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Hi Everyone!! Thanks for the nice comments. There are a couple of "boneyards" in Iowa. There is a hugh one that just deals in combines. Another is a hugh field of tractors. They could be one in the same!! As for the duals - the tractor had be bastardized by the Navy by cutting off the...

Hi Quick Farms, The duals were added by me but they were original to the tractor. I have the origianl parts manual showing the duals (rare considering there were only 6 tractors made)!! The Navy must have stipulated the duals in the build order. Not many duals were around in the early 50s...

HI Waayfast, Thanks for the pics. Seeing the suit coats in the back of yellow Escalade still brings a chuckle to the fiasco weekend. I watched a guy from Texas buy $150,000 tractors at 2 AM on Sautday morning just bidding away without another bidder in the building. That was the beginning...

Thanks emr, Just looking for some additional information. It would be nice to tell the story about the tractor's use and propose if we can figure it. Gary

Hi SW, So what did they (and you) do at Miramar while it was NAS? That might help tell a little bit of the story of how it was used. Are there others you worked with that might have a clue as to its use? You are the "warmest body" I have tallked to that might have been at Miramar!!! Feel...

Hi Danger, Nice pic of the industrial JD. (I have a nice 530 and H in the barn as well!!) I really have no idea how they might have used the tractor. I am hoping some of the mil guys can help me out. Rail use would certainly be a possible use. Did the Navy use the rails much in the 50's...

Hi SW, Maybe you saw it and didn't even know it!! If you would still have contacts there that might know something about the tractor I would appreciate you sharing their contact information or have them get in touch with me. All I know on the timeline is the tractor was sent to Miramar in...

Hi Danger, We are not sure how this tractor was used but I would guess it sat on a dock somewhere in CA. With the dual wheels smaller rear tires and the wear on the hitch, it seems it just went forward and backward. the hole wear is about at a 60 degree angle. I would love to find someone...

Hey Jim, That story is one in the same!! When Kruse got to $3100.00 he started asking for $31000.00 and I said no. First time I was ever at an auction and the crowd started booing the auctioneer!! To say the least, I really had to pay for("really stupid high") it the second time. The only...

Hi Jersey, I seriously looked at that 162 but had to pass on it without the brass tags. It is definitely an Army tractor of only 26 built. This one made #7 as to known ones to exist!!! Nice tractor but for the asking price just too much without the tag and the holes in the fender. MasseyH

Hi Jim, This would be the same tractor. Don't get me started on the auctioneer that day but at least I got the tractor. I had tried to buy it when it was auctioned in Philly as well but could not beat Larry!! This is the tractor from Yuma!! Gary

Some of you have asked for pictures of the Massey Harris I-330 made fro the Navy in 1954. They made 6 for the Navy and this is the only one that survuved. We just finished restoring the tractor and we are still looking for information about its use. It was sent to Miramar Naval Station in 1954...