The Massey Harris 44 was manufactured by the Massey Harris Tractor Company in 1947 and continued in production for 8 years, until 1955. Many people refer to Massey Harris tractors as Massey Ferguson tractors for the simple reason that Massey Tractor CompaniesHarris and Ferguson merged to form Massey Harris Ferguson in 1953 (the name was later shortened to Massey Ferguson). So you can call it a Massey Ferguson 44, a Massey Harris 44, or even a Massey Harris Ferguson 44.
In total, more than 80, 000 Massey Harris 44s were built. They had one of 4 different engines, depending on the time of manufacture. The first is a tractor-fed 4-cylinder Massey-Harris engine with a displacement of 4. 3 liters. Next up is a 4-cylinder Continental diesel engine with a displacement of 4. 3 liters and cooled by a liquid cooling system. There was also a 4-cylinder gasoline engine with a displacement of 4. 3 liters and liquid cooling using a cooling system that required 21. 8 liters of coolant. The latest engine is a 4-cylinder engine made by Massey Harris that is slightly larger than the others, with a displacement of 4. 5 litres. These engines produced a power of up to 49 horsepower.
Engine power was transferred to its 5 forward gears or a single gear for reverse. The Massey Harris 44 has a weight of 2, 630 kg (5, 800 lb). It measures 3. 43 m (135. 3 inches) in length for the standard MH 44 or 3. 28 m (129 inches) for the row crop version. It is 2. 03 m (80 inches) wide. It is also important to note that there are several variants of the Massey Ferguson 44; there is a standard model, which has been mainly discussed in this article, which has a fixed and wide front. The row crop model has a tricycle front, which makes it a bit unstable but very good in crop fields. An orchard version was also available, which has a slimmer body, allowing users to get closer to trees. Finally, there was also a version for vineyards.
