Skip to contentMassey-Haris Pacer tractor VA1 — Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; converted to WebP. · Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org source ↗ Massey-Haris Pacer tractor VA1 — Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; converted to WebP. · Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 commons.wikimedia.org source ↗
An independent tractor referenceSpecifications. Sources. Side by side.
TractorStack.
Search
Find your tractor.
Menu ☰
Years in Production / 1953–1955
Massey-Harris
16 Pacer
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey-Harris 16 Pacer.
21hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1953–1955
Production years
Massey-Harris
Manufacturer
16 Pacer / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
- Manufacturer
- Massey-Harris
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Mechanical contracting band brakes
Open operator station.
- Final Drives
- spur gear
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Pto
- live OptOptional
- Rear Type
- 540
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1800
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 5.5 inches13 cm
- Width
- 5.5 inches13 cm
- Rpm
- 1990
- Speed
- 3125 ft/min952.50 meters/min
16 Pacer / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Continental
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 91 ci1.5 L
- Bore Stroke
- 2.875x3.50 inches73 x 89 mm
- Fuel System
- Marvel-Schlebler carburetor
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 6.1:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1800
- Idle Rpm
- 1000-1800
- Starter Type
- electric
- Oil Capacity
- 3.5 qts3.3 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 9 qts8.5 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Continental 1.5L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 7.5 gal28.4 L
16 Pacer / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 3 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- 165.1mm mechanical dry disc
16 Pacer / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 103.6 in263 cm
- Width
- 62.6 in159 cm
- Wheelbase
- 72.25 in183 cm
- Ground clearance
- 20.5 in52 cm
- Front tread
- 44 in111 cm
- Rear tread
- 41 in104 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 72.25 inches183 cm
- Weight
- 1980 lbs898 kg
- Front Tire
- 4.00x15
- Rear Tire
- 9-24
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 4.00x15
- Rear Ag
- 9-24
- Rear Ag
- 10-24
- Rear Ag
- 6-30
16 Pacer / 05
Tractor Photos
16 Pacer / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 531
Gasoline 3-speed 2WDNovember 10 - 15, 1954
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 531
- Belt Power Max
- 18.87 hp14.1 kW
- Max Power
- 17.05 hp12.7 kW
- Max Pull
- 2118 lbs960 kg