Mark Page
Platinum Member
Bought a Massey 2615, ran it around a bit and the more I fooled with it the less I liked it. Bunch of small stuff but mainly shifting with the synchro shuttle
was a PITA. Shifting the gear levers was also difficult, not conducive to loader work.
Talked to the dealer about a 1648 compact with HST, which is what i wanted all along. He makes me a righteous deal on the 1648 and allowed me almost what I paid for the 2615 in trade. $2,500 and the 2615 gets me a new 1648.
So I'm looking through the 1648 brochure one lat time and the height catches my eye. The machine is 103" high to the top of the ROPS, my barn opening is 96". I've had 3 different tractors in the building and never had a clearance problem.
The 2615, a Utility tractor, is only 93" high, shorter than the compact.
The dealer wants to buy the 1648 and fold the ROPS down every time I enter
the building. Sure as h*ll I'm gonna' forget 1 time and either break up the building or the machine.
So should I deal with 1648 and trade the 2615, or sell the 2615 and go back to my 2wd 231s with no loader? I'd rather not keep the 2615 for reason previously mentioned.
I hate to move away from Massey, although I know Kubota, New Holland, Kioti and others are good machines.
What to do?
was a PITA. Shifting the gear levers was also difficult, not conducive to loader work.
Talked to the dealer about a 1648 compact with HST, which is what i wanted all along. He makes me a righteous deal on the 1648 and allowed me almost what I paid for the 2615 in trade. $2,500 and the 2615 gets me a new 1648.
So I'm looking through the 1648 brochure one lat time and the height catches my eye. The machine is 103" high to the top of the ROPS, my barn opening is 96". I've had 3 different tractors in the building and never had a clearance problem.
The 2615, a Utility tractor, is only 93" high, shorter than the compact.
The dealer wants to buy the 1648 and fold the ROPS down every time I enter
the building. Sure as h*ll I'm gonna' forget 1 time and either break up the building or the machine.
So should I deal with 1648 and trade the 2615, or sell the 2615 and go back to my 2wd 231s with no loader? I'd rather not keep the 2615 for reason previously mentioned.
I hate to move away from Massey, although I know Kubota, New Holland, Kioti and others are good machines.
What to do?