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Kiwi 
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024 at 5:16pm |
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Hi all I am off to a auction today to try and buy my grandad’s tractor back a Massy Harris twin power pacemaker 1938 it was given to my cousin in about 1986 and I asked him if he ever wanted to sell it to let me know first I new of being sold was when I went to the local vintage show and seen it had been restored by a local collector and it was now in his collection fast forward 30 odd years and it is up for sale again so here hoping . Will keep you updated.
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wjohn
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024 at 6:19pm |
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I am not a Massey guy and didn't even know they existed until now, so I learned something. I hope you end up with it. Post some pictures on here either way, if you can.
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DanWi
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024 at 7:31pm |
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Maybe it was ment to be. You can get a restored tractor for less then it would have cost you to restore it. Good luck.
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024 at 8:40pm |
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Hopefully you get it back. Apparently it means more to you than to your cousin.
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plummerscarin
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Posted: 28 Jun 2024 at 9:33pm |
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Good luck!!
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Kiwi
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 2:31am |
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Hi all happy happy we got the M-H pacemaker $4600 nzd man it was a big day sale started a 11am and the auction finished at 6:30 at night 574 lots restored Allis WF $1800 nzd unrestored WF $1100 nzd Allis U restored $3500 nzd all lot + 17.5%
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jdeere562
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 3:24am |
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Glad you got the tractor!
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ac hunter
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 10:55am |
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Congratulations on your "new" tractor. Dad always thought highly of the Massey Harris tractors although he never bought one. Back in 1953 he purchased a new WD-45 but the other contender was a MH 44. Hope you get some pictures on here of yours.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 12:34pm |
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Glad to hear you finally got it.
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Ray54
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 1:37pm |
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Always good to know a tractor has a good home.
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Fred in Pa
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 2:59pm |
Glad you got it ,at a auction its not about luck ,it's if you are the last bidder.
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 3:22pm |
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Always nice to hear that a family tractor IS in the proper drive shed !!!
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Dennis J OPKs
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Posted: 30 Jun 2024 at 9:23pm |
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Massey has a long history. I don't know when they first showed up in your part of the world. I never saw it, but my grandfather & uncles has one of the early 4-wheel drive models with the engine that hung off the front. As I understand it that didn't last long & was traded for a variation of the Challenger. That was dark gray & not red. The 4-wheeler got hung up in ditches among other things and the Challenger became the workhorse & powered the thresher. I do remember it and had a hand clutch. Glad you got it back.
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Kiwi
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024 at 1:40am |
![]()  hi all I got a picture of the pacemaker hope you enjoy
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024 at 6:56am |
congratulations on getting it back home, good looking tractor! It’s always good to see a family machine come home.
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024 at 7:26am |
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I started with a family tractor that was to auctioned. Glad it worked for you.
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Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK!
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024 at 9:25am |
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Glad you got your family tractor back, looks like you had a spot reserved for it. Good looking tractor in the background too.
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ac hunter
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:05am |
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Nice that you got your tractor back. All you had to do is keep waving at the auctioneer. Thanks for the picture.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 01 Jul 2024 at 2:07pm |
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Yes glad to hear you got it back in the family.
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Randy Magnum
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Posted: 02 Jul 2024 at 5:13am |
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The prototype Wallis tractor that would become the Massey like your grandfather’s, was built in the shop I work at. In 1911.
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Kiwi
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Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 4:00am |
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Hi all I have managed to get a break in my work load today to work on the pacemaker after taking off the gas tank and carbureted for a good clean out and cleaning the points she fired up and runs really sweet so happy
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Dennis J OPKs
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Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 7:26am |
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I'll bet that brought a smile and almost a reason to celebrate if you need one. That's always a big hurdle and it's got to be downhill from there.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 12:35pm |
That's great, now you can enjoy it.
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Kiwi
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Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 7:28pm |
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Yes a lap around the yard and back in the shed it left 38 years ago I guess good thing come to the one who waits
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