MRS tractors

[craig378]

This message is a reply to an archived post by Harold H on September 09, 2010 at 20:26:28.
The original subject was "Re: MRS tractors".

I purchased a mrs tractor and have been tryint to find any info on it i can and hav had no luck. . . . wondering if u would know anything about my tractor or could steer me in the right direction ? i was told its a model 105, it is 4wd has a 6v-71 detroit in it and 26.5x25 tires on it...i could also have the serial num for you if it would help... thank you for any help

 

[cornfarmer]

MRS is short for "Mississippi Road Service". The 105 was built from about 1964 to 68. Built with either an IH or, as in your case, a GM with 265 engine horsepower. MRS built mainly roadbuilding equipment, including a lot of heavy wagons. Tractors were built from 1964 to about 1987 I think, but I am no expert on these-I have only seen one, and it was in a junkyard.

 

[hardscrabble]

A farmer in this area(NW ND)has an A90, with a Cummins. He has a v-plow on it for plowing snow. He doesn"t use it for anything else. He"s the 3rd owner around here. The first owner got it from a construction company in Colorado. It"s definitely a well built machine, though somewhat crude.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Years ago I drove for a farmer and his neighbor had a "MRS" that I saw working across the fields. It was painted yellow and had a blade on the front. I thought the MRS stood for Missippi River Special.