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Go to tractorsmaart.com they have a tractor builder that uses list prices. At least that way, you will have an idea about the price.

purcahse price for 1205-4 with loader
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 5 Post by JerryGoucher

I don't know what is wrong with those tractors or maybe shifting style. Mine shifts like it was made to. They will not grind going up 2-3-4 and going down 4-3. 1st and 2nd are not syncro but you can go up from 2-3 because 3rd is. Most of the time I shift mine through all the gears with out grinding or very little even on the 1-2 shift, If I'm paying attention.

Road Trip for a Massey
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 16 Post by JerryGoucher

I have a MF 1250 tractor. I can’t say enough good about this tractor. I bought it to work and it has done a fine job. In Sept 99 I paid $17300 for it and a MF 1246 loader. I said I work it and I do, I have put over 900 hours on it. These hours have not been just puttering around either. I brush hog, blade, plow, spray, dig with a MF 1217 backhoe and use the loader almost everyday.I wouldn't think twice about buying the same tractor again.
JerryG

Do I want a Massey
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 23 Post by JerryGoucher

Cutter,
I would not like it that paint had been knocked of either. But I don't think that I would repaint it quite yet. Perhaps the mechanic tried to ajust the housing and then saw that it didn't fix the problem. If this is right you may find out monday that a new housing has been ordered.

Kubota loader installation
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 26 Post by JerryG

Roger,
Hardee-Williams is still in business. I e-mailed them about 2 months ago and they responded. They have chonic server problems. Their address is http://www.hardeew.com/ But as usual their site is down.

What is the best back blade
Operating and Attachments
Replies 9 Post by JerryGoucher

John Miller III,<br>
You have always provided some very good and helpful information. I do have one exception though. I am sure that Iseki has used Isuzu engines in some of their tractor at some time. After all they started building tractors in 1961, but didn’t start building engines in house until 1980, so they had to buy them from someone. Now for the exception…. After hearing that my 1200 series Massey (Iseki) had a Isuzu engine for quite some time and finding only the name Iseki cast in to the engine, I e-mailed Iseki, with the question. <br>
Who designed the engine and also who manufactured it?<br>
This is what I was e-mailed back….<br>
<br>
”Engine of our tractor is designed and manufactured by ISEKI”<br>
<br>
I have no question in my mind as to the origin of the engine in the MF 1200 series any longer after receiving their e-mail.<br>
JerryG<br>

MF 1200 series vs Agco-Allis ST35
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 7 Post by JerryGoucher

I'm sorry, BUT I didn't notice that I typed the connections backward until I had already posted. It should read the "out to the sump, bypass to the return(3-point)"

Loader control
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 22 Post by JerryGoucher

Gary,
I bought a MF 1250 in Sept. 1999. The warranty covered everything as far as I know except tires. The tires were covered by Firestone.
JerryG

Warranty on new MF 1240
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 2 Post by JerryGoucher

Yes, Chris,
I have had it happen. I had a hose clamp on the suction side of the hydraulic pump under the tractor behind the loader frame that didn’t fit right. Air was being sucked in and the fluid was aerated. Sense the fluid was aerated, the relief valve wouldn’t work. Know telling what kind of pressure it was running. Had a real chore trying to find the problem. My dealer checked and tried everything. I wound up finding it myself. The simple things are some times the hardest to find.
JerryG

How the he did this happen
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 12 Post by JerryGoucher

On mine the tube is adjusted so that the rod is level with the end of the tube when the bucket is level. That way you don't have to look for a line, you just have to see if the rod is above the tube or not. The end of the rod is red so it contrast to the black tube well. This might help if your is made like mine.
JerryG

bucket level indicator
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 7 Post by JerryGoucher

Markus,
I have never seen a disc that would cut very well in unturned land unless it was sand. I use a turning plow and a field cultivator to prepare my ground. I have a lot of flint rocks and a tiller doesn’t work very well in them. As far a MF 1240 pulling a 60” disc, I would say that it would because you wouldn’t believe the plows that I pull with my MF 1250.
JerryG

Disc Harrow or Rotary Tiller
Operating and Attachments
Replies 8 Post by JerryGoucher

Sorry that should have read approx. 70 dealer in the U.S.

HAS ANYONE SEEN ONE
Website Operations Howto
Replies 5 Post by JerryGoucher

Rancher.
I have heard good things about the MF 1233. I personally own a MF 1250. I put over 600 hours on it the first year. It has been a very good tractor that I would buy again. I also got a better price on it than I could on NH, Kubota or JD. The engine is made by "Iseki". They have been building engines since 1962.
JerryG

Operating Experience for MF1233
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 5 Post by JerryGoucher

Mike,
I also have a 1250. I don't have a belly mower though. Any time that I have a strange parts question my parts manager will call Massey tech. support. Sometimes it will take a day or two for an answer from them. They are usually pretty good. The 1246 loader and the 1217 backhoe are made by Sioux Tractor Company. But I don't know who makes the belly mower. Your dealer should be able to tell you.
JerryG

Mid-mount mower compatibility with other implements
Operating and Attachments
Replies 7 Post by JerryGoucher

I guess that I'm the only one that does this to stop corrison BUT...

1.Take the connectors off
2.Clean the posts and the connectors
3.Apply grease from your grease gun on the posts and the connectors
4.Reconnect
5.Cover posts and connectors with a thin layer of grease
6.Problem solved

I have done this for years and it will last for about two to three years
JerryG

JD790 Battery Woes
Parts and Repair
Replies 6 Post by JerryGoucher

Michigander,
I use homemade bucket forks. They clamp on to the bucket. I did have a spear mounted above the forks, but it was hard to get the bale on. So I took off the spear.
JerryG

Bale Spear on Loader
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 9 Post by JerryGoucher

Dogman,
I have the 16 speed shuttle. I have a gear for anything that I need to do.
I am a gear person, I don't like hydros.
JerryG

massey ferguson tractor
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 14 Post by JerryGoucher

Jeff,
The new MF 1200 series are made by Iseki. I have a 1250-4 and I am real happy with it. I have a had it 13 months and have put almost 600 hours on it.
JerryG

Massey 1010
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 8 Post by JerryGoucher

The Massey Ferguson 1200 series are made by Iseki in Japan. They are fine tractors. I feel that you get more tractor for less money in them. I have a MF 1250-4 and have put almost 600 hours on it in the last 13 months. It has been great and I would buy it again.
Mahinda's larger tractor are made to IH designs. The smaller ones are made in Korea. TAFT in India is the company that is now using old Massey Ferguson designs. TAFT has been making MF tractors under licence from Massey for over 30 years. Some of the licences have ran out and that is why they are now able to sell tractor with those designs in the USA.
JerryG

Mahindra
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 24 Post by JerryGoucher

Dana,
Shame on you, I thought that I would beat everyone else at saying that. What were you thinking! You drilled holes in your ROPS. Actual, I have also drilled 4 small 1/8” holes in mine. They are there for the same reason. I a poll was taken, there’s probably a lot of ROPS that are drilled out there. I did put self-tapping screws in to mine. I thought that, that might help reinforce the holes.
JerryG

Extra light capacity
Tractor Projects
Replies 8 Post by JerryGoucher