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| This view shows the crank guard with brass ID tag identifiying it as a 4 1/2 Hp and giving the working speed as 425 RPM. For some reason early serial number 4 1/2s were designated 425 RPM & later serial numbers were 450 RPM. |
| Shown here with crank guard removed . The oiler on the left oils the timing gear.This engine is designed to use an external high tension coil and is hit & miss governed. |
| Wayne Hansens' Type 1 Massey This engine was found still in the barn where it was last used many years ago. It was in excellent shape and needed very little coaxing to run again. |
| The type 1s were physically large engines for their horsepower. Because this engine had never been outside much there was still a lot of original paint left on it.The main engine was red & the flywheels were green.( you can even see some of the lettering on the hopper). For this reason Wayne opted to leave it original & just clean it up a little. Good choice Wayne. Link to engine at a show. |
| Always eager to help start an engine that hasn't run for decades club members clean the mixer & ignition system in preparation to start-up. In this photo Jim Wells & Kevin Davis tinker while Tim & Kevin Wells look on.This big engine started easily and built compression quickly.It must have been kept well oiled & greased as it shows very little wear and now has as much compression as a new engine. |
| The Type 1 Massey-Harris engines were the earlier models and are much less common than the later Type 2s. They are characterised by the funnel shape on the hopper and unusual valve / rocker arm set-up. |