| Power hp | 27 |
| Power kW | 20 |
| Transmission Details | |
| Transmission type | Unknown |
| Drive | 2WD |
| Linkage Category | Unknown |
| Other info | |
| Factories | Canada |
| Plow rating | Unknown |
The Massey Harris Model 81 was a two-plow small-farm tractor built by Massey-Harris (later Massey Ferguson) from 1941-1948.[1] It features a 27 hp (20 kW) engine.
Introduced to replace Massey's General GG,[1] the 81 was identical to the with the Model 82 (which used kerosene, or Tractor Vaporizing Oil {TVO}, as it was known in Britain)[2] and was very similar to the Model 101 Junior,[1] which first appeared in 1939.[3] It was offered in standard-track and row-crop versions, as was the Model 20 that followed it.
With a base price of around C$800,[4] it was competitive with the C$900 John Deere A.[1] and less than Ford and Ferguson-Brown models of the period.[4] At a bare weight without ballast[5] of 2,600 lb (1,170 kg)[1] (some 1,100 lb {580 kg} less than the contemporary Model 30[5] the 81 used the same 124 in3 (2,031 cc)[1][6] engine of the 101 Junior, while the 82 used a 140 in3 (2,293 cc) model.[1] The 124 in3 was rated at 21 hp (15.7 kW) at the belt,[1] and was manufactured by Continental, like all Massey Harris tractors at the time.[5][6]
The Royal Canadian Air Force used blue-painted standards as aircraft tugs,[1] out of under 2,600 standard-tread 81s made.[7]
The Model 81 was joined in 1946 by the Model 20,[5] both of which survived in production until 1948.[1][5]
Preservation[]
A few examples of this tractor survive in museum and private collection;
- List any known examples here
See also[]
References[]
Sources[]
- Pripps, Robert N. (2001). The big book of Massey tractors. Vancouver: Raincoast Books. ISBN 1-55192-423-4. OCLC 46991918.
Further reading[]
- Pripps, Robert N. The Big Book of Farm Tractors. Vancouver, BC: Raincoast Books, 2001. ISBN 1-55192-393-9.
- ______. The Field Guide to Vintage Farm Tractors. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2001.
- ______. Vintage Ford Tractors. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2001.
- Denison, Merrill. Harvest Triumphant: The Story of Massey-Harris. New York: Dodd Mead, 1949.
- Farnsworth, John. The Massey Legacy. Ipswich, Greaat Britain: Farming Press, 1997.
- Gay, Larry. Farm Tractors 1975-1995. Saint Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1995.
- Wendel, C. H. Massey Tractors. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1992.
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