Classics Earning their keep.

[renewablejohn]

Nearly got planted by a Muir Hill tonight at dusk without any lights on.

 

[DeeGee]

What no smoke!

No, it’s a Massey Ferguson not a smoking Ford clatterbox.

 

[Two Tone]

I once pulled a fully loaded artic out of a ditch with a MF1200. No wheel spin whatsoever, but plenty of smoke!

Fantastic tractors in their day. Just lots of oil leaks.

 

[essexpete]

I once pulled a fully loaded artic out of a ditch with a MF1200. No wheel spin whatsoever, but plenty of smoke!
Fantastic tractors in their day. Just lots of oil leaks.

Quite amazing grip. I used one on a small scraper once. To be fair it did finish a drive shaft coupling.

 

[wdah/him]

what was a 1200 like compared to a muirhill for grip

 

[Two Tone]

what was a 1200 like compared to a muirhill for grip

Similar I would think.

The secret was getting so much weight over the front wheels.
The 1200 would turn much sharper. It wasn’t that powerful, but the grip was amazing.

Fantastic to use on a conventional baler. You could see over the baler to keep an eye on the accumulater.

Absolutely fantastic to reverse any trailer with.

The only thing that would have been nice was a 540 PTO as well as a 1000.

You felt like a King driving them.

The 1250 still had loads of oil leaks!

 

[Nearly]

 

[msheep66]

Did a bit of haulage for a mate today

 

[Flat 10]

Few days out on the drill for the old girl

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

Two of mine earning their keep today.

 

[david]

Very tidy 698 ! Thanks for posting pictures.

 

[Nearly]

8200

 

[SuperTwo]

Low loader duties today.

 

[msheep66]

Sold our MF 250 yesterday sadly, but not all doom and gloom as we have replaced it with a MF 3085 from a forum member.

 

[Andyt880]

 

[New Puritan]

Trying to level off a very rough field today. Got to get the spring wheat into here asap:

 

[Lincsman]

Trying to level off a very rough field today. Got to get the spring wheat into here asap:

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A Power harrow is what you need.

 

[BredRedHfd]

Sold our MF 250 yesterday sadly, but not all doom and gloom as we have replaced it with a MF 3085 from a forum member.
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Nice to see the correct model loader on, and not an 80 size one

 

[Flat 10]

A Power harrow is what you need.

I thought that. @New Puritan that's a nice cultivator but more use in stubble/unploughed ground.
If you don't have a PH, you need some shallower type tines and some levellers, dutch harrows are good and cheap.
Also keep interspersing cultivations with a roll to crush clods. i take it you have rolls?
But a PH will be easier!

 

[New Puritan]

@Lincsman & @Flat 10 - I know, I know... It was an experiment really, and I thought I'd upload a picture as it made a change. That field has given me a lot of trouble, and I wanted to try and make the PH job slightly easier. I tried rolling it but it made little difference (I roll all the others after ploughing).

From previous experience I know if I went straight onto that field with the PH I'd be going along in low 1st and still have to do some bits twice. I'll probably get in trouble with the tillage police now I've admitted this on here