Massey Ferguson MF200 crawler what year is it???

Hello and good evening, I have a MF200 crawler loader. It has the Drott 4n1 bucket and a ripper on back. Finally just got it running and was curious what year it is. Anyone out there know Massey Fergusons history? I also have no brake on the right side, when I pull it back it wants to stop the whole machine. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
Drive the machine into a pile to load the bucket,watch the tracks when they start to spin,both tracks should spin,if only one then there is no drive been transmitted to the other,it could be clutch issue or final drive,if both track are spinning pull on both levers,both tracks should stop if one keeps driving the clutch for that side is not disengaging,could be adjustment or the discs are rusted up,check the adjustment and see how it goes.
AJ
 
Ok, thanks guys. I have seen both tracks spin. Left stops with ease and the right side wants to keep going and pulling handle back just pulls the motor down to a bog. It sat for 5 plus years so rust is expected. Apparently the final drive has to be pulled to check the clutchs. I may just keep using the left side to steer. Lol, thanks for the knowledge, let me know please if there is an easier way. These old tractors are fun to play on and wrench on when its not major.
 
By what you are saying that clutch is not disengaging or the brake is coming on before the clutch is disengaged,check the adjustment is right,if its ok tighten up the clutch adjustment and let the brake adjustment off,drive up against something like a tree,hold the levers back and hit the tree a few times in the hope you will break the clutch free if you succeed re-adjust it and the brake and work it for a while,you are right about the having to remove the final drive to remove the clutch.
AJ
 
I will try it, I have a busy weekend but I
will adjust the brake back and turn clutch
adjustment see if it works. Makes since and
I appreciate the tips an advise. Have a
great day!
 
My experience is with Cats which have brakes and steering clutches separate. I would tighten your clutch adjustment and leave brake adjustment where it is. If you ride the brake when you are driving the tractor it may heat the drum and the clutch might free up. The brake will make the same resistance as the tree and heat the drum besides.
 
the adjustment is not just tightening things up it has to be done in a order i have the book with instructions
 
Well it's your tractor,the reason I say let the brake off is because the clutch is not disengaging and should the linings bite on to the drum it will pull them off the band,it is not stopping the drum you are looking for but the shock and you won't get that with the brake on.
AJ
 
Thank you folks very much for your
knowledge, I plan to use it all this
weekend when I get the time to tinker with
it I hope. Still a mystery to me as to the
year(s) the MF200 crawler loaders were
made? Anyone know the answer? Thanks again
fellow rusty tractor lovers.
 
Marloweg thanks, I will hopefully be around it this weekend, my property is about an hour from home. So I dont get to tinker often enough. Would you be able to tell me where the serial or vin number is? Thanks and have a nice day to all.
 
I don't think the 200 is that old,I'm in the UK and if my memory serves me right the forerunner of the 200 was the 244 and that came in the late sixties,,loads of them about here and all had a common problem of the sprocket retaining nut coming loose,I think that the 200 came round the mid seventies built by Landini Italy,great little machine with a great sound,alas history now.
AJ
 
in the US we did not have the 244 they were 2244 for some reason . had 3 200s over the years and the ser. numbers on mine went with the book i have on them starting in 66 with ser number 70200001 and ending in 70215196 looks like early ones were 2244s then it goes to the 200b and 200c in the mid 70s to late 70s
 
Yes that would explain it they were badged different,MF came in in a big way with shovels,dozers,loaders and excavators back then,they never caught on cos Komatsu arrived at the same time.
AJ
 
Are you able to email me with the details on adjusting the steering clutch please? And also how to tell the year via serial number?
Would be very appreciative of you could help as I have just bought a mf200 second hand to use for firewood collection but it only turns left!
 
I cannot remember off hand what's on there but there has to be a linkage,first off pull the two steering levers back while moving,the tractor it should stop so it's now fair to assume that the steering clutches are disengaging,now compare each brake pedal if they are even,if not adjust the loose one up,I can't remember how to do the adjustments but there has to be a linkage between the pedal and the brake and the lever and clutch,someone may have a manual and post the proper procedure.
AJ
 
Resurrecting an old thread, but I'm having a similar issue on my MF200, seems like right hand clutch not disengaging / brake not actuating. Do the final drives contain oil, are the clutches bathed in it? There's a big fat nut on the rear of both drive casings, I was going to try opening them up on mine to see if anything came out, maybe the right hand side has run dry. Wonder if one were to remove those nuts, one could also poke an endoscope camera in there and see what was going on with the clutch in response to steering lever input..
 

Someone may be along with some pointers for you, but in general there were not as many MF crawlers around, as say JD or Case, so the people who can give you answers from hands on experience with them are few, as you can see by the lack of responses where you have asked about this machine. You or your friend need to invest in at least the Service Manual and the Operator's Manual for it, to have a guide for adjustments and troubleshooting. You can find some on line parts catalogs for MF Crawlers at Minnpar's website. They may also sell Service, Operator's and Parts Manuals if you ask them. (I gave you the AGCO publications site the other day.) If you/he think the cost of getting the right manuals is too much, you/he need to part company with the crawler as many things will be found to be much more expensive than the manuals. It has been said repeatedly: There is no such thing as a cheap crawler. Sorry if this sounds harsh but its real as I look at it. I have spent hundred dollars to have the correct manuals for my equipment, it pays off in the end.
 
Harsh? maybe a little.. but no, very true, I concur :wink: Sorry I've probably given you the impression I'm ignoring your advice, I'm not, and it's well noted. If he's going forward with it the first thing I will indeed be telling him to do, is get the manuals. I'm just worrying away at it like a dog with a bone while I wait to catch up with him.
 

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