. Ford 4000 or Massey 245

[johnking]

Ford 4000 or Massey 245. Both diesel and cost about the same. The 4000 just had the engine rebuilt and the Massey has 1700hrs on the dial. I think they are pretty much equal. What does TBN think.

 

[Arc weld]

You can't beat the 3 cylinder Perkins in the 245 and 1700 hours is barely broken in. My 65 135 diesel can sit all winter and start right up like it was running the day before. If your 135 is a diesel you'd already know this. As legendary as the 135 is, the 245 is an improvement on it. If the 4000 had the engine rebuilt, what else is needing to be serviced and/or repaired? Same money and one is original with low hours, never been apart vs. one with a rebuilt engine and most likely a lot more hours. The 4000 I think is a little bigger if you needed more power but from what you asked, the 245 hands down!

 

[Tx Jim]

If the Ford 4000 has a 3 cyl engine I'd choose it over a MF any day. I always disliked MF funky hyd systems

 

[Soundguy]

which ford 4000?

chassis and trans..