Massey Ferguson 1526 road speed

[drab m]

I searched and searched but could find no data. Does anyone know what the top speed for the MF 1526 ?

thanks

 

[mguitas]

Not sure, but you might be able to walk faster

 

[drab m]

That is what I feared. 3 miles away is hardly far enough to bother hitching the trailer (and inevitably unloading whatever is in it) loading up the tractor, towing it out there, unloading the tractor - etc.) But if it goes like 9 miles an hour then that 20 minutes to go 3 miles will seem like forever. I wish they would publish the data. If it went 12 miles an hour then it would be 15 minutes out there. I guess in the scheme of things that is not much of a difference, but psychologically it matters anyway.

Even driving it across the property it seems like it would make a difference for productivity. The lane is 3/4 mile. so there and back is a mile and a half. That would take 10 minutes at 9 mph and 7 1/2 minutes at 12 mph. It looks like there are not many 1526 out there to try it out. My dealer says he would have to order one, or have one shipped from another state. Either way there is no try before you buy...

 

[mguitas]

Oh buy the way, Welcome aboard.

 

[TSO]

Probably somewhere between 10-14 mph... But really, that's not gonna matter all that much. Slow is slow, small tractors like these, unfortunately, aren't built for speed.

 

[Wolfman]

Its unfortunate the lack of data found when looking at some of these tractors. According to their 1700 pocket guide (https://agco.bigmachines.com/bmfsweb/agco/image/StandardFeatures/MFCompactTractorPocketGuide.pdf), the closet spec I could find for max speed was for the 1734E HST. It looks like tire choice would make some difference in max speed.

1734E Max Speed:
R1 11.2x24 - 14.72 MPH Max Speed
R3 38x14-20 - 12.91 MPH Max Speed
R4 15x19.5 - 13.25 MPH Max Speed

1739E Max Speed (Same tire sizes as 1734E):
R1 - 15.84 MPH Max Speed
R3 - 13.89 MPH Max Speed
R4 - 14.26 MPH Max Speed

As you can see both horsepower and tire selection will make a difference. I'm not sure of the tire sizes on the 1526, but I would guess that with the same size tires the 1526 should only be about 1-2 MPH slower than the 1734E.

 

[drab m]

Thanks for that data Wolfman.

Oh buy the way, Welcome aboard.

Thanks. I'm not sure if I will end up with a Massey or Kubota or Deere. I still haven't decided what size I will get either.

I did find that I qualify for the equine discount from M F, but haven't yet learned from the dealer how much that would save.

 

[SteveM70]

Thanks for that data Wolfman.


Thanks. I'm not sure if I will end up with a Massey or Kubota or Deere. I still haven't decided what size I will get either.

I did find that I qualify for the equine discount from M F, but haven't yet learned from the dealer how much that would save.

Well, what chores do you have planned for your tractor? I'm sure driving from place to place is just a means to get to the work, right?

 

[onceacop]

Usually tractordata.com has speeds but nothing listed for the 1526. Found the 1500 and 1529... Look at the speed of the little 1500. 25 mph!!!! LOL,,, That's really moving out... I bet the 1526 about 16+ like the 1529.

Massey Ferguson MF 15 Series MF 1525 H vs 1529 MA - Tractors Comparison

 

[TSO]

I'm thinking that must be a typo. I can't see any of the sub 40 HP machines topping 15 mph, between gearing and tire sizes.

 

[drab m]

Pretty sure I am the only one that cares, But I think I did find an answer. I found online the Operation Manual for the Iseki TM3265 (In pretty well written English none the less) This is the tractor MF rebrands as the 1526. It gives a max. speed of 24.4 kph with Ag tires and 22.4 with Turf Tires. So that works out to about 15.2 mph and 13.9 mph. I suppose with R4 tires it would be a hair over 14 mph. I can live with that.

I probably could use a bigger tractor often enough that I should get a bigger tractor, but then I would have a bigger tractor and not sure it would work as well through the spaces I want to go... I wish I could try one out instead of just reading specs online.

Thanks for the help

 

[MF283]

Pretty sure I am the only one that cares, But I think I did find an answer. I found online the Operation Manual for the Iseki TM3265 (In pretty well written English none the less) This is the tractor MF rebrands as the 1526. It gives a max. speed of 24.4 kph with Ag tires and 22.4 with Turf Tires. So that works out to about 15.2 mph and 13.9 mph. I suppose with R4 tires it would be a hair over 14 mph. I can live with that.

I probably could use a bigger tractor often enough that I should get a bigger tractor, but then I would have a bigger tractor and not sure it would work as well through the spaces I want to go... I wish I could try one out instead of just reading specs online.

Thanks for the help

A reputable dealer should let you DEMO one, i've gone to my local dealer & just signed a piece of paper as a loaner, haul what i can & they delivered bigger stuff.
NO, i'm not buying big, expensive equipment, they just know how to keep my wallet empty

Ronnie

 

[cglaser104]

Pretty sure I am the only one that cares, But I think I did find an answer. I found online the Operation Manual for the Iseki TM3265 (In pretty well written English none the less) This is the tractor MF rebrands as the 1526. It gives a max. speed of 24.4 kph with Ag tires and 22.4 with Turf Tires. So that works out to about 15.2 mph and 13.9 mph. I suppose with R4 tires it would be a hair over 14 mph. I can live with that.

I probably could use a bigger tractor often enough that I should get a bigger tractor, but then I would have a bigger tractor and not sure it would work as well through the spaces I want to go... I wish I could try one out instead of just reading specs online.

Thanks for the help

A good dealer will let you demo a tractor. When I was looking to buy a GC1710 I was offered a demo unit for a weekend from the Massey-Ferguson dealer I bought my machine from. The only thing they wanted in my case was a delivery fee since I live almost an hour away.

 

[drab m]

A good dealer will let you demo a tractor. When I was looking to buy a GC1710 I was offered a demo unit for a weekend from the Massey-Ferguson dealer I bought my machine from. The only thing they wanted in my case was a delivery fee since I live almost an hour away.

If they had the tractor, they would certainly let me demo them. I have driven other models that they have. The problem with the 1526 is that there are very few 1526's to be found, none in my state, according to my dealer's computer. So if I go that route I will be special ordering, or he will get it from another dealer's inventory several hundred miles away.


I guess that I could make the 9 hour round trip drive to look at it...

 

[oldpilgrim]

My 28hp Mahindra will do 14 mph with R4's.

I bet yours wouldn't be much different.