Buying Advice Is this even a 445?

[Peter 315]

So I received a text just now and the seller sold the tractor to someone else . I am really annoyed and this delays a lot of things for me but everything happens for a reason and I hope I find something better soon.


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having said that, if you're aware of decent deals that you've come across, please share.

OH WELL might just be better off... That's the problem with people some don't keep their word.... What's your location it's not on you profile.....

 

[MAli]

I am in Connecticut and yeah even when I was having second thoughts about this, I was going to go ahead with it just because I had told him that I was going to buy it. I guess I am old school.

 

[Peter 315]

I got parts here before when I was trucking down there, nice people.....I don't know how much you really want to spend on a tractor...1997 Massey Ferguson 362 Shuttle 2wd Farm Tractor w/ 838 Loader -...

 

[MAli]

Thanks Peter. My budget is between 5k-8k and I am not sure if you know this but I already have a Massey Ferguson GC1710 and I bought it brand new last year. This time I want to be smart and buy a heavier machine that can last a long time. I have somehow fallen in love with the following machines.

Ford 455
Ford 555
Ford 545
Ford 655

but I am not opposed to trying other brands such as Case or JD. Going through historic auctions online and seeing what people paid makes me envy them because everything around me is just so expensive .

 

[Peter 315]

Most machines at auctions are there for a reason.... My wife's work sends the not so desirable ones to auction......

 

[fried1765]

So I received a text just now and the seller sold the tractor to someone else . I am really annoyed and this delays a lot of things for me but everything happens for a reason and I hope I find something better soon.


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having said that, if you're aware of decent deals that you've come across, please share.

While you fiddled....Rome burned!
A good lesson for next time!

 

[Hay Dude]

Thanks Peter. My budget is between 5k-8k and I am not sure if you know this but I already have a Massey Ferguson GC1710 and I bought it brand new last year. This time I want to be smart and buy a heavier machine that can last a long time. I have somehow fallen in love with the following machines.

Ford 455
Ford 555
Ford 545
Ford 655

but I am not opposed to trying other brands such as Case or JD. Going through historic auctions online and seeing what people paid makes me envy them because everything around me is just so expensive .

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Case 58SE, Super E, 58E, 58 Backhoe - heavy equipment - by owner...

 

[4570Man]

While you fiddled....Rome burned!
A good lesson for next time!

Exactly I don’t blame the guy. Cash in hand beats a I might shoot up and buy it.

 

[fried1765]

Thanks Peter. My budget is between 5k-8k and I am not sure if you know this but I already have a Massey Ferguson GC1710 and I bought it brand new last year. This time I want to be smart and buy a heavier machine that can last a long time. I have somehow fallen in love with the following machines.

Ford 455
Ford 555
Ford 545
Ford 655

but I am not opposed to trying other brands such as Case or JD. Going through historic auctions online and seeing what people paid makes me envy them because everything around me is just so expensive .

I would say you are definitely on the right track!
Those old 4/5/6 series Fords are tough as nails brutes, and used parts should be easy to find.
The Northeast is nasty for pricing on all used dirt working machinery.

 

[Hay Dude]

Agree, get down into Pennsylvania and south and youll save money. New England is rocky. We always stayed away from older digging machines in New England.

 

[Andrew1001]

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[American50]

so pardon my ignorance and I will try my best to describe things.

I am not sure if this tractor has a clutch. It has a two-pedal brake and one pedal behind the brake pedals that you use with your heel and that's the acceleration pedal. There is a throttle lever that's behind the steering wheel on the right-hand side. There is a Forward - Neutral - Reverse level on the left-hand side and then there is a lever in the middle that's for gear selections. I did not see a clutch pedal unless its there and I missed it. I test drove it but all I had to do was put it in forward.

A little background. I purchased my dream home last year and then made a stupid decision of buying a brand new Massey Furgeson GC1710. I really like my 1710 but its too small for what I want to do. I want to clear few more acres of my land and move a really long 3 ft wide rock wall. needless to say that Massey is just not build for this kind of work and I won't even want to try. I thought about renting a dozer and a skid steer for a week but then came across this machine. I am really interested in buying it vs renting and just keeping this machine for tasks that require a lot of power such as moving rocks, moving lots of firewood around and perhaps plowing my .25 mile driveway. Is this the right machine for what I am hoping to do with it?

is it possible that this unit had a backhoe and the owner sold it? Can I add my own 3pt hitch if needed? I was hoping to use a rear blade in winter to plow my 1/4 mile driveway. My MF GC1710 can barely move 10 feet if it snows 6+ inches and I have a 5 ft blade .

Also there are no active leaks but the engine does have this black dirt/grime/oil on it. Is that normal or is that a red flag? The owner had me touch the machine to confirm that it was ice cold and started it for me. It started fast and compared to my GC1710, it feels like I am operating a crane.


thank you so much for putting up with my silly questions . This forum is awesome!!

The transmission is manual, but there is a torque converter that allows you to shift from reverse to forward with the steering column mounted shift reverser. Its like an automatic transmission, but its an automatic shifting mechanism. So you don't have a "true clutch" pedal, as you don't need it with the torque converter that takes the place of a clutch. The black dirt/grime is normal from doing works. I would pressure wash the engine/transmission and rear axle and then look for any leaks while its running. I have a 545D and I love it. Its a real workhorse and it's reliable.