I'm always a little skeptical when people start counting gear #'s. Some count reverse, most don't. (ie A 4-speed w/reverse is a 5-speed to some....)
Back when all these tractors were a dime a dozen, it wasn't UNcommon to find shops/equipment jockeys that would take 10 junkers and whip up 6 or 7 running tractors from parts. All sorts of odd combinations would result. Som of those have been around long enough that the eventual owners would just assume they were "original".
A Ford dealer near here used to buy old highway mowing tractors al over the US. He'd haul 'em in and let his shop crew build "sellable" tractors out of the pile-o-parts. There's still a few floating around the area. Sorta like the old song....Got a '57 engine bolted to a 68 transmission with 63 sheetmetal on '71 wheels with a '53 seat......
A friend has a Massey sorta like that too. Late model (250) rear end with a 135 diesel engine all covered up with a '61 MF35 hood, fenders from a 255, and wheels from a 245. Odd looking sucker, but a really nice tractor. All assembled from boneyard junkers. Pity the NEXT owner when he tries to buy parts.
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