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[[File:Massey-Harris Super 101 tractor PA1.jpg|thumb|Massey-Harris Super 101 with louvered side cowling]]

The '''Massey-Harris Model 101''' was a [[Engineering:Tractor|tractor]] built by Massey-Harris (later [[Company:Massey Ferguson|Massey Ferguson]]) from 1938 to 1946.<ref name=pripps61>Pripps, p.61.</ref> Developed under the guidance of James S. Duncan, who gambled corporate losses would drop and won, the 101 introduced the [[Company:Chrysler|Chrysler]] L-head inline six. The six would compete with Oliver's straight-six Model 70, while saving money on development of a whole new engine as well as taking advantage of Chrysler's existing parts and service network.<ref name=pripps61/>

==Specification==
The 101 used the 201&nbsp;in³ (3,292 cc) six, taking advantage of its stock electric start, a first in a tractor.<ref name=pripps61/> Run at much lower revs than the truck engine, the 101 came in the usual standard and row-crop models, with four-speed transmission, and was capable of 20&nbsp;mph (32&nbsp;km/h) on roads.<ref name=pripps61/> The row-crop model offered adjustable rear wheel spacing and rear wheel brakes, as well as PTO. There was also a rare model with a single front wheel.<ref name=pripps71>Pripps, p.71.</ref> They also featured hood sides with dozens of [[Engineering:Louver|louver]]s, which disappeared late in 1941.<ref name=pripps64>Pripps, p.64.</ref> The Super was upgraded to the 217&nbsp;in³ (3,554 cc) Chrysler in 1940,<ref name=pripps61/> giving it almost 50&nbsp;hp (37&nbsp;kW) at the belt, making it one of the most powerful tractors on the market that year.<ref name=pripps61/> It continued to be used in the 101 Super until 1940, when it was supplanted by the 217&nbsp;in³ (3,554 cc).<ref name=pripps61>Pripps, p.61.</ref>

==Pricing==
With a base price of around [[Finance:Canadian dollar|C$]]1100,<ref name=pripps79cap>Pripps, p.79 cap.</ref> the 101 was about C$200 more than the John Deere A.<ref name=pripps72>Pripps, p.72.</ref> and competitive with Ford and Ferguson-Brown models of the period.<ref name=pripps79cap/><ref name=pripps78>Pripps, p.78.</ref> Yet the top-selling tractors were all lighter and much cheaper.<ref name=pripps70>Pripps, p.70.</ref>

==Model 101 Junior==
To address this, the Model 101 was joined in 1939 by the "entry level" two-plow<ref name=pripps71>Pripps, p.71.</ref> '''Model 101 Junior''' with Continental's inline four, while the six-cylinder model became the '''101 Super'''. The  Junior, comparable to the Deere Model H,<ref name=pripps73>Pripps, p.73.</ref> used the same 124&nbsp;in³ (2,031 cc) engine of the later 81 and 20,<ref name=pripps72/><ref name=pripps104>Pripps, p.104.</ref> and produced 31&nbsp;hp (23&nbsp;kW) at the belt,<ref name=pripps77>Pripps, p.77.</ref> Manufactured by Continental, it was used in many Massey Harris tractors at the time,<ref name=pripps78/><ref name=pripps104/> as well as by the Cockshutt 20 and Oliver Super 44. The comparable [[Chemistry:Kerosene|kerosene]] ([[Chemistry:Tractor vaporising oil|tractor vaporising oil]], or TVO, in Britain)<ref name=pripps131>Pripps, p.131.</ref> version was known as the '''102 Junior'''.<ref name=pripps70/> In 1940, the 124&nbsp;in³ engine was replaced by a 140&nbsp;in³ (2,293 cc) Continental<ref name=pripps70/> of 19 drawbar/23 belt hp (14/17&nbsp;kW)<ref name=pripps72/> and in 1943 with a 162&nbsp;in³ (2,654 cc) version.<ref name=pripps70/>

==Production==
While the C$895<ref name=pripps72>Pripps, p.72.</ref> Junior sold nearly 28,000 units by 1946, it could not match the 60,000 each of the Deere H and Allis-Chalmers B, 180,000 of the Farmall A, and was barely a fraction of [[Engineering:Fordson|Ford]]'s 260,000 9Ns.<ref name=pripps72/> The Model 101 Super ended production in 1942.<ref name=pripps63>Pripps, p.63.</ref> The 101 Junior persisted until 1946, while the waning sales of the 102 Junior saw the name pass to overseas sales.<ref name=pripps70/>

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==Sources==
*{{cite book |last=Pripps |first=Robert N. |year=2001 |title=The big book of Massey tractors |isbn=1-55192-423-4 |publisher=Raincoast Books |location={{wipe|Vancouver}} |oclc=46991918}}

==Further reading==
*Pripps, Robert N. ''The Big Book of Farm Tractors''. Vancouver, BC: Raincoast Books, 2001. {{ISBN|1-55192-393-9}}.
*______. ''The Field Guide to Vintage Farm Tractors''. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2001.
*______. ''Vintage Ford Tractors''. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2001.
*Denison, Merrill. ''Harvest Triumphant: The Story of Massey-Harris''. New York: Dodd Mead, 1949.
*Farnsworth, John. ''The Massey Legacy''. Ipswich, Great Britain: Farming Press, 1997.
*Gay, Larry. ''Farm Tractors 1975-1995''. Saint Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1995.
*Wendel, C. H. ''Massey Tractors''. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1992.


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