Working the 50 and 444

rusty6 · Jan 14, 2020

I converted some more vhs video from 1988. A few clips of dad working with the Cockshutt 50 and blade pushing dirt. And then some of my brother with his 444
Massey pulling out a big maple tree and doing a little cultivating and ground leveling on land that is now under water.

50 and 444 in 88

GreenEnvy · Jan 14, 2020

Great video as usual. You must have some mellow soil. It took a Massey 55/555 or similar tractor to pull a plow that size on our place.

rusty6 · Jan 14, 2020

(quoted from post at 22:29:46 01/14/20) Great video as usual. You must have some mellow soil. It took a Massey 55/555 or similar tractor to pull a plow that size on our place.

A ten foot cultivator was a typical load for a triple 4 Massey or Cockshutt 50. One of my first jobs out of school was working summerfallow for a neighbour with that same outfit. Or one just like it. Sure, if you buried it down into the clay with spikes on it would stall even a bigger tractor but for typical field work at a couple of inches it was no problem for that tractor.

BillinCentralMO · Jan 15, 2020

Enjoyed watching it. Thanks for showing us.

JK-NY · Jan 15, 2020

Very good. Thank you for posting this. I am glad you took the time to make these videos back then and share them with us now. Great way to get to see what things are like in your part of the world.

Billy NY · Jan 15, 2020

The 444 with the multi shank ( not sure what you call it ) certainly is pleasant to listen to under a load, has to be a 4 cylinder and actually reminds me a lot of old naturally aspirated D8800 engine in D7 caterpillar tractors.

55 50 Ron · Jan 15, 2020

As usual very nice Rusty.. I'm very familiar with a 444 Massey. I swathed with one in about 1966 for my Dad. What make of heavy cultivator is that? The farmers in North Dakota had Jeffreys and Graham Hoemes, but I don't remember any other that looked like what you have here.

rusty6 · Jan 15, 2020

(quoted from post at 13:10:53 01/15/20) As usual very nice Rusty.. I'm very familiar with a 444 Massey. I swathed with one in about 1966 for my Dad. What make of heavy cultivator is that? The farmers in North Dakota had Jeffreys and Graham Hoemes, but I don't remember any other that looked like what you have here.

Ron , that was an International ten foot cultivator. Every company made one similar. 12 inch spacing with 16 inch sweeps for summerfallow or 4 inch spikes for hard ground or heavy straw to clear. My dad had the Cockshutt 240 ten foot that he extended to 12. Massey had their "Trash King" and I'd guess there were a few more names I have forgotten. My uncle had a Graham before he got his John Deere 100.

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