Anyone have or had one of these? Just curious how well they are made and if they are reliable.
Yes sir. If I interpret your "2600hd series" words correctly, my MF 2660HD low profile is one of those. I have mountains of info regarding mine. The short version is that it was the worst horror story of a lemon I ever heard of for the first 3 years of ownership ... until I got the bugs out. Since that time it has been reliable, a real workhorse, very dependable and in truth I love the machine now. Hard to know where to start or how much you want to hear. I will throw in a few pictures and you tell me if I have the right tractor and what aspects you would like to hear about. I'm very glad to elaborate, just don't want to overload you/our readers.
I bought mine new in early 2011 in So. MD. The 'low profile' in these tractors is not much of a departure from the standard models. Just lower tires, minor sheet metal changes, exhaust routing down low, etc. I operate often on pretty steep ground on my farm in WV (and it is 330 miles from my home so i only use it once a month for a few days.) That circumstance drastically complicates service work from the selling dealer, another dealer, etc. etc. I was over a barrel almost all the time with no way to change that.
Well made? I would say they are VERY well made in the sense of being heavy, strong. Robust engines, good flexibility on tread widths, nice low c.g., lots of power, outstanding Perkins engine that cannot be beat in my book. Good 3pt and good FEL (with a few asterisks...) Good hydraulics with exception of some loader valves.
Reliable? Since 2014 YES. Prior to that, disastrously NO. Essentially faultless the last 5 years. I have 400 hours on it now (which is of course very low hours because of my geographic circumstance.)
First pict is just before I took delivery.
Second picture is on the farm in typical configuration as used today.
Third pict is just after hauling to the farm, still new, ready to use.