Summary
Sales publicity leaflet. On the front cover is an overhead view of the plough hitched to a Massey-Harris tractor at work in a paddock of fallow or pasture. Key selling points mentioned include the tapered Timken roller bearings, mechanical lift with 'helper spring' (for raising the discs into the transport position), 'rugged design' and 'sturdy frame construction', cast steel disc hangers and droppers, depth control and draft adjustment.
Mention is also made that the implement would 'suit crawler tractors working on the unploughed land ...'.
Physical Description
Single sheet folded leaflet, printed in black and orange ink on white paper stock.
Title
'NO. 2 MODEL SUNNIE Overbeam DISC PLOUGH' '3-FURROW TRACTOR TYPE WITH MECHANICAL LIFT AND TAPERED ROLLER DISC BEARINGS'
More Information
-
Collection Names
Massey Ferguson Sunshine Trade Literature Collection, H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, 06 Jun 1985
-
Manufacturer
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
-
Publication Date
1953/06
-
Printer
Sunshine Harvester Press, Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1953
Printer's code: L653, 2017, SM, 653. -
Model Name or Number
-
Brand Names
"Sunshine" (Disc Ploughs) , "Sunnie" (Disc Ploughs) , "Overbeam" (Disc Ploughs)
-
Number of Pages
4
-
Page Size Format
190 x 240 mm
-
Primary Subject
-
Illustration Types
Black & White; Photographs
-
Printing Types
Limited Colour
-
Publication Types
-
Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - ploughing, Disc ploughs
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Keywords