Anyone else favor older tractors to newer ones?

[k0ua]

I agree. The first "real tractor" I drove was a Massey Industrial 35 which had a shuttle shift and 2 handles for the loader.
I was much faster and smoother than that video.
Granted, I am faster and smoother with our B7500 with it's HST transmission and joystick bucket control, but I wasn't that slow with the old Massey.

Aaron Z

Yeah, the guy in the video was pretty sad. I learned on the old 2 stick too and got pretty good with it. I suspect video guy doesn't operate a tractor/loader much at all.

 

[nwut05]

Mistake?
Why did you quote my response to the OP?
I am NOT the OP!

That is not me on the picture offered by the OP.
My shuttle shift Ford 1920 with EA Deluxe Scrape Blade would make short work of that spreading job.
I also do have a ratchet rake, but have never even used it.

Fried1765 No harm intended i am/was just trying to reply...took me a few minuets to figure out who OP even is...Please forgive me...

 

[goeduck]

The red one is 40 years old,, I have owned it for 20 years,,

Is it for sale? I thought those 4WDs only existed in brochures. VERY NICE. I would love to have one of those.

 

[rScotty]

Is it for sale? I thought those 4WDs only existed in brochures. VERY NICE. I would love to have one of those.

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That is a real beauty - an IH584 4wd. I wonder what it says on the loader cross support ???-O-Matic??

As I read through the old IH584 specs on tractordata.com it seems real close to our Kubota M59 in HP, weight, Cat II 3pt lift, heavy-duty front end..... sort of the same design philosophy. Of course the M59 itself is no longer new, so it may only be in my eyes that it is a newer machine.
rScotty

 

[Mikefromcny]

Mistake?
Why did you quote my response to the OP?
I am NOT the OP!

That is not me on the picture offered by the OP.
My shuttle shift Ford 1920 with EA Deluxe Scrape Blade would make short work of that spreading job.
I also do have a ratchet rake, but have never even used it.

Just to clarify things, I am the OP, and didn't post that either.

 

[ultrarunner]

I spent part of the day working my '86 White 2-65 tractor. It's a very used tractor from a friend's farm I purchased a few years ago. Lots of oil leaks, 1 brake pedal stiff, not much of the electrical works, bucket needs to be rebuilt, however I am looking forward to slowly sorting out the problems, and making it 100% functional. I also own a Kubota B9200 in nice shape.

I've thought about buying a new 35hp tractor to spoil myself, but can't justify it. I've never purchased anything new worth mentioning.

Part of the problem that discourages me is the more complex electronics and plastic construction..like hoods and fenders and what not. I will say a had the controller in my 15 year old Bobcat skidsteer fail, and that was a $1200 fix at the dealer .

I guess one thing that makes me feel this way is I'm a equipment tech for a living.

Just curious night there was anyone else out there like me.

I have a lot of electronic hardware at the Hospital and most becomes dated or not supported rather fast... but some of the old stuff lasts forever...

We had some 50k operating room tables that were great when new but over the years the parts became more expensive and then dropped... they went to scrap after I canibilized to keep the last one going...

On the other hand I kept an old WWII Operating room table and it will be here hundreds of years from now... if not exposed to the elements... real gear box with ways and gibs to adjust and selectors and people powered... does everything with a crank as opposed to a button...

One of the micro processor tables suddenly moved during surgery... just pulsed and moved about 4 inches... later there was a recall...

I feel kind of the same way with many consumer electronics... useful life countdown starts from when the box is opened...

 

[Jstpssng]

I like tractors that run. My 275 was a great tractor for about 10 years, but spent too much time outside and I got tired of working on it more than I ran it.
My father left us a 1954 Ferguson with 1500 hours on the clock (Actual?????) and a Ford 4400 with similar actual miles. . Both are nice tractors and I've been trying to find time to work on them for two years, but there's always something else to do when I'm down there. OTOH his 2008 L2800 is always ready to go; all that we need to do is add fuel occasionally, and change the oil every year.

 

[EddieWalker]

Good point on having something that is ready to work when you are. For me, I need to figure out when the best features where available, like power steering and AC, along with good hydraulics and power train, compared to when they started putting in a variety of electronics that always seem to eventually fail. The fewer wires the better. I don't even want lights on it, I'll add my own.

 

[Rmart30]

I will probably never buy another new tractor unless they do away with or come up with deletes for the emissions garbage.
I bought my kubota new in late 2013 to beat the next yrs models with emissions. Im a construction equipment mechanic of 30 years and work on and see DPF and DEF garbage weekly. I will not own anything with it on it.

If I could get a brand new Massey 265 today like was made in 80's Id buy it over a new whatever with emissions.

 

[mopardude318]

I'd like to get a massey ferguson 650 4x4 skip loader.

massey ferguson 65 skip loader - Google Search