Why no love for MF around here?

[D7E]

I like them ..have a 165,390 and 3505 . There are few dealers for them and MF's are very rare round here now.

 

[Mike476]

I like them ..have a 165,390 and 3505 . There are few dealers for them and MF's are very rare round here now.

It is unfortuante how MFs market share has changed over the years. I am starting to see more of them as I travel across the country but not unlike trucks, brand loyalty in areas founded on dealership reputation, parts availability and proven track record is a hard thing to overcome once you've lost it.

 

[ae_ted]

I do not know about the newer models. but the build quality and features on my 1986 1040 beat any thing that the other colors had back then. that is why I bought it. looking at the build quality of most CUT's today compared to my 1040 makes me chuckle. Other than 2 battery's and the horn that has never worked, mine has been flawless.

 

[roger4400]

I own a 1643 for 2 years now, just love the tractor, rides smooth, no vibration, a very reliable tractor. (maybe we do not claim out loud that we love our tractor because we are jealous and selfish, we want to keep our treasure for us :laughing::laughing

 

[radrock]

I really like them and always have! Use to run a 35 years ago and it was the best little tractor. I have a 1215 now that is 14 years old and never given me an ounce of trouble. Thought about upgrading to a new model but like lots of you, there is no longer a dealer close to me. It stinks but what do you do?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

As a kid and a young man, I worked area dairy farms. JD's were the most common, used an Allis for bigger machinery and an old gas Farmall. I just bought a mid-80's MF compact and have fallen in love again with tractors!!

I have a 60" mid-mount finish mower for my summer home on the River, it has a FEL that I wanted for setting and retrieving docks and, much to the joy of my neighbors, added a 62" Lynx snowblower to the arsenal this winter!

Funny: when I bought it this summer and was trailering it home, I stopped at a gas-mart to check air pressure and make sure all the chains were tight. A tall, lean man whips in with a small datsun pick-up, jumps out and runs over to me, grabs my hand and starts pumping it up and down, all the while exclaiming, " I'm so f****ing happy to see something other than one of them %&*%# Japanese Kubota's" and walks into the store...

i. MF compacts ARE Japanese and
ii. so was his datsun truck!!!

That was funny.

I grew up riding Fords many hours each your and still think MF came up a bit short in later years after getting a jump on Fords three point hitch.

Today we own the late FIL 265 MF with Multi-Power that still has less then 1300 actual hours on the tractor. The two lever controls for the lift I am adjusting to and actually starting to like. MP is nice at times but it can be a killer on steep hills like we have because in LOW MP it will free wheel down any hill.

MF was the only tractor sold in many countries at one point in time.

Do not know about the MF imports but MF has done a lot to move farming forward.