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SteelMastiff
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I have, and it definitely is a nice Tractor. As far as it being a far superior machine, in weight, yes, but I can always add weight. The adjustable power shuttle is nice, as is the declutch on the shifter, but honestly for my needs they are nothing more than trinkets.
Don't get me wrong, I was all but convinced and willing to travel a great distance to make a deal on a MF 4707 as my local Massey dealer had proved to be a joke in the past, not only in pricing, but the way I was treated, which was less than desirable to say the least. I liked the 4707 so much, that a road trip to get one was going to happen.
With that said, my wife and I decided to take one more look at the MF 4707 and give it another quick test drive. I was hopeful I could negotiate a deal locally, but if not, and before putting forth the effort to head out of state to make a deal on one, I at least wanted to confirm that it's the tractor I really wanted, so that's what I did.
The test drive went well, so we sat down with the dealer to talk numbers again, and that's where me purchasing one locally went right out the window quickly. Not only weren't they coming off their original quote, but they doubled down sighting that the price was going up for 2019, and thus raised the price on the 2018 I was trying to make a deal on... That was the final straw for me, I wouldn't buy anything from them if it was the last tractor on mother earth....
I had looked at a Powerstar75 last spring, in fact it was the first utility tractor I looked at, but admittedly after asking the dealer the price, I didn't spend a lot time looking at it. Again, it was my first stop, and I had no intention of spending that kind of money, so it was quickly discounted.
I have a large multiple location New Holland dealership in my back yard, one location only 15 minutes, and the other 20 minutes from my home. So after the Massey dealer experience on the way home my wife suggested I give the NH another look.
We arrived at the dealership and they had a Powerstar75 on hand and available for us to test drive. What happened next I didn't see coming, I actually really liked the New Holland, in fact for whatever reason I started to think I liked it better. This couldn't be, I had Massey on my brain, and there was only one cure for that, and it was red.
My wife instantly preferred the cab on the NH, primarily the buddy seat, the hand rail for the door on the MF apparently pushed into her side, something I didn't notice or pay any attention to, both of them are somewhat uncomfortable for me due to my size, the MF might have a couple more inches of foot room, but I can just squeeze into both.
I didn't talk any numbers with the dealer, just thanked them for letting me drive the tractor, and told them I might be back. I wanted to take some time and make certain what I was feeling wasn't just because of my experience at MF dealer earlier in the day.
I went back by myself a couple of weeks later to give the NH another look, I wanted to spend a little more time operating it, and reevaluate my gut feeling. I also brought a checklist of things I really liked, and didn't like about the MF with me, along with one for the NH. Well, needless to say, after operating it for about 30 minutes, I came to the conclusion that I would be more than happy with the NH. It hit all of the marks with regards to necessity, and over achieved in a few other categories. I then came to the conclusion that if the numbers made sense, I was likely going to pull the trigger on a blue tractor.
I will say, the dealership experience was night and day difference, even though I tend to do all of the maintenance on everything I own, to me this adds value regardless.
