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Years in Production / 1947–1953
Massey-Harris
44 Row-Crop
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey-Harris 44 Row-Crop.
45hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
1947–1953
Production years
Massey-Harris
Manufacturer
44 Row-Crop / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- Manufacturer
- Massey-Harris
- Total Built
- 84,000
Capacity
- Fuel
- 19 gal71.9 L
- Aux Fuel
- 5.75 gal21.8 L
- Hydraulic System
- 1.75 gal6.6 L
Hydraulics
- Capacity
- 1.75 gal6.6 L
- Pressure
- 1050 psi72.4 bar
- Total Flow
- 7.5 gpm28.4 lpm
Hitch
- Type
- Massey Hitch-All
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Pto
- live *Live PTO available on late models of the Massey 44.
- Rear Type
- 534
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 13.5 inches34 cm
- Width
- 6 inches15 cm
- Rpm
- 970
- Speed
- 3,050 ft/min929.64 meters/min
Electrical
- Charging System
- generator
- Batteries
- 1 (gas)
- Batteries
- 2 (diesel)
- Battery Volts
- 6
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Differential mechanical drum brakes
Open operator station.
44 Row-Crop / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail (Option 1)
Continental
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 259.4 ci4.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.875x5.50 inches98 x 140 mm
- Power
- 45 hp33.6 kW
- Fuel System
- Zenith carburetor
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 5.65:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 6
- Oil Capacity
- 8 qts7.6 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 23 qts21.8 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Detail (Option 2)
Continental
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 259.4 ci4.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.875x5.50 inches98 x 140 mm
- Power
- 40 hp29.8 kW
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 15.0:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Detail (Option 3)
Massey-Harris
tractor fuel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 259.4 ci4.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.875x5.50 inches98 x 140 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 4.65:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 6
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Detail (Option 4)
Massey-Harris
LP gas
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Only 460 model Massey Harris model 44 tractors were built with the LP-gas engine, all of them in 1952.
- Displacement
- 259.4 ci4.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.875x5.50 inches98 x 140 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 6
- Fuel Type
- LP gas
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
44 Row-Crop / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- unsynchronized gear
- Gears
- 5 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
- Oil Capacity
- 52 qts49.2 L
44 Row-Crop / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 135.3 in343 cm
- Width
- 79 in200 cm
- Height
- 80 in203 cm
- Wheelbase
- 87.75 in222 cm
- Front tread
- 6 in15 cm
- Rear tread
- 51.25 in130 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 87.75 inches222 cm
- Weight
- 4165 to 4253 pounds
- Front Tire
- 5.50-16
- Rear Tire
- 11-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 5.50-16
- Rear Ag
- 11-38
- Rear Ag
- 12-38
- Rear Ag
- 13-38
44 Row-Crop / 05
Tractor Photos
44 Row-Crop / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 389
260 gasoline 5-speed 2WDOctober 29 - November 12, 1947
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 389
- Belt Power Max
- 45.64 hp34.0 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 4.0 gal/hour15.1 l/hour
- Max Power
- 39.90 hp29.8 kW
- Max Pull
- 4,612 lbs2092 kg