General Information

Serial #

109665

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL/ CAST IRON/ RUBBER STEERING WHEEL COVER/ RUBBER WHEEL COVER

Dimensions

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

Length

315.0 cm

Width

140.0 cm

Height

170.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Massey

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Racine

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1936+

Canada

Unknown

Function

The tractor is a motorized vehicle used to pull and actuate other vehicles or implements that are not power-driven. Tractors are primarily designed for agricultural work: for cultivation, spraying, and harvesting operations. The first tractors, developed in the mid-nineteenth century, were steam-powered and were not very mobile: their main purpose was to power threshers and other equipment. The development of gas-engines in the late 19th century, and their integration into tractors, gave the machines more mobility and flexibility. Robert C. Williams writes in "Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin' Johnny: A history of the farm tractor and its impact on America" (1987) that "Of all the farm implements, the tractor has had the greatest impact on rural life...In one generation between 1920 and 1950, most farms in the United States changed from dependence on draft animals to dependence on mechanical power."

Technical

THIS MODEL OF TRACTOR WAS ONE OF A PAIR, ONE A ROW CROP & ONE A STANDARD INTRODUCED AT ONE TIME MARKING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FACT THAT ROW CROP & STANDARD MODELS HAD ACHIEVED EQUAL RECOGNITION

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE READS: 'MASSEY-HARRIS TRACTOR/ MODEL [ILLEGIBLE]/ THE MASSEY [HARRIS] CO./ RACINE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A./ SOLD BY MASSEY-HARRIS CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO [ILLEGIBLE]/ TRACTOR NO. 109665/ [ILLEGIBLE]'/ EMBOSSED ON FRONT IS 'MASSEY-HARRIS'/ LEFT SIDE MARKINGS: MOTOR NUMBER '109194' IS STAMPED ON FRONT OF ENGINE/ AIR CLEANER INSTRUCTION PLATE [ILLEGIBLE], LOCATED ON AIR CLEANER COVER/ RIGHT SIDE MARKINGS ON ENGINE COVER READS: 'MASSEY-HARRIS [PACEMAKER]/ OIL GAUGE BESIDE GEAR SHIFT

Missing

RAD & GAS CAPS/ EXHAUST PIPE ELBOW/ END CAP FOR VARPORIZOR/ END OF OIL FILTER/ ENGINE COVER FLAPS ON BOTH SIDES

Finish

ORIGINAL FINISH OF BLUE-GREEN PAINT CANNOT BE DETECTED BECAUSE OF RUST

Decoration

MASSEY-HARRIS IS EMBOSSED ONFRONT OF TRACTOR/ MFR'S NAME & MODEL STENCILLED ON RIGHT SIDE ABOVE ENGINE