30coupe
New member
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2011
- Messages
- 17
- Location
- Bellevue, IA
- Tractor
- Massey Ferguson 1736, John Deere 455, John Deere L135
Well, I've had my 1736 for a few weeks now, and I've put about 36 hours on so far. My major gripe isn't with the tractor but with Massey Ferguson. My backhoe that was ordered on June 5 and paid for on June 13 still hasn't arrived! The dealer called today to say that Massey claims it has shipped...finally. I'll believe it when it's attached to the back of my tractor!
The tractor itself is a beast! The capabilities of this little bugger continue to surprise me. It has pushed over trees 7-8" in diameter and uprooted 15' tall honeysuckle, pulled my 2 bottom Ford Dearborn plow through 4 year-old clover plots, dragged my 8' tandem disk without so much as a grunt, and done pretty much anything I've asked of it even though I have yet to get the fluid in the rears. I'm waiting on the backhoe, so the tractor only has to go back to town once.
The only negative I have found thus far has been the quirky fuel gauge/tank crossover. That issue has been mentioned by many others already, but it is really annoying. At 10 gallons, the capacity is nothing to rave about to begin with, but when the gauge seems to have a mind of its own, I'm always nervous that it will take me by surprise and run out of fuel sometime. I try to add some fuel anytime I plan to be on it for more than a few minutes, but sometimes it won't even take 5 gallons to fill it to the neck while the gauge still reads 1/4 full...wtf! My dealer claims there is a fix for it, so I hope he is right. I just wonder why Massey hasn't fixed it yet since is seems to be a common issue. I kind of get the feeling we CUT owners are not nearly so important as "real" farmers whose tractors cost six figures. That bugs me since a $30-40K investment for a guy like me is way more of a hit than a $200k tractor is to someone farming 2000 acres.
Anyway, at this point I am very impressed with my little red tractor! :thumbsup:
The tractor itself is a beast! The capabilities of this little bugger continue to surprise me. It has pushed over trees 7-8" in diameter and uprooted 15' tall honeysuckle, pulled my 2 bottom Ford Dearborn plow through 4 year-old clover plots, dragged my 8' tandem disk without so much as a grunt, and done pretty much anything I've asked of it even though I have yet to get the fluid in the rears. I'm waiting on the backhoe, so the tractor only has to go back to town once.
The only negative I have found thus far has been the quirky fuel gauge/tank crossover. That issue has been mentioned by many others already, but it is really annoying. At 10 gallons, the capacity is nothing to rave about to begin with, but when the gauge seems to have a mind of its own, I'm always nervous that it will take me by surprise and run out of fuel sometime. I try to add some fuel anytime I plan to be on it for more than a few minutes, but sometimes it won't even take 5 gallons to fill it to the neck while the gauge still reads 1/4 full...wtf! My dealer claims there is a fix for it, so I hope he is right. I just wonder why Massey hasn't fixed it yet since is seems to be a common issue. I kind of get the feeling we CUT owners are not nearly so important as "real" farmers whose tractors cost six figures. That bugs me since a $30-40K investment for a guy like me is way more of a hit than a $200k tractor is to someone farming 2000 acres.
Anyway, at this point I am very impressed with my little red tractor! :thumbsup: