Massey Ferguson 1200 Lime Spreader.

[76masseyman]

A conversion done by a good friend of mine in the 80’s in Lincolnshire, for a local contractor. It was later sold and went somewhere in Yorkshire. According to DVLA, the tractors reg’ no’ NFU 422M is currently taxed, and due again in August this year.
It has probably been converted back to a tractor, and possibly with a collector now, and we were wondering if anyone recognised the number ?
We‘re not after getting it back or anything, we were just surprised it still gets taxed after all these years, and maybe the current owner would be interested in the pictures of it.

 

[GlennW]

Same one mentioned in a Heritage Tractor article about Gav Motley ?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Smashing. Did it perform well?

 

[76masseyman]

Same one mentioned in a Heritage Tractor article about Gav Motley ?

That’s the one.

 

[76masseyman]

Smashing. Did it perform well?

Apparently it did, especially when they went to wider tyres on it Pete.

 

[Nearly]

@masseybreaker

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Apparently it did, especially when they went to wider tyres on it Pete.

Looks like it would hold about 4 tonnes?

 

[76masseyman]

Looks like it would hold about 4 tonnes?

Not quite sure, but looks about right. The owner did a lot of work with it.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Dad was thinking of buying a 1200 at one time with a trailed spreader.

He bought a 290 instead and spent the saved money on some wide ass tyres.

 

[high plains drifter]

Are those Atkinson lime spreader accurate enough for spreading fibrophos?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

The old ones? Probably not, but I didn’t have much to do with them.

 

[high plains drifter]

There was a old on at farm sale not far from here a few weeks ago. Hadn't been used for a long time probs needed a new belt and the hopper sides welding up, it still made a 1000 pounds

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Strewth.

 

[Henarar]

Are those Atkinson lime spreader accurate enough for spreading fibrophos?

I spread enough with one pulled by a 290, it had to be clean though else you couldn't shut it down enough, had to tip it in a yard not a field.
I covered over 200 acres one Sunday after I had been on the p1ss Saturday night, finished with the lights on right up the top of cothelstone hill, good day though as I was paid by the acre.

 

[Henarar]

Looks like it would hold about 4 tonnes?

I know it depends on the lime but you would struggle to get four ton on that with the front squared off like that, we used to put 6 inch greedy boards on move the back backwards a few inches and hardly get any more than 4 and a half on
From the photos it would be 3 tops

 

[bill and bens dad]

MF 1200 values have lifted somewhat ! I know they had their problems but a head of their time compared to the rest that was on the British market at that time IMO, (tin hat on) know to one for sale !!