Mf7278 cerea users
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Not a user but my contractor has a 7278. It seems to go ok and never gives a lot of bother. It's 14 year old now and anything that does go wrong is usually down to fair wear and tear from what I've seen.
Would I buy one. Honest answer no, for the simple reason if I ever had enough land to justify my own combine I would get a rotary, probably an Axail flow.
However from the outside looking in it seems a decent machine for not stupid money. go for it.
YELROM
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Feldspar
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- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
I can sell you a MF Delta at a very good price. Never goes wrong.
YELROM
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http://www.jrfirby.co.uk/showpic.php?id=2909&pic=1 Have you seen this one for sale
Been to see a cerea on a farm with a delta. Kept as backup. Never used since getting the delta. Trading both for a new delta.
Yes I have. There's a few like that. Lot of combine for the money.
Feldspar
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- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
Our 7278 Cerea wasn't actually too bad (after the engine blew up and was replaced under warranty).
Open the panels and it's just bigger than what I am used to. Got tonnes of spares in stock which I've accumulated from other users who have changed brands.
Simon Chiles
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Nothing major then! Just a mild inconvenience.
Plenty of Claas and new hollands blew the engine. Anything can have a failure.
Feldspar
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- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
You expect these things ...
Rust
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- Hertfordshire
What killed it ?
Trailer man playing hide and seek in the dark
Our old tf42 Newholland blew its engine this season just gone, they can all fail. Got another engine sat in our workshop to fit in the next couple of weeks so we can get it home. We generally say if you've had a good run with a particular machine you tend to buy another. If the 36 has been good to you then why not stick with Massey?
Vernon
Seriously considering it.
I hired one with a 25ft powerflow header with the osr auger 6 years ago for a season after 3 very successful years with a Beta combine. The osr auger was brilliant. The rest of it was poor. The electrics caused problems, the reel fell off, the sieves disintegrated and a pulley fell to bits on the header drive. This was all in 1500 acres.
The sample was good and the output reasonable
I exited my hire deal and bought a lexion
The sample was good and the output reasonable
I exited my hire deal and bought a lexion
The sieves only get chucked out due to a build up of chaff under them. There is a hole each side just behind the fan, if that's kept clear, at least every other day blown out, then there is no problem.
Need keeping on top of maintaining before harvest as more hp is put through basically what is still a 40rs , had our engine out this time before harvest but in general sisu engines are well thought of , any brake in harvesting we are always checking.
If I was looking around one it would have needed to be serviced annually by main dealer , lister Wilders have a couple about and their man is as good a fitter in the country , ready serviced to go , others at local dealers but need an awful lot of work done on them by all accounts.
Trouble with the delta is they moved the building of it to Italy and layed off Denmark , after all the problems reared up the Danish lads have been back in and by all accounts a few new local ones are ticking along well now , I think there were 5-6 here at one time but were soon gone.
If I was looking around one it would have needed to be serviced annually by main dealer , lister Wilders have a couple about and their man is as good a fitter in the country , ready serviced to go , others at local dealers but need an awful lot of work done on them by all accounts.
Trouble with the delta is they moved the building of it to Italy and layed off Denmark , after all the problems reared up the Danish lads have been back in and by all accounts a few new local ones are ticking along well now , I think there were 5-6 here at one time but were soon gone.
Feldspar
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- Essex, Cambs and Suffolk
Whenever we had a complicated problem they would send out someone from Denmark. Never had an Italian over!
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