Another weekend cleaning and putting everything back into the shed, its amazing how much work and time goes into these special "one of a kind" events.

Now the No 2 and 3 can sit together until the next big milestone of 175 Years of M-H.

Malcolm.

Just seen the attached AGCO anniversary advert....

Time to "join the party" and explain the issue then...

Brgds, Jon. 

Well today was a beautiful hot summers day and we got the No 2 out to our local Bethesda Agricultural Show.  There was a good crowd and plenty of very interested and interesting people to talk to, some of whom even had connections with the old MF factory in Coventry.

Anyway here are three photos at the show.  I was given some MF hats to hand out by AGCO so one went to this young girl and she was well pleased.  Then we were proudly showing a Canadian flag to show the tractor's country of origin and the third is a ahot of Gwynfor Willims now well in his eighties.  He used to be the tractor driver at the nearby Bangor University farm.  We reminisced at the tractors he had driven there - a Titan, a John Deere, then a grey Ferguson, an MF 35 and then one of his favourites a Mk 1 MF 65 which he said with its slightly less powerful engine was a far better tractor for coming down the steep slopes of the farm's mountain fields than the Mk 2. Interesting!
Before he left the farm he finally drove an MF 165

John

Well there has been a dissapointing lack of celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Massey-Harris tractor from either AGCO, MF dealers clubs or shows.  The main show exception of course being at the Massey EXPO in Paisley, Ontarion Canada last week.  Malcolm and I have however had our No 2s out at shows in the UK.

At home here we always in summer have a BBQ in the tractor shed for the grandsons and family.  This year we decided to make a feature of the 100th as well as for the 70th anniversary of my Dad's grey Fergy bought new in 1948.  I hope that we did them proud - the grandsons seemed to enjoy it immensley particularly when I ran the No 2s for them.

A few pics to show what we got up to.  We three generations of Farnworths were proud to wear our MH 100th T shirts made with usual professionalism by Steve and Sandy Miller especially for the Paisley Expo.  Apart from an MF/MH100th model truck made for the *aisley EXPO show by Steve Arnold and Co. these seem to have been some of the only memorabilia for the 100th.  Anyone know anything different?

John 

This very special Anniversary Year of 2018  for the M-H No 2 Tractor is swiftly passing by and will soon be over, but not forgotten in the minds of those interested in the early history of M-H.

We have kept all the events and people involved in this celebration during 2018 well documented on here and before the "curtain finally closes" to mark the end of the season here in UK, over the last two days we have celebrated yet again with an "end of season start up of two Massey - Harris No 2 tractors" 

A very fitting and special occasion, held in John's tractor shed and something I felt very honoured to be invited and participate to mark the end of the year, where else can you go to see two running side by side.
Now the water has been drained from both as they rest during the winter months.

We had to raise our glasses last night at the Celebration meal to round off a very successful year for the M-H No 2. 

Malcolm.




 


 

And here are two pics of Malcolm with the twin No. 2s which he had lent a hand at starting - one got awkward but went eventaully and both ran perfectly - they have a lovely exhaust note which I can only compare to Perkins 6 cylinder diesels for their smoothness - and they have no silencers - just staright bore pipe

John

This morning looking back through this entire 100th Anniversary thread I notice I  did not post the photo of Massey visitors George and Barb Smyth from Ontario Canada who travelled to UK in July, a very fitting tribute for them to see all three No 2's here in the UK on their 100th Anniversary, especially as they were built in their home province.

Malcolm

Malcolm and John.And Moira too by the look of the cake!!
                               Some very good photo's of your 100th anniversary celebrations, a credit to your efforts, very well done!
                                                 
                                                                         Jack..

The final act of the M-H 100th tractor anniversary year - Happy Xmas and a great New Year to all M-H enthusiasts wherever you are on the planet

All the best

2 x No. 2s and the Farnworths

As we bring this very Special Year of 2018 and the Celebration of the M-H Tractor 100th Anniversary to a close, I am very pleased with what has been achieved here in UK and Canada to mark this "once in a lifetime" event.
It created a lot of work in the early part of the year in preparation for the show, but very rewarding as the months of discussion on the subject passed by through the year, together with seeing the very detailed articles on the early M-H tractor production both John and I have written this year published in various British Tractor Magazines.

Merry Christmas to The 100 Year Old Massey Tractors.

Malcolm.