Massey 1080

[grainboy]

Found another Classic today, would say not many of these about, is an original English spec.

 

[DeeGee]

Did the MF 595 and 698 have the same 88 hp engine as the 1080?

 

[grainboy]

Don't know, told it was 101 hp, no doubt someone will know more,

 

[case study]

Did the MF 595 and 698 have the same 88 hp engine as the 1080?

they shared the same engine perkins 318, the 298 had the same engine too

 

[MF-ANDY]

they shared the same engine perkins 318

But the 698 had the 318.2 which addressed the head gasket issues

 

[case study]

But the 698 had the 318.2 which addressed the head gasket issues

correct.i think the 298 would have had the 318.2 also

 

[DeeGee]

Had a 698 which had a really good engine and would pull particularly well for its size. Later 698T models as I recall had the AD 4 236T engine which was turbocharged to over 90 bhp and was supposedly better than the 318 engine.

I never drove the latter so cannot comment. But I did drive a Massey 290 which was fitted with an aftermarket turbo to the Perkins 248 engine, and this sent it to over 100 hp. It was then was a superb tractor that gave no trouble over many years, despite the 248 not being engineered to take a turbocharger.

 

[JLLM]

Found another Classic today, would say not many of these about, is an original English spec.

Nice

 

[REStracTORATION]

Id Love to get my teeth into one of them

 

[grainboy]

Is available at the right price,

 

[REStracTORATION]

Is available at the right price,

Is it yours
Or i take it you know the seller??

 

[grainboy]

Found it today, asked was it for sale,
Yes at the right price, but what's your valuation,??

 

[REStracTORATION]

Found it today, asked was it for sale,
Yes at the right price, but what's your valuation,??

No idea really on them sorry
That and an 8100 look good in the shed

 

[Henarar]

But the 698 had the 318.2 which addressed the head gasket issues

didn't the later 595's as well ?

 

[Henarar]

Had a 698 which had a really good engine and would pull particularly well for its size. Later 698T models as I recall had the AD 4 236T engine which was turbocharged to over 90 bhp and was supposedly better than the 318 engine.

I never drove the latter so cannot comment. But I did drive a Massey 290 which was fitted with an aftermarket turbo to the Perkins 248 engine, and this sent it to over 100 hp. It was then was a superb tractor that gave no trouble over many years, despite the 248 not being engineered to take a turbocharger.

yes IMO the 698T was better, a good one would drive past a 699
I use to drive a 290 turbo we had that at 105 hp it went very well as it didn't really weigh much

 

[MF-ANDY]

best one was short wheel base 698 with 4.318 and after market opico turbo.

 

[Henarar]

best one was short wheel base 698 with 4.318 and after market opico turbo.

go to 115, I had one, mine was shagged though

 

[timmyboy]

I've got one of those. Pride of place on the mantle piece. Very nice @grainboy .

 

[Philip Watkins]

I've got one of those. Pride of place on the mantle piece. Very nice @grainboy .

You need the full size one to compliment it then,

 

[Henarar]

You need the full size one to compliment it then,

need a good mantelpiece for that