Marshall tractors

[Mattyp64]

Hi everyone, I’ve posted a couple of times on here looking for advice about tractors Ive been looking at to buy, well I finally bought one and wanted you guys options on weather I made a good choice. The tractor is a Marshall 704, no loader unfortunately but I know a guy with a Massey 50b at a very reasonable price

 

[flywheel]

Buy the 50B as well. Depending on what your wanting the Marshall to do , you should be OK..

 

[Mattyp64]

Buy the 50B as well. Depending on what your wanting the Marshall to do , you should be OK..

The Marshall will be used for topping a bit of ploughing and cultivating not huge amounts of work. The plan is to get the 50b too as it works out less buying the two machines than one to do everything

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Any photos?

DO NOT put a chuffing loader on it!!! They are the work of the devil!!!

 

[Mattyp64]

I’ll put some up when it’s delivered tomorrow. Once it’s here I’ll look at getting the Massey 50

 

[smcapstick]

Perfectly fine for light duties. A loader would ruin it, though.

 

[X344chap]

Perfectly fine for light duties. A loader would ruin it, though.

A loader is a handy thing to have - if its a quick attach/detach - then what's not to like?

 

[smcapstick]

A loader is a handy thing to have - if its a quick attach/detach - then what's not to like?

It’s 4wd and if it’s a decent loader, the brackets get in the way of the side panels so access to the battery is a pain.

Also, if he gets the 50 there would be no point in sourcing, buying and fitting a loader as it would never be on.

 

[X344chap]

The battery should be in a tray that drops down at an angle so you can just slide it out - but tbh the battery is rarely out as i just use a NOCO charger to keep them tip top in the winter. I agree thought that the loader brackets means that the side panels are fiddly to remove but you can usually lift them off the 2 studs and slide them back like a patio door once you remove the stupid spring. The loader i have was cheaper than buying a set of front weights which you would need if ploughing.

 

[Mattyp64]

Well the tractor eventually got picked up yesterday but not delivered, they said today yesterday and more likely Monday today so it might turn up eventually.

buying the 50 seemed to me like better thing to do as it’s purpose built for that job plus I’m not sure how I’d even get brackets for it to fit a loader

 

[Flatlander]

I bought an 802 back in the day. Powerful tractor for it’s size. Wasn’t the most reliable thou. Ploughing a bearing piled up inside an split the casting. as the hours added up things started to fail.brakes were on or off. Synchro became non synchro then after getting hot one day mowing a liner split. Rad was clean but starting to plug inside. Rebuilt the engine and retired it to the haybob and light duties.

 

[Mattyp64]

It finally arrived

 

[Cab-over Pete]

She’ll be reet

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Good things happening here tomorrow @Will 1594 …….

 

[Will 1594]

Good things happening here tomorrow @Will 1594 …….

What you thrang wi

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Something I asked you about the other week

 

[Will 1594]

Something I asked you about the other week

Did you get hold of mr grumpy
i just whatssapp him now , some think he is a funny buggar ,but get on well with him

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Not sure I know who you mean……

 

[Will 1594]

Not sure I know who you mean……

Longy

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Oh I see, not yet.