Massey Harris 101 Jr PTO belt pulley?

[stevieb49829]

I moved this up from the MH-MF forum, 'cause no one seemed to be looking at it there:
I'm dickering on a parts tractor. This '44 MH 101 Jr. has what appears to be a flat belt pulley drive mounted on the rear PTO. Would that have been an OEM option, or some type of aftermarket add-on? It seems rare on this model. Is it worth anything? steve

 

[rustred]

i would say its been fabricated on there. that would be the first of them massey's i have seen with a rear pto. post a close up pic to see how its been mounted.

 

[Richard G.]

Looks like an 8N Ford pulley to me.
Closeup photo would help.

 

[stevieb49829]

This is one of the seller's pictures. I'm planning on getting a closer look this weekend, and will get some better pics. steve

 

[tractorguy2]

My neighbor had a 101jr. The belt pulley was on the right side of the frame just ahead of the brake pedals.

 

[casecollectorsc]

JI Case made belt pulley attachments that went on the pto.

 

[stevieb49829]

The belt pulley on the 101 Jr I have is in the same place - ahead of the brake pedals on the right side. That's why I thought this might be a rare, or one-off item.

 

[Masseyharrisnut]

I saw your post on the mh site but didnt comment. I apologize for that. My 101 belt pulley is on the rh side in front of the brakes as well.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

I would suspect that belt pulley was used to power a piece of equipment mounted to the tractor, like a buzz saw

 

[gene bender]

lots of tractors had a rear mount belt pulley that on is by far not the only tractor ever built with rear drive

 

[Crazy Horse]

You're right Gene, they did .... but not on the MH101's. Somebody stuck that on.