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Francois2346554 07-22-2012 18:05:55 173.224.251.19 Report to Moderator	Hello, i"m looking to buy a massey 184-4, 1981" 4x4 and I want know if it a good tractor and is there any thing to be concerned about , usually what are the problems with this tractor ? [Reply]   [No Email]
samn40 07-23-2012 16:30:27 86.132.160.109 Report to Moderator	Re: Massey 184-4 in reply to Francois2346554, 07-22-2012 18:05:55   Tinwork is made out of the remains of rotten Fiat cars and rusty bean tins, other than that they should be OK. Sam [Reply]  [No Email]
Masseynut(Australia) 07-22-2012 23:30:08 143.238.162.25 Report to Moderator	Re: Massey 184-4 in reply to Francois2346554, 07-22-2012 18:05:55   These tractors were actually a re-badged Landini tractor out of Italy. The early Landini's had some problems with poor brakes and the transmission jumping out of gear in the range section. Massey issued a rework kit to rectify the gear problem, which worked OK. I would imagine that the tractor you are looking at would have been modified at some early stage of it's life by a dealer. To check if it has, place the range lever into "reverse". let it go and it should slightly "spring" to the side in that position.Now try to slide the shift lever back into neutral in a straight line movement. It should not move. The shift lever should need to be pushed slightly sideways again to shift back to the neutral position. These tractors had dry disc brakes that were quite poor, especially on very hilly terrain. Once overhauled, they were good for around 1000 hours work, before having to be re-built again. Engine is a Perkins, so no problems with reliability there. Diffs and final drives were reasonably bulletproof. Tinwork is usually rusty as primer couldn't have been invented or available in the factory when these were built, (lol), others may have something to add to this, hope this helps, Evan. [Reply]  [No Email]
Roy in UK 07-22-2012 23:39:21 81.151.98.187 Report to Moderator	Re: Massey 184-4 in reply to Masseynut(Australia), 07-22-2012 23:30:08   Apparently The Massey 600 series tractor cabs were built by Landini (? ) which may explain why they had a reputation for rotting away in no time! [Reply]  [No Email]
Masseynut(Australia) 07-23-2012 04:16:02 143.238.162.25 Report to Moderator	Re: Massey 184-4 in reply to Roy in UK, 07-22-2012 23:39:21   Yes Roy, haven't seen a French built 600 series Massey out here either, without major "termite" infestation! [Reply]  [No Email]
Roy in UK 07-23-2012 22:46:14 86.159.45.126 Report to Moderator	Re: Massey 184-4 in reply to Masseynut(Australia), 07-23-2012 04:16:02   My neighbour bought a brand new 690 and he invited me to go and sit in the cab. As soon as I sat in it and felt the quality of the trim I thought to myself "Well this is utter rubbish". [Reply]  [No Email]