I know this is an old video, but I have a Massey binder with same knotter. I bought it this spring in working condition, and just today was going over it and noticed the front most curving arm on the knotter, the first one you encounter when looking in from the front, was broken off about 5 inches up from the hold where the crankshaft goes through. I'm assuming the binder was still tying satisfactorily with this broken off but I do not know what it does. I cannot find a slow motion video of the knotter in operation. I'm guessing it is some sort of arm to hold back the incoming grain whilst the knotter ties and kicks out the sheaf? Other than that it has a broken and missing spring, the long curving ones that bolt to the tinwork above the knotter to form the sheaf.
For safety purposes, I always lock the parking break on the horses. LOL! Very dangerous, there were probably a lot of fingers lost! Thanks for your comment! -Gary
They are very similar but I would highly doubt parts are interchangeable. If you look up Minnesota Prison Industries, the facility was completed in 1914 and Massey was building binders before that. Thanks for your comment. -Gary
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Whoever Mr Harris was , he was a Genius..!! How on earth did he think of
that..?!?!
I know this is an old video, but I have a Massey binder with same knotter. I bought it this spring in working condition, and just today was going over it and noticed the front most curving arm on the knotter, the first one you encounter when looking in from the front, was broken off about 5 inches up from the hold where the crankshaft goes through. I'm assuming the binder was still tying satisfactorily with this broken off but I do not know what it does. I cannot find a slow motion video of the knotter in operation. I'm guessing it is some sort of arm to hold back the incoming grain whilst the knotter ties and kicks out the sheaf? Other than that it has a broken and missing spring, the long curving ones that bolt to the tinwork above the knotter to form the sheaf.
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WHAT A CONTRAPTION ! How did they keep the horses quiet while doing that?
For safety purposes, I always lock the parking break on the horses. LOL! Very dangerous, there were probably a lot of fingers lost! Thanks for your comment! -Gary
Not a rush job in the dark then, especially with flighty horses, eh? worse than doing a Baler. But I can relate to it. thanks for Memory Lane
You speak the truth! Thanks for watching! -Gary
Massy is the same as a minnesota they r the same binder
They are very similar but I would highly doubt parts are interchangeable. If you look up Minnesota Prison Industries, the facility was completed in 1914 and Massey was building binders before that. Thanks for your comment. -Gary