Lettusbee67
New member
Hello,
I am new to Massey, and kinda new to tractors in general.
I have ten acres, mostly weeds, that I need to keep mowed. I've had an old For 640 that I have been getting by with, but every few weeks it needs something. So I've been keeping my eyes open for a decent used tractor. I did look at new, JD, Kubota, and MF. But let's face it, I don't need a $26,000 lawn mower.
This MF1433 Came up, with 711 hrs. and though I bought it about a month ago, I just now got around to tuning it up and putting it to work.
I will say that this power shuttle setup whoops the tar out of the kubota hydro I rented earlier this year.
So far, I have changed the oil, transmission, and fuel filter. Air filters are on order. I have changed the oil and transmission fluid as well.
I have the original owners manual, thankfully, and will refer to it for the other scheduled maintenance items that I should handle.
My questions are:
What else should I put on priority for maintenance before I really get to using it?
What are my options for pallet forks? Is it a pain to unpin the bucket and put on pallet forks?
I also need hooks for the bucket, any recommendations? I do not weld, but could get someone to do that, if that's better than bolt-ons.
Also, there doesn't seem to be a block heater for winter storage. Where do I start with getting one of those?
Thank you for the help
I am new to Massey, and kinda new to tractors in general.
I have ten acres, mostly weeds, that I need to keep mowed. I've had an old For 640 that I have been getting by with, but every few weeks it needs something. So I've been keeping my eyes open for a decent used tractor. I did look at new, JD, Kubota, and MF. But let's face it, I don't need a $26,000 lawn mower.
This MF1433 Came up, with 711 hrs. and though I bought it about a month ago, I just now got around to tuning it up and putting it to work.
I will say that this power shuttle setup whoops the tar out of the kubota hydro I rented earlier this year.
So far, I have changed the oil, transmission, and fuel filter. Air filters are on order. I have changed the oil and transmission fluid as well.
I have the original owners manual, thankfully, and will refer to it for the other scheduled maintenance items that I should handle.
My questions are:
What else should I put on priority for maintenance before I really get to using it?
What are my options for pallet forks? Is it a pain to unpin the bucket and put on pallet forks?
I also need hooks for the bucket, any recommendations? I do not weld, but could get someone to do that, if that's better than bolt-ons.
Also, there doesn't seem to be a block heater for winter storage. Where do I start with getting one of those?
Thank you for the help