Another dang project,,,,,,

 Well,,I couldn't sleep, so I started checking some FB marketplace ads and come across what looks like a misprint,,,or a scam....Post says 1940's Massey Ferguson tractor. Needs new engine. I mean the price is so dang cheap even ole Shameless would of jumped all over it.

 It was bout 3 am but I figured ,,,what the heck, so I shot em a message for more info. Long bout 7:30 they respond and give me a phone number. I call and the sweetest sounding young thing breathes into my ear that they got my message, gives me an address and tells me,,,,,,,Ya better bring your money and trailer Quick cause they is 11 other dudes hot on the trail of this tractor,,,,,,,I ask her to name the price and she breathes the same price as listed, so I tell her I'll be there in a pair of minutes. 24 minutes later I drive up to their house and there are 2 other dudes with trailers waitin to see what I'm gonna do since I was first caller. That right there is one  honest girl as one of the other AH's offers her twice what I'm fixin to pay,,so I flip him off twice for good measure and start loading it up. The girl's husband or BF walks up and helps load it and in 15 minutes I've got it boomed down, payed her off ,, kissed both of them on the cjheek and headed home,,,,,,, The girl tells me it was her Grandpa's tractor and the throttle got stuck wide open and threw #4 rod before he could close the throttle. The tin is in GREAT shape and overall tractor is very clean. Rears are decent but fronts are ruined from settin flat.  I'm almost embarrassed to name the price, but easily worth 5 times what I gave em,,,,,more when i get it running,,,

 See what ya'll think,

 

 

50432 corresponds to 1951 TO-20  if that is the serial #

 

 You did real good!:) Looking forward to seeing you get working on it.

Regards,

 Chris

 Hey Chask,,,thanks for that link,,,,

 Hubert,,,,Hubert,,,settle down now,,,I done told ole Cabin he gonna have to wait hisself,,,,I'll,,,,I'lll,,,,well,,,Let's just say you gonna have to wait,,,,,,,

 CHIT,,,I'm surprised ole JC ain't climbing the walls and postin all kinds of them pics he's got stashed,,,,,,, 

  Hey Creston,,,, since you is the forum Guru on them little Ford class tractors,,,hav you ever heard or read where others have swapped in other engines into a Massey like this one,,,??? I think it was ole Thad that said this was prolly a Continental built engine. I'ma gonna post some other pics so maybe ya'll can tell more what I really got. 

Well DJ, I was juss keepin my opinions to myself for awhile to hear more of your romance an luv story with that finless gall lookin through her grill... At the moment you sure can't heat her radiator up...

 DJ,  juss think of thet thing as a chick magnet when ye gets her all shined up....

an if ye had a sunshade on it...

Hey, heres a decal you can download and slap on her hood...

Or one that ye can slap on both sides of the hood...

 Now why didn't ye pick on a sweetie something like this???

 Well whatever, anyways good luck with Missy Fergusan...

 I'm outta here....

 Hey Creston and John,,,The casting  numbers around the shifter say it is a 5 speed tranny,,,,???

 As always,,,I'm having issues trying to upload pics from the friggin smart fone to the PC,,,but ole TJ ain't givin up,,,,,,,,

I may be wrong but I seem to remember the operator pushed in the clutch and then moved the shift lever to the S cast into the trans cover.  Doing that would engage the starter.  So I think the 5 is actually an S.

Also I think the original color was a very dark green on the main tractor with gray sheet metal, anyone know for sure?  Seems like most of them got repainted Massey Red for some reason.

Oh, and the TO meant it was built in North America, a TE was built in England.

   OH CHIT,!!!!!!!,,,,,,I been fearin just such a response from my best Buddy,,,,,,,, 

HMmmmmm,,,,but,,,,but,,,, Shameless,,,you ain't gots big ti,,,,er,,,, UMMmmm,,,and,,,,and,,,when I talk to you,,,your voice don't have thet soft soundin rollin of the R's,,,Ya know like the soothin soundin melody of a cool mountain spring,,,,,,,Yikes,,,!!! I better stop right there,,,,,else you be wantin to come down here and try to deal her outa something,,,,,

  UMMmmmm,,,GOOD BUDDY,,,,here's what I'ma gonna do for you just to stay in your good graces,,,,,is that still possible,,,?? Shameless,,,If you'lda got close to "Ms Grandpa's Tractor" (she made me promise to not give out her real name),,,,you'lda been wantin to GIVE her the ChEVY ALLIS,,,,and,,,,and,,,,,prolly even offered to deliver it to her,,snow or no snow,,,,

 Ya gotta cut an old man a little slack every now and then,,,,,Ya know??,

 Well,,,I was out front workin on my weed eater today,,when I look up and who but "Ms Granpa's Tractor"  drives up and bounces out and,,,,and breathlessly tells me,," I was in the neighborhood and thought I would bring you some parts for "your" tractor,,,,Holie Smokes,,,,,,, Her Bf brings out 3 boxes with the cylinder head, rocker arm assy, Valve cover and oil pan plus a coffee can of nuts and bolts dang near the whole engine 'cept for the intake/exhaust manifold,,,What luck,,! This is gettin better and better and for what I paid for it, I felt kinda cheap, (Ya listenin, Shameless?) so ,,I whip out a $5,,,,,,, and think better of it,,,and give her a $50,,,,,there I feel better now,,,, She promises she will hunt for the intake manifold and "give" it to me,,,,is this Minerva or what,,,,???