2775 Worth

Ok, I have read what few topics I can find abut the 2775 ranging from the cause of MF problem during the 80's to really not all that bad if taken care of.

So with that, I am going to take a look at one this weekend. I am told it runs fine, has decent rubber, the interior is a little rough, but otherwise overal decent condition. Now the few that I have seen advertised range from $7,00 up to like $12,000. This guy is in rough financial shape and and believe I can get it for about half of what I have seen them advertised for on the net. Is it worth it if it is in decent shape, the trans seems to be ok, and everything works?

Thanks,
-Matt

At 1980"s prices the crankshafts were $8000.00 plus labor.

And it wasn"t a matter of if it would break but when it would break. If this tractor you are going to look at hasn"t broken a crank the owners have been lucky.

The transmissions were also very expensive repair.

The brakes would come apart unknowingly and plug up the hyd filters and destroy the hyd pumps.

Be carefull even 1/2 the asking price could be to much.

I owned one of these tractors and as MPM1 says they were known for breaking crankshafts. Mine broke one still in the warranty period. Then again at 2300 hours. With an estimte of $12,000 to replace it. The dearler took in on trade and parted it out.

Rough financial shape......make real sure there is no lien on the tractor or it could cost you that much and no tractor when the lien holder finds it.

I never heard of the breaking crankshafts in these tractors and we sold more of the 2000 series MF tractors than any other dealer in the Columbus, Ohio branch. I have several of these tractors for parts and know of more than a few of these engines in pulling tractors and I still have never heard of a broken crank.

The transmissions on the other hand was the weak part. If it is a 24 speed, they can be very tempermental and expensive to repair. Especially now that some of the parts are no longer available new. If it is an 8 speed, it is a rock solid transmission and I would buy one in an instant. The serial number on these tractors are more important than anything else. The higher the serial number, the better the tractor is. A good rule of thumb is 10,000. Anything over that number and it should have all of the updates and good to go. It could also be an early serial number but had all of the updates but without a service history you may never know.

I love the sound of the v-8 and love the look of the 2000 series tractors. They were just released a few years too early and got a real bad reputation. I still know of a lot of them in use and we even still have some we sold new still around.

Thanks for the message! I have a 2745 and 2805 that work great and without ever having work on the transmissions. Both with 24 speeds. This is the first I've ever heard of cranks breaking too.

Wow you never lost one crankshaft?