General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

METAL, RUBBER, FIBRE, WOOD, GLASS COVER ON OIL PRESSURE GAUGE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

660.0 cm

Width

287.0 cm

Height

376.0 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop handling

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Massey

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Saskatchewan

Period

1933-1969

Canada

Massey-Harris was founded in Brantford, Ontario in 1891, and was the result of the merger of the Massey Manufacturing Co. and A. Harris, Son & Co. Massey-Harris became a globally important manufacturer of agricultural implements. Following the combine design trends of the time, the Trail 14 model was a large machine. First manufactured in 1933, the No. 14 was a pull-type combine equipped with an auxiliary motor that powered the machine's threshing operation. The onset of the Great Depression created market demand for smaller and more affordable machines, which led Massey-Harris to produce the Clipper (see 1977.0003).

Function

The combine harvester, also known earlier as the reaper-thresher, combines in one machine all the operations associated with cereal-grain harvesting: reaping, gathering, threshing, sorting and winnowing. First conceived in the late 19th century, combine harvesters became popular the 20th century as grain farming expanded, particularly in western North America. Combine harvesters came in towed and self-propelled models, with self-propelled models dominating production after the 1940s.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'Z55' STENCILLED AT BACK/ PLATE ON SIDE OF RAD 'MASSEY-HARRIS/ COMPANY/ PART NO.6B2433/ LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS/ ENGINE:/ IN NEW ENGINES FOR THE FIRST FEW/ DAYS OR 25 HOUR RUN-IN PERIOD USE/ SAE. NO.10 OIL OF THE BEST BRAND OF/ OIL AVAILABLE./ THEREAFTER USE THE BEST BRAND OF OIL AVAIALBLE AS FOLLOWS:/ SAE. NO.30 FOR SUMMER./ SAE. NO.20 FOR FALL./ SAE. NO.10W FOR WINTER./ MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL IN THE CRANKCASE/ UP TO THE HIGHEST LINE INDICATED ON THE / GAUGE./ DRAIN AND REFILL WITH NEW OIL EVERY FOUR/ DAYS OR FIFTY HOURS OF OPERATION./ GEAR CASE:/ USE A HIGH GRADE (?) MINERAL/ OIL. SAE. NO.160./ BE SURE TO KEEP OIL LEVEL IN THE GEAR/ CASE HIGH ENOUGH TO COVER THE SHAFTS./ OVER FILLING MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF OIL./ CHANGE THE OIL ONCE IN EVERY HARVEST./ (?) FITTINGS & WATER PUMP SHAFT:/ FILL DAILY WITH LIQUID BUT/ STICKY LUBRICANT OF HEAT AND WATER/ RESISTING TYPE.'/ ON BACK OF RAD: 'MODINE MFG. CO. RACINE. WIS. USA./ MODEL AO-3058-031/ MF'D UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE/ FOLLOWING PATENTS - OTHERS PENDING/ 1553093; 1677157; 1726360; 1743851; 175[ ? ]; 17[ ? ]; 1893521; 2005235; 2006049' [NOTE: THESE NUMBERS ARE ALL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN, AS THEY WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CLEARLY]

Missing

NIL From CA of 05/26/1997 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Several components appear to be missing

Finish

SOME PTS UNFINISHED GREY (APPEAR GALVANIZED)/ SOME PTS PAINTED GREEN (MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL)/ SOME PTS PAINTED RED, SOME NOW RUST COLOURED

Decoration

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