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Years in Production / 1953–1955
Massey-Harris
44 Special
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey-Harris 44 Special.
40hp
Source index power
Unknown
Drive
1953–1955
Production years
Massey-Harris
Manufacturer
44 Special / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
The Massey Harris 44 Special offered a bored-out gasoline engine, increasing displacement over the 44. The diesel, distillate, and LP-gas engines remained the same. The 44 Special was available in row-crop, standard, cane (high-crop), and rice configurations.
- Manufacturer
- Massey-Harris
Mechanical
Differential mechanical drum brakes
Open operator station.
- Steering
- manual worm-and-sector
Capacity
- Fuel
- 23 gal (gas)87.1 L
- Fuel
- 19 gal (diesel)71.9 L
- Fuel
- 27.2 gal (LP-gas)103.0 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
- live
- Rear Type
- 534
- Engine Rpm
- 534@1350
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 13.5 inches34 cm
- Width
- 6 inches15 cm
- Rpm
- 863
- Speed
- 3050 ft/min929.64 meters/min
44 Special / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail (Option 1)
Massey-Harris
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 277 ci4.5 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.00x5.50 inches102 x 140 mm
- Fuel System
- Zenith 1.25" carburetor
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 6.25:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Oil Capacity
- 8 qts7.6 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 22 qts20.8 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
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
- 1500
- 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
- 4.68:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Detail (Option 4)
Massey-Harris
LP gas
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
- Rated Rpm
- 1350
- Fuel Type
- LP gas
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
44 Special / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- unsynchronized gear
- Gears
- 5 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- 11-inch dry disc
44 Special / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 135.3 in343 cm
- Width
- 79 in200 cm
- Height
- 80 in203 cm
- Wheelbase
- 88 in223 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 88 inches223 cm
- Front Tire
- 6.50x16
- Rear Tire
- 11-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 6.50x16
- Front Ag
- 9.00x10
- Rear Ag
- 11-38
- Rear Ag
- 12-38
- Rear Ag
- 13-38
44 Special / 05
Tractor Photos
44 Special / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 510
Gasoline 5-speed 2WDOctober 10 - 24, 1953
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 510
- Belt Power Max
- 48.95 hp36.5 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 4.3 gal/hour16.3 l/hour
- Max Power
- 43.58 hp32.5 kW
- Max Pull
- 5,341 lbs2422 kg