Bought a '98 1215
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Iplayfarmer
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philbuilt said:
The tractor was an old rental that the guy traded in to the Deere dealer. The salesman at the Deere dealership suggested that I talk to the rental place to get any history, etc. on the tractor. As I was talking to the rental guy he mentioned that he still had the tiller that was used with it. He made me a pretty good deal on it and threw in a bunch of filters and spare parts for the tractor.
I don't know if that counts as "came with it" or not.
DreaminGreen
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Congrats on the new machine Iplayfamer. Looks like you got yourself a versatile little powerhouse. any luck on a loader for it ?
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Iplayfarmer
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DreaminGreen said:
I severely underestimated the price of a loader. One of the problems is that shipping costly to where I'm at are pretty high. It seems that compared to other parts of the country, all machinery is pretty high here.
I took some measurements, though, and the loader on my Iseki TX 1500 will fit this newer Massey, but I'll have to make a new subframe. I don't know how easy the new subframe will be.
On a side note, though; I noticed that my old tractor and my new tractor are actually made by the same company. The tag on the MF 1215 says "Iseki & Company; Tokyo, Japan" right on it.
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Iplayfarmer
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As I use this Massey more, I like it more.
Draft control is WAY cool! This tractor handles my 5 foot box blade a lot better than my old tractor did.
There's definately some maintenance I need to do. There are a few bulbs out, and I spent 30 minutes tonight with a 24' pipe wrench and a vise getting the 3pt. sway chain adjusters apart so that I could grease them and make them adjustable again.
I'm also not sure if the 4 wheel drive is working. If one of my back wheels is spinning, shouldn't one of my front wheels be spinning too?
Draft control is WAY cool! This tractor handles my 5 foot box blade a lot better than my old tractor did.
There's definately some maintenance I need to do. There are a few bulbs out, and I spent 30 minutes tonight with a 24' pipe wrench and a vise getting the 3pt. sway chain adjusters apart so that I could grease them and make them adjustable again.
I'm also not sure if the 4 wheel drive is working. If one of my back wheels is spinning, shouldn't one of my front wheels be spinning too?
