daugen
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Did it again, guess i'm a real sucker for a little Massey near the front door...
Bought this 25hp twenty year old 4wd Iseki built tractor yesterday as a project to renovate.
They were asking 5500 and after I found out it had gone upside down in a pond, albeit briefly,
the price went down to 4800. Still a lot of money for something that looks like this but I can see past that.
Renovating old equipment is a hobby, particularly with Gravely machinery.
I went there yesterday for a second drive and unit was in the shop in pieces, which actually was good. Easier to look around, nice to see
the leak in front right diff was only a gasket, and all the gears and bearings looked perfect. About 1100 hours on the engine and it was bone dry, no leaks
anywhere. The guy just let it set out until it looked like a lawn roach and then bought a new one. Owned by dealer's BIL since new, so it's been serviced every year
and there are no surprises.
I needed/wanted another small tractor so I don't have to hook and unhook so much. Bad arthritis, bum right arm, pto shafts stymie me. So this one ton tractor will pull my
6x12 utility wagon around the farm as well as being used primarily for a big carryall I'm going to build on the rear three point for landscape work.
Several TBN members have built beautiful ones and I'm headed today to TSC to get a carryall on which to build the wood decking.
Very few BX and B Kubotas around. I found one NH with a mower, but I don't need a mower. This was bare bones, and for me, just what I wanted. Like buying a truck where you aren't stuck paying for the sunroof you never use...
Won't be hard making this look like new. Tires are a real challenge due to oem turf sizes. Very few tires made that fit these size tractors; lots of ag tires but almost no turf tires.
I found a Carlisle Multitrac CS for the fronts, 24x9.50X12, instead of the oem 8.50. Looks to be plenty of clearance for the extra width. Rears at 315-80-16 are the real challenge so far, I think I found one tire. Will continue to look, but rears have more issues with dry rot than wear. Fronts are shot.
I live on a small farm where I have fruit and nut orchards. Recently I've been using my larger Massey to do some row crop disc'ing for my next door neighbor, whose old JD is giving out. Often a chipper lives on the back of the 2615. But this little tractor won't be used that hard, just for pulling and hauling things around. The Kubota has a FEL and is used for all the typical purposes plus I have an 8 foot LP finish mower on the back. So that tractor is not very maneuverable in tight spots. Hydrostatic was a must on this and it seemed to work fine, though all the controls were horribly stiff from sitting out so long.
I had gone to the Massey dealer to pick up some parts and saw this tired little guy out on the lot.
I heard a calling....fix me up please, fix me up!
Drew
Bought this 25hp twenty year old 4wd Iseki built tractor yesterday as a project to renovate.
They were asking 5500 and after I found out it had gone upside down in a pond, albeit briefly,
the price went down to 4800. Still a lot of money for something that looks like this but I can see past that.
Renovating old equipment is a hobby, particularly with Gravely machinery.
I went there yesterday for a second drive and unit was in the shop in pieces, which actually was good. Easier to look around, nice to see
the leak in front right diff was only a gasket, and all the gears and bearings looked perfect. About 1100 hours on the engine and it was bone dry, no leaks
anywhere. The guy just let it set out until it looked like a lawn roach and then bought a new one. Owned by dealer's BIL since new, so it's been serviced every year
and there are no surprises.
I needed/wanted another small tractor so I don't have to hook and unhook so much. Bad arthritis, bum right arm, pto shafts stymie me. So this one ton tractor will pull my
6x12 utility wagon around the farm as well as being used primarily for a big carryall I'm going to build on the rear three point for landscape work.
Several TBN members have built beautiful ones and I'm headed today to TSC to get a carryall on which to build the wood decking.
Very few BX and B Kubotas around. I found one NH with a mower, but I don't need a mower. This was bare bones, and for me, just what I wanted. Like buying a truck where you aren't stuck paying for the sunroof you never use...
Won't be hard making this look like new. Tires are a real challenge due to oem turf sizes. Very few tires made that fit these size tractors; lots of ag tires but almost no turf tires.
I found a Carlisle Multitrac CS for the fronts, 24x9.50X12, instead of the oem 8.50. Looks to be plenty of clearance for the extra width. Rears at 315-80-16 are the real challenge so far, I think I found one tire. Will continue to look, but rears have more issues with dry rot than wear. Fronts are shot.
I live on a small farm where I have fruit and nut orchards. Recently I've been using my larger Massey to do some row crop disc'ing for my next door neighbor, whose old JD is giving out. Often a chipper lives on the back of the 2615. But this little tractor won't be used that hard, just for pulling and hauling things around. The Kubota has a FEL and is used for all the typical purposes plus I have an 8 foot LP finish mower on the back. So that tractor is not very maneuverable in tight spots. Hydrostatic was a must on this and it seemed to work fine, though all the controls were horribly stiff from sitting out so long.
I had gone to the Massey dealer to pick up some parts and saw this tired little guy out on the lot.
I heard a calling....fix me up please, fix me up!
Drew