Lets talk massey's

[Gabesway]

So much discussion of other brands do not see much massey discussions. I have my very dependable 1233 with almost 1000 hrs. and my recently purchased 2705e with about 35 hrs. Being a former kubota owner (still operate a b2710 and l3901 on my farm job) i never thought i'd own any other brand but, with that being said i love my massey fergusons and would like to heat from other owners of these nice machines. Also would like to see massey marketing step it up. Deere and kubota have nice commercials and massey ferguson should also.

 

[atsah]

I agree, they make nice tractors and hold there value.

 

[arizona98tj]

I've had my MF 1529 for 3 years. I average about 125 hours per year between plowing snow, managing deer plots, cutting firewood, brushing trails, chipping wood, etc. It's the first MF I've owned....no complaints so far. I have to admit the hydrostatic drive is nice.

 

[jacew]

I have the 2705E, only ~100 hours in, I still put 100-150 hours on my old TO-35 every year. hour meter stop working at 3k about 20 years ago, and now it needs the pump rebuilt.

 

[MoMower]

Just sold my 2014 GC1710 at 595 hours with zero breakdowns.

 

[DerbyRunner]

We use primarily Massey Ferguson in our horse operations. Fine tractor; great service.

 

[Hilbilly]

I'm going the other way. From Massey to Kubota but the reason has nothing to do with quality.

I recently traded my Massey 1547 powershuttle, open station for a used Massey 1749 cab with HST. Oddly I got it from a Kubota dealer that took it in on trade. I really liked my 1547 but wanted a cab and HST. I love the new Massey but this particular tractor has issues. When I got it about 2 or 3 months ago it only had 185 hrs on it. It now has 250 hrs on it and over $4,000 in repairs but it continues to have problems. I really wanted to look at a new Massey 1760M but my local dealer doesn't have any and doesn't plan on getting any in. There are no 1760M's in my province to look at and there is only one in the next Province. My local Kubota dealer has 2 2019 L6060's in stock and there are a bunch more at other dealers nearby. I even got to take an L6060 home for a demo. It seems that in this part of the country there are a lot more Kubota's available and the dealers are bigger. Makes it very hard to stay a Massey customer around here.

So the reason for my switch is because of availability and support. Not because of quality. I really wished there was a 1760M somewhere close by that I could have checked out.

 

[dieselcrawler]

My dad bought a used 1974 MF135 in '75, from a widow who was selling her late husband's farm equipment. It's been a good tractor over the years, I think its got about 2400 hours on it now. Injector pump got freshened up a few years back, and a new clutch at the same time. It doesnt see much use anymore, I'll use it during hay season some, but not sure if it will do much more than sit now that dad passed away. Theres a neighbor guy that helps out that uses it some.

 

[Gabesway]

Do not understand the lack of support, as massey ferguson has always been well respected in the "tractor world" for decades. Too bad the issues you had. I keep my fingers crossed on my new purchase hoping it will be as dependable as my 1233 has been. Wanted to go back kubota but, with features and comfort i got with the 2705 kubota price was out of budget.

 

[Gabesway]

Fire her up, rub and touch her every chance you get. Let her know she's appreciated(tractors and women).

 

[Gabesway]

Im sure your dad will appreciate you taking care of her.

 

[cglaser104]

No one talks about their Massey's cause they're too busy sitting on them getting work done! I've got a gc1710 with 250 hours. It's been an absolutely awesome machine. The only things I broke were things I broke due to my own stupidity (tail lights on trees anyone?). I won't even look at the orange or green ones for the work my Massey's given me...and it's been so awesome I wanna add more and not give up my baby for the next one!

 

[Gabesway]

That's the spirit. Would love to see better support and marketing as it seems at least in my area that massey dealers are shutting doors and very long distances apart while kubota and deere are all in close proximity.

 

[airbiscuit]

That's the spirit. Would love to see better support and marketing as it seems at least in my area that massey dealers are shutting doors and very long distances apart while kubota and deere are all in close proximity.

Maybe it would be fitting if their marketing was something along the lines of "Not your Father's Oldsmobile" :laughing:

 

[sevenvalleys]

No one talks about their Massey's cause they're too busy sitting on them getting work done! I've got a gc1710 with 250 hours. It's been an absolutely awesome machine. The only things I broke were things I broke due to my own stupidity (tail lights on trees anyone?). I won't even look at the orange or green ones for the work my Massey's given me...and it's been so awesome I wanna add more and not give up my baby for the next one!

strongly agree!

 

[Streetcar]

A couple of bankruptcy and many dealers closing keep most people from knowing about and considering massey

 

[Gabesway]

Yes, i agree so i say we, as satisfied massey owners it is up to us to take a moment from enjoying our prize machinery to get the word out that these machines need strong consideration in the buying process and encourage more dealers to carry brand and insist the main brains get it together.

 

[cglaser104]

Yes, i agree so i say we, as satisfied massey owners it is up to us to take a moment from enjoying our prize machinery to get the word out that these machines need strong consideration in the buying process and encourage more dealers to carry brand and insist the main brains get it together.

I would add to that, that they need to take a page out of the Kubota/John Deere handbook and really do a better job of marketing their equipment. AGCO is a large company and really has no excuse for doing a better job with that.

Every year I see late winter/early spring ad's for those other 2 brands, and while they're good in their own right AGCo/Massey/Iseki has a machine to really be proud of.

 

[edgarrian]

keep in mind the more commercials you want to see representing Massey's brand will up the price of our machines. Id rather not see them advertise. Good brands don't need television advertisement to recognize them as a quality brand

 

[cglaser104]

keep in mind the more commercials you want to see representing Massey's brand will up the price of our machines. Id rather not see them advertise. Good brands don't need television advertisement to recognize them as a quality brand

There's a balance there...it's not about having commercials in Mass but rather well placed/targeted ads. Social/web media and radio commercials have the best reach in terms of numbers and are also cheaper than traditional tv. Plus, done right should yield effective results which should counteract price to customer due to volume of units sold