Posted 1/23/2024 16:44 (#10589764 - in reply to #10589751) Subject: RE: 1100 MF vs. 4020 from below, what was the cheapest at the time?
Sunburst Montana
71307140 - 1/23/2024 16:38
At the time Massey combines had more features than anyone else - first with quick tach heads ( I don’t consider the early gleaners having a good quick tach system), rotary screen , hyd swing turret auger, cascade sieves , high inertia cylinder…..
Gleaner may have first with electric over hyd but Massey had the nice handle that had both propulsion speed and header height on one control .
I’ll add Massey put the first modern self propelled combine on the market in the early 40s which was made more famous by the Harvest Brigrade. So they got a head start on JD and Gleaner and they had over 50% of the market at their peak back in the 50s. Today’s generation wouldn’t know it but Massey at one time was the undisputed leader in combine sales and innovation.
1100 MF vs. 4020 from below, what was the cheapest at the time?
