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Title: Massey skidder
Post by: NCLogger on December 26, 2016, 07:51:31 PM
I rescued a 320 Massey Ferguson today she was headed for the scrap yard. It's missing the engine, hood and the top/shifter of the first trans. Anybody on here know what the axles and PowerShot trans are worth?
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: NCLogger on December 26, 2016, 07:52:33 PM
Sorry Powershift trans
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: coxy on December 27, 2016, 06:52:03 AM
the guys around here that had  massys could never keep axles or planatarys in them they where short lived in these parts
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Ohio_Bill on December 27, 2016, 12:18:44 PM
does it have 18.4 26 tires and wheels on it ?
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: NCLogger on December 27, 2016, 01:09:32 PM
Not sure, I'll look as soon as I get it home.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: NCLogger on December 29, 2016, 05:31:25 PM
By chance does anyone know the weight of a 320?
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Ohio_Bill on December 29, 2016, 11:32:06 PM
If I remember correctly about 16000.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: sawguy21 on December 30, 2016, 10:48:09 AM
I have never seen a Massey skidder, didn't know they made them.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Ohio_Bill on December 30, 2016, 01:14:50 PM
Quote from: sawguy21 on December 30, 2016, 10:48:09 AM
I have never seen a Massey skidder, didn't know they made them.



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Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: NCLogger on December 30, 2016, 09:19:20 PM
Good looking skidder you got there, wish mine was in that shape.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: danbuendgen on December 31, 2016, 06:32:57 PM
Quote from: Ohio_Bill on December 27, 2016, 12:18:44 PM
does it have 18.4 26 tires and wheels on it ?

Looks like 23.1x26 to me.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Decked on December 31, 2016, 06:48:54 PM
"Hawggy" looking critter right there 8)
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Post by: Logger RK on December 31, 2016, 08:11:06 PM
I'm guessing 23.1-26 also
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Ohio_Bill on December 31, 2016, 11:25:09 PM
You guys are right the tires are 23.1 26,s   . I would like to change to 18.4 26 to be kind to the skidder and my wallet.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: coxy on January 01, 2017, 08:01:42 AM
Quote from: Ohio_Bill on December 31, 2016, 11:25:09 PM
You guys are right the tires are 23.1 26,s   . I would like to change to 18.4 26 to be kind to the skidder and my wallet.
it maybe better if you had someone cut the centers out of your rims and welded them in other rims  cant remember but I have 4     18 4 26 or 16 9 30 rims but they are a 12 bolt  they came off a Rockwell
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: tacks Y on January 01, 2017, 11:56:57 AM
Those axles look like the John Deere older 440 style. Are they? With the 2 bolt tapered cone?
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Mountain_d on January 15, 2017, 08:15:36 AM
What was the stock engine in the Massey skidder? The exhaust pipe exits in a funny place .
Looks like a nice machine.
Title: Re: Massey skidder
Post by: Ohio_Bill on January 15, 2017, 09:32:32 AM
Its a 318 perkins