Well Joe and John,
Seeing both your comments early this morning, I have now digested all the photographs in detail of this tractor on the auction website. From that my conclusion is now totally agreeing with you both.
Yes it does have the round bulge in the right side hood which was supposedly there for the vertical governor on the No 1, BUT when you look at the governor it is the No 2 style on the waterpump and magneto drive shaft, with the linkage going to the carburetor beng all No 2.
Both front and rear wheels on this tractor do have the earlier style of "wheel hub" which John and I have established from his two tractors over the years. Sorry I can't comment on the rear wheel drive gear covers from the photos, but I do suspect they have possibly been removed in more recent times.
So at this point I do wonder if it was originally a No 2 when it left the Weston factory in Ontario and in the recent times of its restoration it has received a hood from an earlier No 1 ??????????
The tractor does need a good detailed inspection to try and iron out it's originality, I don't see a photo of the brass serial number plate and it would be good to get underneath the tractor to get the Buda engine number if that plate is still in place.
I also see there is a pair of No 2 rear wheels in the sale with gear covers still on.
It will certanbly be a very interesting M-H sale to watch despite the remote location from many Massey Collectors in the USA and all over the World.