VroomVroom
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2010
- Messages
- 1,094
- Location
- Newfoundland
- Tractor
- Mahindra 2816 HST, Super M farmall, J5 bombardier, 230 timber jack skidder
I have a guy selling a tractor. I won’t get a chance to look at it for several months. He said multipower clutch pack done, seals in injection pumps, tires, looks clean. Few other things. But reading on this multipower , it seems like a terrible thing. In high range it has a sprague clutch. O the tractor will pull forward but not engine brake the machine in hills. Causing you to rely on brakes.
In low range, it has a clutch pack that if worn, will cause the tractor to also free wheel down a hill. It was stated somewhere you should never use, forget using the multipower in low range on hills. But in high it is also no good as it free wheels with a sprague clutch pack it does not seem like a good idea if using on hills. He did say it’s a new clutch pack. But apparently using it in low will eventually wear this clutch pack out. It may be 1000s of hours I understand however. It’s just that a lot of the old stuff I grew up around had poor brakes. And you learned to rely on engine braking. But that option seems out on that tractor. Also, what would the prices be for a clean Massey 165, with seals in the steering unit, injectors, new Mp clutch pack, new rubber. Good sheet metal and painted well?
In low range, it has a clutch pack that if worn, will cause the tractor to also free wheel down a hill. It was stated somewhere you should never use, forget using the multipower in low range on hills. But in high it is also no good as it free wheels with a sprague clutch pack it does not seem like a good idea if using on hills. He did say it’s a new clutch pack. But apparently using it in low will eventually wear this clutch pack out. It may be 1000s of hours I understand however. It’s just that a lot of the old stuff I grew up around had poor brakes. And you learned to rely on engine braking. But that option seems out on that tractor. Also, what would the prices be for a clean Massey 165, with seals in the steering unit, injectors, new Mp clutch pack, new rubber. Good sheet metal and painted well?
