1947 Massey-Harris 21A combine harvester

1947 Massey-Harris 21A in From the Ground Up, Documentary, 1950

Class: Others, Farming vehicle — Model origin: — Built in:

00:06:57 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-09-07 18:28	KKX 414 plate = mid-47. Is this a 780?? What origin applies to Massey-Harris?? We have some US, some CDN, 1 UK, and lots of blanks.
lightninboy ◊ 2014-09-07 20:21	21?
kudos ◊ 2014-09-08 08:59	Canadian origin, I believe.
dsl ◊ 2014-09-08 14:09	Forum discussion opened at Link to "imcdb.opencommunity.be" to check if we can resolve all Massey-Harris as CDN origin. Comments welcome.
lightninboy ◊ 2014-11-02 07:58	It's a 21a. It has an auger head. 21 had a draper head.
dsl ◊ 2016-09-26 00:49	Likely to be early Manchester build "The first self-propelled Combine harvester in Europe was assembled in Manchester, UK in 1947 before full design and production began at M-H’s Combine factory in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1948. The M-H 780 was one of the most successful produced there and went on to become one of the first to be fully branded Massey Ferguson." - http://www.masseyferguson.co.uk/4511.aspx