Comparison Why did you ultimately choose a Massey Ferguson?

[UpOnAHill]

I'll be buying a tractor in the next couple of weeks. I think I've nailed down the size I want/need, but now I need to figure out which brand to buy.

I have a Massey Ferguson real close by, so I naturally went there to look at tractors. But, there are (as you all know!!) several big name brands to choose from.

Do you have specific reasons you went with Massey Ferguson over another brand? I'm currently looking at a 1529, the primary use at this point will be snow removal. Thoughts??

 

[WilliamBos]

I'll be buying a tractor in the next couple of weeks. I think I've nailed down the size I want/need, but now I need to figure out which brand to buy.

I have a Massey Ferguson real close by, so I naturally went there to look at tractors. But, there are (as you all know!!) several big name brands to choose from.

Do you have specific reasons you went with Massey Ferguson over another brand? I'm currently looking at a 1529, the primary use at this point will be snow removal. Thoughts??

Simple, the product, dealer with in 15 minutes, heavy well built unit, awesome warranty, and the deep Canadian Roots.

 

[ol'oilburner]

I bought my 1529 because after comparing comparable sized tractors from 3 other major brands that are all close by geographically, the M/F provided the best bang for the buck. I had never owned a tractor before other than small lawn tractors, so I began my research with an open mind and the M/F was the best choice for me when all things were considered. I don't believe you can too far wrong though with any of the major brands, it's a pretty competitive industry, so regardless whether you go with M/F, JD, Kubota, Kioti, NH, Bobcat, you will be alright. One that I hadn't looked at when I bought mine and if I had to do it over again would be the Bobcat, I may not buy one, but I would certainly give it a good look. Hope that helps.

 

[PoorPlowboy]

Perkins

 

[Pixguy]

If I wanted to brag about wearing a green hat, I would have puchased green.

If I wanted to go with the popular, most common color, I would have bought orange.

But after comparing colors and not moved by the above, I purchased the unit that felt the strongest built and most bang for my dollar, I decided and am not sorry I picked Massey Red. :thumbsup:

 

[MF 1532]

Bought my 1532 after months of looking . Features , fit and finish , price , warranty , dealer . No regrets , a pleasure to use .:thumbsup:

 

[Kal130]

I was pretty open minded when shopping. Didn't even look at Massey till last. Seemed like the best tractor to me. Haven't been disappointed yet.

 

[the6shooter]

I live in the heart of tractor country, and I'm surrounded with all the brands.
In the late 60's and 70's we had jd 4010, loved the thing, we had a massey 185 The 2 were the best I thought, and the 5 dealerships here are the same as when I was a kid. but as an adult and went shopping for my own tractor.
I found that the massey name fit and finish was far above the others. the repair expence are close to the same, but when I got into my search, I thought the japanese power plant was superior over the chinese and I was right. What really scares the bejesus out of me, I was looking at farmtrac first. I was going to save a pant load of $$$, Till I did my research right here.

 

[drifter2518]

MY CFO (wife) said I couldn't buy one........so I did!!! LOL PS Being in the dog house isn't so bad if you have a tractor to "play" with.

 

[irvingj]

Same as others, I guess... when it came to sub-compacts, the MF GC-series seemed much more heavily built than the competition available at the time (2007). Engine was a tad larger, developed full HP at a lower RPM, hydraulics very strong. The GC also came WITH the 3PH parts.

One of the more important considerations was the dealer, of course, and I haven't been diappointed yet. Final kicker was the 0%, which made total cost less than Kubota's BX. (Almost paid for now!!)

If I were looking now, I'd take a second look at the New Holland SCUTs; they seem to have improved them quite a bit over what they had in '07 (and I see my dealer, Northwood Power, carries them now).

Ulimately...? Guess I'm partial to red, too!:laughing:

 

[cdaigle430]

What really sold me was the test drive, the engine running at lower rpm compared to the most other scut's. The dealer was the next choice and the third choice was the 0% finance offer for 72 months. Oh, and did I meantion the test drive? I am not brand specific and if I ever replace my GC2410 I'll start the whole process over again. The one new feature tractors are coming out with that I like is the grease zerk locations. John Deere and Kubota (backhoe only) have the zerks at the end of the pin so you doint have to fight dirt and move the equipment around in order to grease. I wonder if we have the option to install the same pins on out MF?

 

[Kal130]

Same as others, I guess... when it came to sub-compacts, the MF GC-series seemed much more heavily built than the competition available at the time (2007). Engine was a tad larger, developed full HP at a lower RPM, hydraulics very strong. The GC also came WITH the 3PH parts.

One of the more important considerations was the dealer, of course, and I haven't been diappointed yet. Final kicker was the 0%, which made total cost less than Kubota's BX. (Almost paid for now!!)

If I were looking now, I'd take a second look at the New Holland SCUTs; they seem to have improved them quite a bit over what they had in '07 (and I see my dealer, Northwood Power, carries them now).

Ulimately...? Guess I'm partial to red, too!:laughing:

I originally started tractor shopping because I found out I get an employee discount on the NH tractors. Seemed like a no brainer. I ended up with the Massey. I was also disappointed to find out that the NH were going to be rebranded Korean tractors. At least the scuts and cuts. I had opportunity to buy one of the last Japanese models and still didn't. I was concerned about parts since NH had a falling out with the mfg.

 

[mguitas]

I have a 1423 that i got back in 2005, an at one point i'm like to get a 1526 an trade the 1423 in. Reason i choose massey, its a rugged tractor.

 

[jwillett]

I ended up with with a MF 1532 and am very happy. I looked at them all and ask friends how their tractors have peformed for them. My brother-in-law's new Kobota was at the dealership split in half with a failed shifter fork and waiting on a new redesigned one. My Boss's JD with 300 hours on it was at the shop split in half with a bad bearing in the transmission. Plus when I went to the JD dealer 3 different times they never waited on me (James River). I looked at the Bobcats but a white tractor? JK. The MF had the best PTO HP (gear trasns) of them all for the size I was looking at, 0% for 72 months, and a great dealer. I had also used MF 135's and 185's in the past with no problems so it was red for me. 2 years now and no problems at all and it does everything I have ask of it.

Jim

 

[UpOnAHill]

Thanks for the input! After a lot of researching we ended up buying the MF 1529; it's being delivered today!

 

[the6shooter]

try not to have too much fun, seat time is habit forming, and can lead to divorce! no just kidding, but if it did, the other half would take the tractor.

 

[MF 1532]

I ended up with with a MF 1532 and am very happy. I looked at them all and ask friends how their tractors have peformed for them. My brother-in-law's new Kobota was at the dealership split in half with a failed shifter fork and waiting on a new redesigned one. My Boss's JD with 300 hours on it was at the shop split in half with a bad bearing in the transmission. Plus when I went to the JD dealer 3 different times they never waited on me (James River). I looked at the Bobcats but a white tractor? JK. The MF had the best PTO HP (gear trasns) of them all for the size I was looking at, 0% for 72 months, and a great dealer. I had also used MF 135's and 185's in the past with no problems so it was red for me. 2 years now and no problems at all and it does everything I have ask of it.

Jim

This post sounds just like my 1532 shopping experience ....

 

[MF 1532]

Thanks for the input! After a lot of researching we ended up buying the MF 1529; it's being delivered today!

Congratulations , I think you will be very happy with it :thumbsup:

 

[Mark Page]

Family tradition. My father and grandfather owned Masseys and always swore by them. I've owned 2 and haven't had problem with either. Unlike green tractors they are reasonably priced. My 231s utility tractor cost me $11,000.

 

[not2old]

I have a GC2610TLB. I chose it over the Deere because of price, and over the Kabota because of the loader capacity (which I wish was higher still). I passed on the Bobcat because I felt the price was too high for the country of origin and the hoe was an attachment, not part of the tractor.