- Massey Harris Model 20
The Massey Harris Model 20 was a
two-plow tractor built by Massey Harris (laterMassey Ferguson ) from 1946-1948.Pripps, p.78.]Introduced to commemorate Massey's 100th anniversary in 1947, the 20 was virtually identical to the earlier Model 81, which first appeared in 1941.Pripps, p.72.] About 8,000 Model 20s were sold, in row crop or standard models, with the choice of gasoline or
kerosene Pripps, p.73 cap.] (known as Tractor Vaporizing Oil, TVO, in Britain)Pripps, p.131.] as fuel.With a base price of around C$1450,Pripps, p.79 cap.] about C$500 more than the 81, the 20 was competitive with Ford and Ferguson-Brown models of the period. At a bare weight without ballastPripps, p.78 cap.] of 3,000 lb (1,350 kg) (some 700 lb {300 kg} less than the contemporary Model 30, which dramatically outsold it, but about 400 lb {180 kg} more than the earlier 81), the 20 offered four speeds (against the 30's 5), providing a top speed of 2.5 mph (4 km/h) in First (low) and 13.5 mph (21.6 km/h) in Fourth (high). The 124 in3 (2,031 cc) engine inherited from the 81, and the 101 before it,Pripps, p.73 cap.] produced 31 hp (23 kW) at the belt, [Pripps, p.77.] and was manufactured by Continental, like all Massey Harris tractors at the time.
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