MF4610

minner · Oct 13, 2013

mac1 said:
2. I had heard front end is weak ( highway department person)

I heard this exact same thing from a dealer this week, about the highway department "breaking front ends". He was a Kubota Dealer but also sold MF compacts. I wonder if this is an isolated event that went viral or there is a design flaw. I plane on using the loader a lot and can't imagine the highway department being harder on the front end than I would be.

ironpen · Oct 14, 2013

Are you talking about the MF 4600 series front ends being weak?

minner · Oct 14, 2013

ironpen said:
Are you talking about the MF 4600 series front ends being weak?

Unfortunately yes. Now, I don't like here say, which is why I hated to mention it but since someone else heard the same thing I replied.
Supposedly the dealership in Centre, AL had seen one first hand.
I'm not saying it never happened but it could be an isolated incident that started the rumor mill. As we all know anything can be broken, no matter the color, design, or HP.

CaptHowdy · Oct 14, 2013

Im confused. I thought Mac was talking about the front ends being weak on the New Holland.

foreman Etexas · Oct 14, 2013

The NewHolland powerstar75 with 2wd only ones I have heard with frontend issues.

minner · Oct 14, 2013

Maybe I misread Macs reply and my two cents wasn't needed.
If he was talking about the NH then all the better since I was leaning toward the MF still.

CaptHowdy · Oct 15, 2013

minner said:
Maybe I misread Macs reply and my two cents wasn't needed.
If he was talking about the NH then all the better since I was leaning toward the MF still.

I had asked him what he disliked about the New Holland. I'm pretty sure he was talking about their front ends.

TomSeller · Oct 15, 2013

CaptHowdy said:
I had asked him what he disliked about the New Holland. I'm pretty sure he was talking about their front ends.

I also think Mac was referring to the NH. Mac?

WilliamBos · Oct 15, 2013

TomSeller said:
I also think Mac was referring to the NH. Mac?

I think he was referring to the NH too.

JWR · Oct 16, 2013

The context was (post on Oct. 3rd. at 10:29PM) that Mac1 was answering CaptHowdy's questions about how he chose the new MF tractor, in order, and Mac1 numbered his answers 1,2,3 so as to not repeat the whole dialog. His #2 answer was about "weak front ends" and it did (so far as the English language supports us...) refer to New Holland, not the Massey.

Does anyone know the details as to what "weak front ends" meant ? Gears, axle strength, U-joints or ??