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rotorwrench · 12-31-2016, 05:37 PM

Most of the early combines had 4 or 6 cylinder industrial engines from various manufacturers. I would be curious about the manufacturer of the combine. My Pop's first Massey Ferguson 410 had a V8 but it was a lot newer than engines from the flathead era. His first combine was tractor drawn manufactured by Baldwin/Gleaner. After that he had a Massey Harris 27 but both had inline engines. The Massey 20 & 21 models were early enough be in the flathead years but I don't know what they had in them. Ford combines were generally made by other manufacturers like Oliver & Claas but I don't think they go back far enough to have had a flathead V8.

PS: Ford made industrial engines that were used by manufacturers of power generators, welding machines, air compressors, and water pumpers just to name a few.

12-31-2016, 05:37 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: v8 combine engine? Most of the early combines had 4 or 6 cylinder industrial engines from various manufacturers. I would be curious about the manufacturer of the combine. My Pop's first Massey Ferguson 410 had a V8 but it was a lot newer than engines from the flathead era. His first combine was tractor drawn manufactured by Baldwin/Gleaner. After that he had a Massey Harris 27 but both had inline engines. The Massey 20 & 21 models were early enough be in the flathead years but I don't know what they had in them. Ford combines were generally made by other manufacturers like Oliver & Claas but I don't think they go back far enough to have had a flathead V8. PS: Ford made industrial engines that were used by manufacturers of power generators, welding machines, air compressors, and water pumpers just to name a few. Last edited by rotorwrench; 12-31-2016 at 06:24 PM.