A History of Wallis and Massey Harris Farm Tractors

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A History of Wallis and Massey-Harris Farm
Tractors! A Lyle V. Johnson Production June
26, 2014
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The History of Wallis Farm Tractors! The Wallis
Tractors were built from 1902 until 1932,
primarily in Racine, Wisconsin by the J. I. Case
Plow Works (a different company than Case
Threshing Machine, which would have built the
Case brand of tractors). Wallis Tractors was
founded by Henry Wallis, the son-in-law of Jerome
I. Case. Henry Wallis was also the president of
the Case Plow Works, which had been founded by J.
I. Case. Early work on the Wallis tractor
dates back to 1902 and some assembly in
Cleveland, Ohio, but the company was formally
organized in Racine, Wisconsin in 1912.
Wallis Tractors were built and sold by the
Case Plow Works. In 1928, Case Plow Works was
sold to Massey-Harris, and Massey took over the
production of Wallis tractors (also at this time,
full rights to the Case name were sold to Case
Threshing Machine). Massey-Harris continued to
use the Wallis brand until 1932, when the
Massey-Harris name replaced it.
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The Wallis Brand of Farm Tractors! Wallis Bear
1910 - 1914 Wallis Cub (Standard
Tread) 1914 - 1917 Wallis Cub (Row Crop) 1914
- 1917 Wallis Cub Junior 1917 1919 Wallis
Model 12-20 1929 - 1932

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Wallis Bear. Yrs. Built 1910 - 1914 in
Cleveland, OH., and Racine, WI. by the J. I.
Case Plow Works. Engine 24.3L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP Drawbar 30 50 Belt.
Plow rating 10.

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Wallis Cub Standard Tread. Years Built 1914
-1917 by the J. I. Case Plow Works, Racine,
WI. Engine 13.0L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP
26 Drawbar 52 Belt. Plow rating 4-14.
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Wallis Cub (Row Crop). Yrs. Built
1914 1917 by the J. I. Case Plow Works,
Racine, WI. Engine 13.0L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 26 Drawbar 52 Belt. Plow
rating 4-14.
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Wallis Cub Junior. Yrs. Built 1917
1919 in Racine, WI by the J. I. Case Plow
Works. Engine 5.3L 4-Cylinder Gasoline
HP 15 Drawbar 30 Belt. Plow rating 2
or 3-14.
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Wallis 12-20 Tractor. Built by
Massey-Harris 1929 1932 in Racine, WI.
Engine Wallis 4.1L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP
12 Drawbar 20 Belt. Plow rating 2-14.
Cost NA.
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The Massey-Harris Brand of Farm Tractors! The
Massey-Harris Company was originally formed in
1891, as a merger of the Massey Manufacturing
Company of Toronto, Canada, and the A. Harris
Son Company Ltd., both of Ontario, Canada.
Both of these companies had on their own been
industry leaders in the production of farm
implements and harvesting machinery in Canada.
They introduced the Wallis 12-20-model tractor
in 1929. This tractor was the basis for the
"Pacemaker" which was first produced in 1936. The
"Challenger" was their first row-crop tractor.
Both models were available on steel or with
rubber tires. In 1953, Massey-Harris merged
with Ferguson, after Harry Ferguson had split
from Ford, to form the Massey-Ferguson. In 1994,
AGCO purchased Massey-Ferguson and continues to
use the name Massey-Ferguson as one of its
several brands of farm tractors.
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The Farm Tractors Built by Massey Harris!
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Massey Harris No. 1 12-25. Yrs. Built 1918
- 1919. Engine Buda 5.1L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 12 Drawbar 25 Belt. Plow
rating 3-14. Cost NA.

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Massey Harris No. 2 12-22. Yrs. Built 1920
- 1922. Engine Buda 5.1L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 12 Drawbar 22 Belt. Plow
rating 3-14. Cost NA.

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Massey Harris No. 3 15-28. Yrs. Built
1922 - 1923. No. Built NA. Engine
Buda 5.1L Gasoline. HP 15 Drawbar 28
Belt. Plow rating 3-14. Cost NA.

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Massey-Harris 15-22 GP 4WD. Yrs. Built 1930
- 1936. No. Built 3,000 Engine 3.7L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 19 Drawbar 24
Belt. Plow rating 2-14. Cost 1,000.

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Massey Harris Model 25. 15,000 were built from
1932 to 1946 in Racine, Wisconsin. Engine
5.7L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 33 Drawbar 44
Belt. Plow rating 3 or 4-14

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Massey-Harris Challenger. (Row Crop
Tractor) 14,000 Built 1936 1939 Engine
Massey Harris 4.1 L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 29
Drawbar 34 Belt. The Challenger was the
row-crop version of the Massey-Harris Standard
Tread Pacemaker Tractor.

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The early Massey Harris Row Crop Challenger
Tractors were green and the later ones were
painted red.
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Massey-Harris Pacemaker. Yrs. Built 1936 -
1939. No. Built 26,557. Engine
Massey-Harris 4.1L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 30
Drawbar 42 Belt. Plow rating NA.
Cost NA.
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Later versions of the Massey Harris Pacemaker
tractors were red.
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Massey Harris 101 Super. Yrs. Built 1938
1942. No. Built 8,647. Engine Chrysler
3.6L 6-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 34
Drawbar 46 Belt. Cost 1,700 in 1942.
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Massey Harris 101S Super. 8,647 Built from 1938
to 1942. Engine Chrysler 3.6L 6-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 30 Drawbar 40 Belt. Plow
rating NA Cost 1,700 in 1942.
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Massey Harris 101Junior. Built from 1939 to 1946
in Racine, Wisconsin Engine 2.7L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 24 Drawbar 30
Belt. Plow rating 2-14
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Massey Harris 102 Junior. Yrs. Built 1939
1946. Engine Continental 2.3L or 2.7L 4-Cyl
Distillate. HP 20 Drawbar 26 PTO. Plow
rating 2-14
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Massey Harris 201. Yrs. Built 1940
1942. Engine Chrysler 4.0 or 4.1L 6-cyl
gasoline. HP NA. Plow rating 4-14 Cost
1,750 in 1942.
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Massey Harris 202. 223 Built from 1940
1943. Engine Continental 4.8L 6-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 37 PTO. Plow rating
5-14 Cost 1,900 in 1942.
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Massey Harris 203. 2,957 Built from 1940 to
1947. Engine Continental 5.4L 6-Cyl Gasoline
or Distillate. HP 37 PTO. Plow rating
5-14. Cost 2,050 in 1947.
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Massey Harris 81. Yrs. Built 1941
1946. Engine Continential 2.0L 4-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 20 Drawbar 27 Belt. Plow
rating NA. Cost 1,121 in 1946.
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Massey Harris 81 Standard Tread Year Built
1941 1946. Engine Continential 2.0L 4-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 16 Drawbar 26 PTO. Plow rating
NA. Cost 1,121 in 1946.
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The Massey Harris Model 82 Tractor was basically
the same as the Model 81, except that it offered
a Continential 2.3L 4-cyl distillate engine.
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Massey Harris 101 Senior. Yrs. Built 1942
1946. Engine Continental 3.7L 6-Cylinder
Gasoline. Plow rating 3-14. Cost 1,300 in
1946. This tractor was similar to the MH 101
Super, except for a Continental engine in place
of a Chrysler engine.
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Massey Harris 102 Senior Standard Tread. Yrs.
Built 1942 1946. Engine Continental 4.0L
6-Cyl Distillate. HP NA. Plow rating
3-14 Cost 1,300 in 1946.
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Massey Harris 30. 32,418 Built from 1946 to
1952 in Racine, Wisconsin. Engine 2.7L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 26 Drawbar 34
Belt. Plow rating 2 or 3-14 .
Cost 2,065 in 1952.
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Massey Harris 20. Yrs. Built 1946
1948. Engine Continental 2.0L 4-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 31 Belt. Plow rating
2-14. Cost 1,500 in 1948.
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Massey Harris 55. Yrs. Built 1946
1955. Engine Continental 6.3L 4-Cyl Gasoline
or Diesel. HP 57 Drawbar 66 PTO. Plow
rating 5-14. Cost 3,848 in 1955.
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Massey Harris 44 (Row Crop). Yrs. Built 1947
1953. No. Built 84,000. Engine 4.3L
4-Cylinder Continental Gasoline or Diesel. HP
39 Drawbar 45 Belt. Plow rating 3 or
4-14. Cost NA.
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Massey Harris 44 Tractors came with varied
options. Row crop and Standard Tread Model
44 tractors could be equipped with a 6-Cylinder
Continental Engine, and would be designated as
Massey Harris Model 44-6 tractors.
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Massey Harris 44-6. (Row Crop) Yrs Built 1947
1951. No. Built 6,657. Engine Continental
3.7L 6-Cyl gasoline. HP NA. Plow rating
3-14. The 44-6 Model offered a 6-Cylinder
Engine.
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Massey Harris 44-6 (Standard Tread). This is
the Standard Tread version of the MH Model 44-6
built from 1947 to 1951.
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Massey Harris 22 (Row Crop) Yrs. Built 1948
1953. Engine Continential 2.3L 4-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 22 Drawbar 31 Belt. Plow
rating 2-14. Cost 1,468 in 1953.
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Massey Harris 744 (Standard Tread) Yrs. Built
1948 -1958 in Manchester, England,
and Kilmarnock, Scotland. No. Built 17,000
(Estimate). Engine Perkins 4.7L 6-Cyl
Diesel. Plow rating NA. Cost NA.
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Massey Harris 21 Colt (with front-end
loader) Yrs. Built 1952 1953. Engine
Continental 2.0L 4-Cyl Gasoline. Plow rating
2-14.
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Massey Harris 23 Mustang. Yrs. Built 1952-
1956. Engine Continential 2.3L 4-Cyl
Gasoline. HP 27 PTO. Plow rating NA.
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Massey Harris 33 (Row Crop) Yrs. Built 1952
-1955. Engine Continental 3.3L 4-Cyl
Gasoline or Diesel. HP 35 Drawbar 39
Belt. Plow rating NA. Cost 2,542 in 1955.
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Massey Harris 44 Special. Yrs. Built 1953
1955 Engine Massey-Harris 4.5L 4-cyl
gasoline, or Continental 4.3L 4-cyl diesel. HP
43 Drawbar 48 Belt. Plow rating 3 or 4-14.
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Massey Harris 745. Yrs. Built 1954
1958. Est. 11,000 built in Kilmarnock,
Scotland Engine Perkins 4.4L 4-Cyl Diesel No
other data available.
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Massey Harris Model 50. Yrs. Built 1955
1956 in Detroit, Michigan. Engine Continental
2.2L 4-Cyl Gasoline. HP 30 Drawbar 32
Belt. The Massey-Harris 50 was based on the
FerguSon TO-35 and introduced after the merger
that created Massey-Harris-Ferguson. It was also
produced as the F-40 for Ferguson dealers. The
50 was available in several configurations
utility, high-crop utility, or row-crop with a
choice of single, tricycle, or wide adjustable
front ends.
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Massey Harris Model 555. Yrs. Built 1955
1958. Engine Continental 6.3L 4-Cyl Gasoline
or Diesel. HP 57 Drawbar 66 Belt. Cost
4,200 in 1958.
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Massey Harris Model 333. (Row Crop) Yrs. Built
1956 1958. No. Built 2,748 in Racine,
WI. Engine Continental 3.4L 4-Cyl Gasoline
or Diesel. HP 37 Drawbar 41 Belt. An
adjustable wide front-end was also available for
this model.
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Massey Harris Model 444 (Row Crop) Yrs. Built
1956 1958. No. Built 7,131 in Racine,
WI. Engine Massey-Harris 4.5L 4-Cyl Gasoline
or Diesel. HP 45 Drawbar 49 Belt. Cost
3,650 in 1958.
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Massey Harris 444 (Standard Tread) Yrs. Built
1956 1958. Engine Massey-Harris 4.5L 4-Cyl
Gasoline or Diesel. HP 45 Drawbar 49 Belt.
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Thanks for Watching this Slide Show on a History
of the Wallis and Massey Harris Farm
Tractors! Research for this slide show was by
me, Lyle V. Johnson, utilizing tractor photos and
data readily available from the internet, and by
using Google searches and farm tractor data
principally available from one website,
TractorData.com. Background Music Stranger
on the Shore by Acker Bilk. A Lyle V.
Johnson Production June 26, 2014