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Massey 1105 Road Gear

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jrhood

12-27-2007 07:42:03




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I was told that there is a road gear on the 1105 Massey. I sure could use that. The guy I bought it from showed me a handle on the left side of the steering wheel and said it is supposed to shift the tractor into a faster gear. The handle goes up and down, but nothing happens. Don't see that it is unhooked up to where it goes into the rearend. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks. Jr.




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Holm

12-27-2007 15:52:37




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to jrhood, 12-27-2007 07:42:03  
Looking at the owners manuel speed chart 3rd gear low is13.3 mph @ 2200rpm & high is 16.7 @ 2200 rpm. The MP is not that expensive to fix in that tractor. The biggist part is splitting the tractor.One of the things you need to know is that when it is in high MP it is also putting oil to the front brg on the input shaft.When it is in low MP there is no oil going to the front brg.If you don't use the tractor for heavy work you might be ok. If you use it for heavy work it probably won't last long. Then you replace the brg,input shaft, front cover & a few more parts that you won't have to if you fixed the MP right away. Not trying to scare you,just trying to let you know what could happen. I have seen it happen a few times.

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phillip d

12-27-2007 15:12:08




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to jrhood, 12-27-2007 07:42:03  
Some massey's around that era didn't have engine breaking in low multi-power,the 1085 we had was like that.That means if you are going downhill in lo multi power,you were just coasting as fast as it would go.If you are towing somthing heavy downhill without engine breaking abillities,it is very dangerous.If it won't shift and you in fact DO have engine breaking,than if it means alot of work and expense to fix it,it likely isn't worth it,like the others said,not much faster,who knows,maybe it is stuck in high anyways?It mostly comes in handy when doing field work and you want to speed up or slow down just allitle without shifting gears.Pd.

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135 Fan

12-27-2007 17:10:55




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to phillip d, 12-27-2007 15:12:08  
I have never heard of any MF tractor that has engine braking in low. That's why there is a sticker that says to shift MP to high for engine braking. Dave



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J Dyer

12-27-2007 09:11:34




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to jrhood, 12-27-2007 07:42:03  
That high range in multipower aint going to give you much more speed maybe a mile or two more per hour. In my opinion it aint worth fixing if everything else works. On my 1105 High 3rd is fast enough , maybe around 17-18 miles per hour.



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phillip d

12-27-2007 08:24:43




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to jrhood, 12-27-2007 07:42:03  
The handle wouldn't happen to be the multi-power would it?Short with a black plastic end on it,almost looks like a lawnmower throttle?



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jrhood

12-27-2007 09:58:02




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to phillip d, 12-27-2007 08:24:43  
Yes it does resemble a lawnmower handle. I see it is being called multipower. Could someone explain what multipower does? The tractor goes about 10 to 11 mph tops. I had to go about 35 miles and it took just over 3 hours. Hoping to figure out how to speed her up a bit. Thanks!



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hayray

12-27-2007 14:21:40




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to jrhood, 12-27-2007 09:58:02  
Mine seems to top out at 14 to 15. Your multi-power rod linkage might be disconnected down below. I just had one of those shifter rod linkages break a the turnbuckle on the transmission.



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Drill

12-27-2007 15:43:19




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to hayray, 12-27-2007 14:21:40  
The multi-power shifter on the 1105 doesn't have a rod on it. The shifter itself is a hydraulic control. You will need to take the side panel off the dash on the right side and take the pressure line off and put a gauge on it to see if there is pressure there. If you have pressure there and the multi-power still doesn't work then the clutch pack is burn out. You need to split the tractor to fix it.

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jrhood

12-27-2007 19:23:23




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to Drill, 12-27-2007 15:43:19  
Thanks to all whom responded. This is my first time to ask a question on here and am very impressed to the responses! I really appreciate it. The tractor does 'coast' down hills so I guess that settles that. One more question, just to be sure, Where would you guys recommend topping the rpm gauge just driving it home? I don't like to 'rev' a tractor, but am thinking that maybe i just am not giving enough throttle is why I am only gettin like 10 or so mph? THanks. Jr.

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hayray

12-28-2007 09:25:28




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to jrhood, 12-27-2007 19:23:23  
When I am running a PTO implement I run it right at the 540 mark on the tack, which I think is around 1800 rpms, then when I am traveling down the road I am at the next green indicator mark up to the 2200 rpm mark I think. The engine is made to run at that, so that is not considered reving, still running at much lower rpms then a lot of gas engines.



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135 Fan

12-28-2007 10:30:52




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 Re: Massey 1105 Road Gear in reply to hayray, 12-28-2007 09:25:28  
It can be run at full throttle in road gear. Most farmers run their tractors at full throttle, or very close, when working them. They are governed for it. I don't think running it full throttle with no load at all on it is the best idea. Gas engines are a completely different beast, but in tractors, can be run full throttle as well. Dave



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