Hi, I’m looking for some info, we have a 4wd 390 with the 6 stud front axle with a Massey Ferguson 885 loader fitted, it’s a horrible loader so we are looking to fit something better, a Quicke or similar. I can’t seem to find many loaders with 390 brackets so I am wondering if there are brackets for other tractors which would be able to be altered to suit. I have found a Faucheux F30 loader with brackets but I’ve not seen one and there is no photos of it on the tractor so I’m unsure if it would be much of an improvement. Any info greatly appreciated
Massey Ferguson 390 loader
- Thread starter Poleson
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- Orkney Islands
We had a 885 fitted to a 390 and as you found it was a terrible thing it was just too big for that size of tractor and was in fact not bloody safe. We got shot of it but didn't fit any thing else to the 390. Don't know if the 880 would fit your tractor brackets but that would be better suited to a 390 any one near you have one that you could try see if it would fit on your existing brackets. MF moved on to Quicky loaders and they are a good match and had a better bucket/fork attachment device, would think there would be quite a few of that model available. Never seen a Faucheur loader but MF didn't stick with them very long so that might tell you some thing.
Is the 880 not just the 885 without the self levelling? Yes I would have thought there would be plenty Quicke loaders about but the brackets seem to be the problem. Probably lots gone for export and been scrapped.
Fievel Farmanimal
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- Salo, Finland
There are some pics of MF390 loader brackets on my page:
http://haapasalontila.fi/James180.html
Text is only in Finnish, because those brackets are for Finnish made James loader. Those are well made and robust brackets in my opinion and similar were used with bigger loaders and also with 399 tractors.
http://haapasalontila.fi/James180.html
Text is only in Finnish, because those brackets are for Finnish made James loader. Those are well made and robust brackets in my opinion and similar were used with bigger loaders and also with 399 tractors.
- Location
- Sorn Ayrshire
The 880S was a good 390 loader just that bit shorter than the 880 Carrs of Annan must have sold a pile of them we had an 880S after a couple of 880s their,s a pretty good chance the brackets are all the same thats the problem with the 885 it was made long enough for the 6 cylinders but sticks a mile out in front of a 390.
Those look like a much more substantial than what the MF brackets are!
- Location
- Orkney Islands
The problem with the Steelfab Massey loaders (80/880) was they were deigned for the attachment to fit between the arms but modern attachments got too big and ended up sticking 2 feet too far out pulling the hydraulic ram to bits. The 885 was beefed up and a contraption called a quick hitch was fitted but was still way out front. Its wasn't until MF teamed up with Quickie that they had a loader fit for purpose.
- Location
- Orkney Islands
That looks very like a Trima loader to me who now are owned by Quickie
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Definitely agree 80 is too long, first thing I did was shorten mine
Yes agree with that, it’s all too far away. Very clumsy and unstable when you have a bit of weight on and also puts a lot more strain on the front axle than would be with a proper loader. I tend to leave it off the tractor unless I really need it so I think if I had a less clumsy loader I’d leave it on more and it would be a lot more use to me.
Where did you shorten yours at? I had thought about cutting a shortening ours if we can’t find a suitable loader.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
If it is of any interest at all I have a 815 loader on mine with a Faucheux headstock.
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
The hooks at the front, probably cut about 9 inches off
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Looks like it, though there is more sparrow sh!t on mine! If you're interested, I can get some photos.
What's the little tang sticking up on the cross member for? Mine has that too.
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I don't know what that bit is for
- Location
- Isle of Man
Think as you pull lever over to unlatch there's a lug on the back to keep it in open position until your hooked up. Then crowd right back and end of lever hits the little tang to push lever/lug out to let pins spring in. One of those things that might of briefly worked when new! We have a 390 , used to have a 880s on it , was worn out so bought an 815 boom thinking it would fit straight on. Front lugs are 4 inch wider so needed a bit of chop an weld. It's a much nicer loader though.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Yes, that makes sense. The lever to pull the pins out can catch on that cross bar and break. I had to make a new one up. Good enough loader for my purposes, which are limited. I fitted an electric third service for the bale grab. My biggest grumble is putting the loader on and taking it off. Hate doing that!
Never was a fan of them era of mf front loader s. They had no design at all just beefed up from the 80 from the 100 series Massey's. the quicke loader was of supeior design at the time. Can't understand why mf didn't offer the design of the mf 50 digger at the time for tractor s .it had a great design of a strong loader with self levelling and was used up til recent times on digger s
That’s an 815 loader? Is the bale spike bracket made like that to make up for lack of crowd travel? That’s another area I was hoping to get an improvement on.