The ultimate classic tractor.

[Vincent]

The 7610 is and was a fair all rounder and a little flier as a 2wd . That's my one not the smartest example but every thing works and always starts . It is the most used tractor here.

 

[holywell farmer]

As said,i'll go for a concourse prepared Massey 35 as being everything a classic tractor should be.

Fordson major

 

[Speedstar]

Would have to be a MF 2640 years a head of all the rest back in 1978

 

[76masseyman]

Would have to be a MF 2640 years a head of all the rest back in 1978

In two or four wheel drive they look good.

 

[John 1594]

Fordson major

Never had you down as having sadistic tendencies.....

Look at what its direct competitors were at the time....Nuffield universal 4, later 4/60, DB30d, later 900,950, MF 65

all of which were far superior in many ways

the major was just a cheap volume product, the escort of the tractor world you could say

i cant think of a single redeeming feature of a major which made it any better than any of the above mentioned tractors

 

[holywell farmer]

Never had you down as having sadistic tendencies.....

Look at what its direct competitors were at the time....Nuffield universal 4, later 4/60, DB30d, later 900,950, MF 65

all of which were far superior in many ways

the major was just a cheap volume product, the escort of the tractor world you could say

i cant think of a single redeeming feature of a major which made it any better than any of the above mentioned tractors

They can pull and smoke

 

[Speedstar]

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In two or four wheel drive they look good.

Both MK 2 ones , MK 1 tractors are very hard to find

 

[John 1594]

They can pull and smoke

and were suitable for livestock farms whos idea of servicing consisted of shovveling the shite off the footplates so you could press the clutch down enough to get it in gear

 

[76masseyman]

 

[rob h]

loved this tractor and didn't want to sell it but we needed something bigger so it had to go

 

[two-cylinder]

Both MK 2 ones , MK 1 tractors are very hard to find

Even more so with the engine side panels still in place!

 

[DeeGee]

Being something of a classic tractor enthusiast; and having grown up in the 1960's and reared at home on Dextas and Ford 3000s; but always envious of neighbours 35's and 135's I hope that I can perhaps offer a totally unbiased opinion by saying that the only real contender for the ultimate classic tractor has to be the Massey 135.

 

[smcapstick]

Being something of a classic tractor enthusiast; and having grown up in the 1960's and reared at home on Dextas and Ford 3000s; but always envious of neighbours 35's and 135's I hope that I can perhaps offer a totally unbiased opinion by saying that the only real contender for the ultimate classic tractor has to be the Massey 135.

I probably agree with you. The 135 just felt more 'sorted' than it's contemporaries.

It may be noisy and lack a 1000RPM PTO but it's still the king.

 

[John 1594]

I probably agree with you. The 135 just felt more 'sorted' than it's contemporaries.

It may be noisy and lack a 1000RPM PTO but it's still the king.

Got to be the right 135 though....swept axle, round mudguards, but with a swinging drawbar instead of that abortion they had the cheek to call a pickup hitch

I think the 35x had the edge on pure "looks" though

 

[boyo]

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In two or four wheel drive they look good.

I just love a 2000 series Massey. Spent many happy hours on a 2685 on placement. One day I'll have one

 

[John 1594]

View attachment 455118 loved this tractor and didn't want to sell it but we needed something bigger so it had to go

Combine engine replacement by the looks of it?

 

[Mursal]

Dont like 500 or 2000 series Massey's but the above images are starting to have an impact.

 

[smcapstick]

Dont like 500 or 2000 series Massey's but the above images are starting to have an impact.

I love them both... but not as much as a 600.

 

[Selectamatic]

They can pull and smoke

So could I, in my youth, hardly a reason to win an award though, is it!!

 

[76masseyman]

Sorry to rob this picture that @blackbob posted somewhere else, but this would come close to first place as my ultimate Classic.