jimbob_rebel
New member
Howdy folks, I'm a newb.........been lurking here for a while and have found a lot of helpfull information. My thanks to everyone...........not as informative but more entertaining was the thread on the worst things struck with a brush cutter. Laughed 'till I cried.
Anyhow, I've got about 8-10 acres of brush cutting, most of it on hills. I will likely be dragging some trees out of my woods, will definitely want a FEL and the ability to run a post driver. I may at some later date purchase a cultivator and a hoe. In analyzing my needs and my means I've decided I could make do with 35-40 hp. I'm less than enchanted with the local Deere dealer who provided a quote for a 4105 with FEL( $21,000 w/no 0% financing, not outrageous but a higher starting point than a few I've seen on this forum) and the local Massey dealer seems pretty eager to sell........and happens to have a machine on his tiny lot which pretty much fits the bill; a MF1540. I havn't talked money with the Massey dealer yet but I'm more impressed with the specs for the 1540 than the 4105. I do have one reservation looming in my mind and I was hoping that someone here would be able to help me out;
The Deere has a 1.5 turbocharged Yanmar engine which, judging from some of the comments I've read, is pretty well thought of.
The Massey also has a 1.5 turo-diesel but, try as I may, I can't seem to find out the make of the engine. Are they ashamed of it? What make is it? Does anyone have any experience with it?
Yes, I know I could call the dealer and have time to research the topic online before I drop by the dealership on friday, but I'd like to steal a march and find out beforehand from someone who might not be as biased as the dealer.
Anyhow, I've got about 8-10 acres of brush cutting, most of it on hills. I will likely be dragging some trees out of my woods, will definitely want a FEL and the ability to run a post driver. I may at some later date purchase a cultivator and a hoe. In analyzing my needs and my means I've decided I could make do with 35-40 hp. I'm less than enchanted with the local Deere dealer who provided a quote for a 4105 with FEL( $21,000 w/no 0% financing, not outrageous but a higher starting point than a few I've seen on this forum) and the local Massey dealer seems pretty eager to sell........and happens to have a machine on his tiny lot which pretty much fits the bill; a MF1540. I havn't talked money with the Massey dealer yet but I'm more impressed with the specs for the 1540 than the 4105. I do have one reservation looming in my mind and I was hoping that someone here would be able to help me out;
The Deere has a 1.5 turbocharged Yanmar engine which, judging from some of the comments I've read, is pretty well thought of.
The Massey also has a 1.5 turo-diesel but, try as I may, I can't seem to find out the make of the engine. Are they ashamed of it? What make is it? Does anyone have any experience with it?
Yes, I know I could call the dealer and have time to research the topic online before I drop by the dealership on friday, but I'd like to steal a march and find out beforehand from someone who might not be as biased as the dealer.
