Richard in Bee
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What do you think is the worst Massey tractor built from about 1960 to about 1985, and why? Or if you are in the camp that thinks MF never built a bad tractor, what was the "least good"?
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ptfarmer
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MJ in the UK
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Here in the UK the worst MF tractors were the 100 seres like the 175 175 185 etc as you had to lift your knee up to your chin to work the live drive clutch. If your foot slipped off the clutch pedal it took all of your skin of the inside of your left leg. Also the safety cab that MF fitted was clad with secondhand plastic fertiliser bags. In the 1970s Iwas selling the IH 454,575, and 674 tractors and I took ourt nearly every MF tractor between Newark and Lincoln here in the in the UK. The other reason we took out a lot of MF tractos is because the MF dealers had ordertakers instead of salesmen. MJ
tractorguy2
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My dad is a retired tractor mechanic. He was visiting with one
of his old customers earlier this summer. They were discussing
the good and bad tractors. Dad worked on every brand from Allis
to Oliver.
Dad had a list of good and bad models for every brand. Dad
didn't have anything good to say about Massey tractors. His
comment was Massey should have stayed with combines and not
built a tractor.
of his old customers earlier this summer. They were discussing
the good and bad tractors. Dad worked on every brand from Allis
to Oliver.
Dad had a list of good and bad models for every brand. Dad
didn't have anything good to say about Massey tractors. His
comment was Massey should have stayed with combines and not
built a tractor.
ptfarmer
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- Location
- San Antonio, Tx
A neighbor has two MF180's both are very reliable, and he's not afraid to work them hard either.
ptfarmer
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- San Antonio, Tx
The little 205, 210, 220, and others that's made by Toyosha, pretty much impossible to get any parts for them. They are more like the ones you should avoid buying (or having one given to you).
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