Trade MF1547 for MF1749?

   / Trade MF1547 for MF1749? #21  
The 1950 is a Shibaura engine and is from the Iseki line and some New Holland.

Here is what I know on the hydraulics.
They changed the hyd. couplers to stand English (British thread) couplers. They have a Tech on the couplers. Trans oil broke down pulling a 8 ft. mower. Had Massey rep out many many times. Specs on oil had a very low flash point. Went to the Chevron and have not had any oil issues and loader is a whole lot better.

Agco must have listened because new oil is semi syn. Dealer said they have had a lot less problems. I am sticking with Chevron. Have 40 hrs on oil and still like new. sending sample out next week.
 
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The 1950 is a Shibaura engine and is from the Iseki line and some New Holland.

Here is what I know on the hydraulics.
They changed the hyd. couplers to stand English (British thread) couplers. They have a Tech on the couplers. Trans oil broke down pulling a 8 ft. mower. Had Massey rep out many many times. Specs on oil had a very low flash point. Went to the Chevron and have not had any oil issues and loader is a whole lot better.

Agco must have listened because new oil is semi syn. Dealer said they have had a lot less problems. I am sticking with Chevron. Have 40 hrs on oil and still like new. sending sample out next week.

Thanks Stormcom.

Do you know if the coupler change is as simple as unscrewing the old ones and installing new ones. Something I could easily do, or do hydraulic steel lines need to be replaced too. I would think it would be a simple fix ...... maybe requiring a thread adapter, plus the new QC's of course.

At the local dealer, the dino Massey fluid is $120 for 5 gals and the semi synthetic Massey fluid is $240. Don't know how much the Chevron would be in CAD$ and don't know if it is available around here but it sounds like a good investment. I'm going to call the Massey dealer and see if he can find the Tech and if he will email a copy. Plus let me know if this change over would be at my cost or Massey's ..... pretty sure I know the answer to that one.
 
   / Trade MF1547 for MF1749? #24  
the new connectors lessened the hissing. if the oil is broke down, sounds like a snake. you can call me just about anytime.
 
   / Trade MF1547 for MF1749? #25  
yes. the couplers are male and female. I had one person tell me they cured the problem with the 135 loader and it had better fittings.

chevron is 125.00 to 165.00 us. Stay away from Kubota because it does not have the right additives.
 
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After talking to Onionfmr and Stormcom by phone (thank you both for being so helpful) I have decided to get the 1749 and am heading into the big City tomorrow to take in my 1547 and pick up the 1749.

It's been snowing for a couple of days and I can't wait to get home tomorrow with the new tractor and plow snow in a HEATED CAB.:cool2:
 
   / Trade MF1547 for MF1749? #27  
Congrats on the new tractor!

We will want pictures.
 
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It was a long day with a few issues but I ended up getting the tractor and brought it home. Pics will come tomorrow.

Initial impression is; I love some things about it, I really like some things and there is one that I don't like. I used it to plow the areas around the house, shop, equipment building and the firewood building. I used the rear blade to plow and the front bucket to pick up the windrow that was produced, then shuttle the snow to a few piles. Absolutely loved HST for this. I love being able to adjust the tractor forward speed on the fly, without having to change gears and then to ease into the pile and stop to dump, without clutching or hitting the shuttle shift. Also loved being in a nice heated cab. I also used it later tonight to plow the driveway. I't a mile long, with a flat section on top and then about 3/4 mile of around 10% and the bottom section of a few hundred feet at around 15%. It was awesome having all the lights on the cab so I could see over the bucket and I could see the blade in operation too. Going down was fine and I ran the 10% and 15% section in high range and that worked fine but I could tell there was less power than the 1547. What I don't like showed up on my return trip UP the driveway. This tractor is gutless compared to the 1547. With the 1547 I could plow uphill (with chains on the front wheels) in high range and 3rd gear, sometimes I would have to shift to second if the plow built up with a bunch of snow. That was with a 96" wide plow that is 24" high. With this tractor, using an 84" rear blade that's about 14" high, it struggled to go up in turtle. I set the engine speed to 2500 rpm and used the HST pedal to control forward speed. I realize that with HST you need to back off on the pedal when the tractor forward speed slows down, which I did, but even so it was slow going. Top speed of around 10 kmh. I doubt this tractor will push my 96" plow up hill in turtle. But I won't know until I can get a method for operating the swing cylinder on the plow. With my old tractor I installed a diverter valve for that purpose and I will likely do the same with this one. However I might just try running some hoses from the rear remote to operate the plow cylinder. If I have to plow uphill in snail mode it will take forever to get the job done and I won't be a happy camper. If my driveway was relatively flat this would be a perfect tractor. But if this turns out the way I think it will, I will either have to develop a different method of plowing or consider other options. I sure didn't expect a 49 hp tractor to have less power than a 47 hp one.

So far I've only plowed the driveway once with only a small amount of snow on it. I will need more seat time to really get a sense of whether this is going to be a problem or not and I will need to try it with the bigger plow.

I'll update this as I gain more experience with the new tractor.
 
   / Trade MF1547 for MF1749? #29  
Hillbilly, the reason you have a "gutless" tractor is because you have a hydro (hst) gearbox which absorbs more power than the shuttle gearbox you are used to. The effect is you have LESS nett hp avalible in spite of a slightly higher gross hp.
 
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Here's some pics;
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Today I spent some more time playing with the tractor, to get a better feel for what it can and can't do and for me to learn to operate it better. This thing is AWESOME!!!:cool2:

For 99% of what I do this is ideal. I tried using the big plow (just not able to tilt the blade) and it worked well on the flats and the downhill run. I ran the tractor in turtle this time and the speed was ideal. On the uphill trip (in turtle) I found the tractor was ok for most of the areas but slowed quite a bit in the steeper sections but I can live with it because it does everything else I have tried, as well or much better than the 1547. The cab and the HST are a huge improvement. It was -16C and I was plowing snow in a shirt with no jacket on. Even had to turn the heat off for a bit.:)

If I had a chance to do it over I would buy the same tractor (HST and cab) but with a 58hp engine.

Overall I am very happy.
 

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