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Bill from Scotland · Jun 20, 2010

I was reading an article recently where it was suggested the Massey Ferguson 1150 was never realy able to compete with the John Deere 5020 on performance when working in the field. Would this be correct or has anyone expereince or an opinion on this?

Iowa Carl · Jun 20, 2010

What article? If it is digitized, I would like to read it. I cannot directly compare work capabilites since most of my experience is with the 1130, 1135, 2705, and 2745 models as well as the 4020. My experience with the 5010 and 5020 is much more limited. The MF equivalents were superior to the 4020 in all areas of Iowa row crop operations except visibility of implements and of course popularity at the coffee shop! The 5020 was never a popular row crop tractor because it excelled only when the drawbar load was constant and the limited speed selection was a match. The MF large frame tractors retained the nimbleness that JD 5020 never retained as the power and weight translated in the higher HP range. The Perkins fuel economy is also a contrast that illustrates JD change in perspective. The JD 730 series was the last of the efficient models! JD did not consider that important with diesel available for pennies in the late 1960s.

rrlund · Jun 20, 2010

The article was probably in Green Magazine or something. No bias there.

JD Seller · Jun 20, 2010

Iowa Carl I would like to see the MF that is superior to the JD 4020. Are you saying that the MF1100 was a better tractor??? There where 185,000 JD4020s built. There where 31,000 MF1100 built. I just looked at several appraisals the JD4020 are bringing about three times what a MF1100 will bring. So I can't see where you are coming from.
Now MF did and does build a very good utility tractor. It is just that they never really had a good 90 hp and up tractor.

JD2840 · Jun 20, 2010

(quoted from post at 04:40:45 06/21/10) Iowa Carl I would like to see the MF that is superior to the JD 4020. Are you saying that the MF1100 was a better tractor??? There where 185,000 JD4020s built. There where 31,000 MF1100 built. I just looked at several appraisals the JD4020 are bringing about three times what a MF1100 will bring. So I can't see where you are coming from.
Now MF did and does build a very good utility tractor. It is just that they never really had a good 90 hp and up tractor.

amen to that. but i still would rather have a JD utility tractor just to match the rest of the green in the shed. lol.

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