our one has
Massey 6150 or 3075
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All Multi-power 565's will have IPTO.
It was an extra cost option on the 8sp.
It was an extra cost option on the 8sp.
And ours
Celtic Driver
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How realible has your 565 been .
our one has been very good, had it 30 years with no big problems
very good.
rubbish at starting.
got a 590 (A4.248 engine) much better starting. HAd an engine rebuild. it smoked like a steam engine, used a fair whack of aoil also
its sad to see pictures of them both arriving on teh farm brand new, and now looking at them, rotting away.
DeeGee
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In what way was the 6265 the worst of the tractors? I have always been told that 6200 tractors were streets ahead of the 6100 series; we have a 6150 and have been thinking about swapping it for something like a 6290 or an early 6400 series: so I am particularly curious to hear of faults on a 6200 series tractor.
Our 6140 has been more unreliable than the 6265 and 6270. 6140 has had 2 clutches, a turbo and no end of electrical problems. 6200 are much nicer to drive and better gearbox. 6265 has had 2 turbos but that's mainly down to being hammered on a combi drill, otherwise a good tractor. Can't fault the 6270.
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Highway star
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Yeh nowt wrong with a good 6200! What
What have you ended up buying in the end?
Aye, nowt wrong with a good old 6200 Massey!!
What have you ended up buying in the end?
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But for a 'C' pillar four times the sizeno B pillar the future 30 odd years ago
motrac3a
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our t reg 6265 was a gutless heap of........ Not a patch on the 3075 it replaced
Easy enough to fix that
Our 6265 was a gutless bugger too!!!!!! In about 4000 hours the engine was rebuilt twice, it had new turbos, the list is end less, which was shame because it was a nice tractor to drive, if you kept the revs up!!! It had to go in the end. We replaced it with a 6480, a different beast altogether.
motrac3a
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Highway star
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I fink the 6265 was an early blue version of the perkins 1000 series engine something like stage 2 emissions compliance fitted with a Lucas pump and intercooler. You would think a few non standard tweeks would be able to get one sorted
Tho agree the 90's do go well from the word go
Tho agree the 90's do go well from the word go
Massey_3115
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Happy new year all! Still on the hunt for an upgrade.
Even the 6150's now seem very thin,on the ground, not seen many available now.
Some of the early 5455 etc are getting into the price range.
Is there any weakness's like the 6150 to look out for on them ?
Even the 6150's now seem very thin,on the ground, not seen many available now.
Some of the early 5455 etc are getting into the price range.
Is there any weakness's like the 6150 to look out for on them ?
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Yet my student farm ran them and they were never any real bother except for the odd head gasket on the 595. The 590s were opico turboed as well. pulled well for that era. I would sooner sit on a tidy 500 than the (is he listening?) 265.