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I just finished a full 10 days on a MF 1233. It just might be my last time on this beast. I have never been bounced around so much in my life, (on a tractor that is). It has been the roughest tractor that I have ever been on PERIOD!!!!! This tractor was a partial donation to a Therapeutic Riding Program that I volunteer at. MF nor the Foundation Board members took in account that handicap people would be driving this tractor. No body has been able to stay on it. On every bump you come off of the seat and the engine cuts off. Every time you have to shift, you have to been over, (way over). Every time that you bend over to shift the engine shuts off. The seat is advertised as beening very plush, NOT. A plush brick maybe.
The Hi/Lo range lever is all the way down on the floor, You have to shift this lever into Netural everytime you want stop, start or get off and leave the engine running. It does not want to move easily, even after 15 hours. The gear shift lever is not much better, the synchromesh does not work 95% of the time, even after stopping the tractor, engine at idle and clutch to the floor, the gears will still grind. The dealer says that it has to break-in, and to give it some time. At this rate by the time that I get to the 50 hours break in period there won't be any gears left to break-in.
I have torn my jacket and now my good coat getting on and off of this tractor, the barn manager ripped her overalls on the same PTO lever.
As far as the FEL MF1244, this loader is over rated. I can lift more weight with my Gravely 16hp and Kwikway loader.
Sorry for the bad vibes but thats the way it is! And we the crew are stuck with a tractor no one can drive.

Operating Experience for MF1233
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Michael L. Bush