This page is a registry for known surviving examples of Massey Harris stationary engines. These engines were built by the Massey Harris Company Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. If you have a Massey Harris engine or know of one and would like to send me your information, it would be welcome. This page is under construction and will be updated  constantly. For reasons of privacy the owners of these engines are not listed on this page.

Prior to building their own stationary engines, Massey Harris sold the Olds line of engines. Althought the Type 1 Massey Harris engines would remind people of Olds engines in appearance, that was the only similarity because in 1914, Massey purchased the Deyo-Macey Engine plant in Binghampton, New York in so that they could start to make their own gasoline engines in Canada.  As early as 1914, Massey Harris was producing engines in Binghampton. In 1916, the Deyo-Macey plant and equipment was moved to Toronto, Ontario and Massey Harris started building engines there.

The Type 1 engines were built from 1914 to 1922 in sizes of 2, 3, 4 1/2, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 horsepower. They are of a headless, hit and miss design with an updraft carb and a cast iron crank guard with the name plate fastened to it. They are easily recognized by the saxaphone style carb and the exhaust rocker arm mounted underneath. They are usually painted red with green flywheels and yellow pin striping. I have also seen original examples with red flywheels and some with red spokes and green rims and vice versa. The ignition system on most of the ones I have come accross has been battery with a buzz coil and spark plug but some had a Webster magneto and ignitor. There was a leaver attached to the exhaust rocker arm which was aligned verticaly to trip the Webster. When using a spark plug, it is best to use one with a long reach. Tuning the governor can be a little tricky  but when running properly, the engine will need little attention.

Click here to see a couple of examples of a Type 1 Massey Harris.

I also have received informaiton of at least 3 other Type 1, 2 HP engines that have no serial number tags on them.

Type 2 Engines

The Type 2 engines were built from 1923 to 1932 in sizes of 1-1/2, 3, 4-1/2 and 6 horsepower. They were a throttle governed engine which initially used an all brass mixer and a Webster Magneto when they first came out in 1923. In 1924, the ignition was changed to the Wico SK magneto and spark plug. In 1926, a conversion was made available to convert the 1923 models to the Wico system. Their appearance was more conventional for the time and they were set up to deliver full horsepower using either gas or kerosene. The larger sizes featured the ability to siphon water from the hopper into the intake to prevent knocking and pre-ignition under load.

Click here to see some examples of Type 2 Massey Harris engines.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

H.P.	RPM	Ignition	Serial #	Year	Other
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 10	19??	268 lbs
1 1/2	650	Webster	1K 282	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 539	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 563	19??
1 1/2	650	Webster	1K 568	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 685	19??	Oil wells insead of cups
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1 K 724	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 742	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 877	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1283	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1511	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1523	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1575	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K1607	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1627	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1711	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1 K 1900	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 1932	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2006	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2041	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2081	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2122	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2318	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2335	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2580	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2627	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2756	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2766	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2770	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2859	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2861	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 2924	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3110	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3281	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3491	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3562	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3616	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3677
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3712	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 3801	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4039	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4193	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4246	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4398	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4399	19??	Orchard Sprayer
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4573	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4716	19??
1 1/2	650	Wico EK	1K 4831	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 116	19??	430 lbs
3	650	Wico EK	3K 148	19??
3	650	Webster	3K 388	19??
3	600	Wico EK	3K 572	19??	No Grease Cups/Oil wells
3	650	Wico EK	3K 610	19??
3	600	Wico EK	3K 917	19??
3	600	Wico EK	3K 1405	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 1605	19??
3	600	Wico EK	3K 2011	19??
3	600	Wico EK	3K 2264	19??	Sprayer  Engine
3	650	Wico EK	3K 2380	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 2418	19??
3	650	Wico EK	No Tag	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 2704	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 2770	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 2899	19??
3	600	Wico EK	3K 3031	19??
3	650	Wico EK	3K 3324	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 13	19??	640 lbs
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 32	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 66	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 136	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	HC 261	19??
4 1/2	475	?	HC35462	1924?	???
4 1/2	550	Webster	4K 370	19??
4 1/2	550	?	4K 371	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 744	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 944	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 952	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 955	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 1179	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 1337	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 1552	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 1581	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 1705	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 2050	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 2592	19??
4 1/2	550	Wico EK	4K 2870	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 138	19??	820 lbs
6	550	Wico EK	6K 220	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 520	19??	Located in Wales
6	550	Wico EK	6K 729	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 793	19??
6	650	Wico EK	6K 883	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 951	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 956	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 976	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 1048	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 1303	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 1609	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 1655	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 2280	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 2429	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K2701	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 3200	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 3324	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 3535	19??
6	400	Wico EK	6K 3576	19??
6	550	Wico EK	6K 3731	19??

 

Type 3 Engine Registry

Type 3 Engines

The Type 3 engines were built after 1933.  Specifications for the M-H type 3 engines are as follows:1-1/2hp @ 800 to 1100 RPM, 3hp @750 to 1050 RPM and the 6hp @ 575 RPM. These engines had throttling governors designed to use gasoline or kerosene. Former Massey-Harris employees have stated that they doubt any 6hp type 3 engines were ever really built. A number of 3hp, type 3 engines apparently were shipped to British Columbia on orchard sprayers. These engines were equipped with a diaphragm type fuel pump, semi self-oiling, single flywheel, and used a rotary high tension Wico magneto. The type 3 were offered for sale from 1933 through 1935. These were the last engines actually built by Massey-Harris at their Toronto works.

Click here to see an example of a Type 3 Massey Harris engine.

 
 

1 1/2	1500	Wico FGb	1EL 21	19??
3	650	Wico XL 150	3EL 5	19??
3	850	Wico XL 150	3EL103	19??
3	850	Wico XL150	3EL106	19??
3	850	Wico XL 150	3EL7Q	19??
3	850	Wico XL 150	3T35	19??

Massey Harris/Cushman Engines

From 1936 to 1952, Massey-Harris sold the well known "R" model engines built by Cushman Motor Works of Lincoln, Nebraska. These were self oiling, water cooled, two disc type flywheels with Wiko EK magneto and throttling governor.
Note** Recently, someone emailed me some information on their Massey Cushman engines. It came in one day before I got hit with the KAK worm virus and the information was lost. So, if you have sent me information and it is not here, please send it again and accept my apologies

   The Massey Harris Registry is hosted and maintained by Duncan and Sandy's Carrot Patch and is put here for everyone to make use of. It is our hope to eventually compile enough information so we can get an idea as to the years of manufacture of individual engines and possibly get an idea of how many still exist.
 

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