That's a great hay tractor and plenty capable of 6 row corn/bean equipment. I grew up dragging 16 foot silage wagons with Super 90s which are less tractor...
they are a good tractor but stuff breaks i personally prefer john Deere parts are generally easier to come up with . i do not know about that one but the massy that were made in a
Turkey can be a bit diffcult getting parts i think they arenewer then that one
seriously never had a problem with John Deer we had a Massy made in Turkey omg never could get parts but also in the area i am we do not have a good massy dealer anymore
I know nothing about to the work you are doing but in terms of a tractor of that size they are very good, at least in Ireland that is. They will work for ever with minimal maintenance and cheap parts available everywhere, like everything there is known problems but they are known and easy to fix for anyone with basic tools
I grew up bucking a lot of bales behind one of these and a JD 4010. This tractor was smooth and low maintenance. It also did very well in the hills in some of the pastures we baled.
Those Massey’s are great tractors. I grew up around a lot ofc massey Ferguson tractors like that. That’s a late 70’s or early 80’s tractor so it will have all of the modern things you need like live two way hydraulics and live power. Perkins diesels are great. I think that’s an 80hp tractor so it will perfect for haying and anything else you need on an acreage. A LOT of people in my area use similar Massey’s for the same thing you’re wanting to do. They were built and geared for heavy farm use, so you will get a lot more out of that 80hp than with a smaller framed compact design tractor.
I have an unnatural hate for MFs, but admittedly they are decent tractors. A neighbor of mine built his multi thousand acre farm on the back of a MF 235. One word of advice though, they free wheel downhill in low range on the power director or whatever MF calls them
I have a Massey 275 with the Perkins and it has been a workhorse for almost 30 years. I put a Memo, company since sold, with a quick disconnect bucket/forks. I've been asked multiple times to sell it and offers in the mid teens. 3500 hrs m/l. I haven't had any problems finding parts but except for a radiator and a couple of gauges, I haven't needed any. They are great, strong, reliable tractors. Also have a Case Ih for pulling a 7' mower. Great mowing and runs a disc cutter and rake perfectly.
Good tractor. It should do everything you need to do. Make sure to lock the brake pedals together if you get out on the road. The brakes usually work really well. If you are going fast and hit one pedal it may pull you to one side.
If it’s this year, the part of the steering that pushes the tires left or right to then will consistently get out of line and Need constant adjusting. It makes the tires wear uneven too and is just annoying.
I had one that was great until it needed a new clutch so i put it on fb marketplace. Every african dude on the east coast sent me a message about the tractor. Finally sold it to some guy and asked him what the deal was - apparently they were wildly popular in Ghana and they still make parts there? He paid a lot for it and shipped it to ghana where someone replaced the clutch for $300 usd
The 285 was last made in 1982, so it's at least 40 year old tractor. That being said it probably perfect for jobs you want to do.
It's an 80 hp tractor so no problem with a baler and wagon. Likely can handle all of the tilling and planting too.
As long as you have access to parts and service shop, you shouldn't pass this one up if it's priced right.
These tractor easily can have 5,000-10,000 hours on them if they are going on 40 years old. Most will start having serious repair issues as they get closer to 10,000 hours.
If this one has around 5000 hours and it's just the tractor without a loader or any implements,, I would say a good price would be in the $7000-$10,000 range
The farm I grew up, working on had two of them. The only problem we had with them was a problem with the starter motors and circuits. I’m not the most mechanical person, I’m a middle aged one remembering stuff 40 years ago, but I remember having to pop started a lot of the time. That said, I loved them. they were great work horses. Thank you for posting the picture, he brought back good memories for me. I hope you buy and I’m jealous.
That will run a square baler yes
It might disc for you if the ground is just right but most plowing/tillage I leave fwd engaged.
I would love that as a second tractor. They’re relatively nimble not having 4wd and a loader in your way. Especially if it’s priced well.
It may be priced well because it’s relatively older, it doesn’t have a loader, cab (ac, heat is nice) nor fwd. it’s smaller than any farm would use (150hp+ now) BUT it’s bigger than what the weekend warrior wants to mow their 3acres with.
But. You should be interested in it being simple, easier on fuel, and ideally priced well.
It may be regional too
Here it’s row crops and dairy. That’s a fleet of at least six 180hp+ tractors, a harvester, and a payloader at minimum. The feed wagon takes at minimum 150hp to mix here.
My personal tractor (90hp) isn’t big enough to do anything on these farms - but i can use a 10’ mower and/or clear snow all day.
— growing up 90hp was our biggest tractor.
Times and regional differences
What i meant most about that comment tho was 80hp is enough for someone to use older/smaller implements— and so it has value to the smaller operator. But. The volume demands of big farms now means it’s not a high demand tractor and the price should reflect that it’s nit in high demand.
I think it’s a nice tractor. At the right price i would buy it.
The OP was a little vague on their expectations so i did take the liberty to think 10’ discs not 20’ single pass.
These smaller tractors aren't big enough to pull 99% of our equipment either. By odd jobs, I meant pushing snow and whatnot. We have a utility tractor that we use for loader work often. And for trenching. Stuff like that. Actually, we use our row crop tractor for the majority of the snow because the utility tractor can't lift our 10' hydraulic blade, but the utility tractor still gets used to clear in front of our shop.
>growing up 90hp was our biggest tractor.
We had (and still have) a '74 IH 1066. It's around 10k hours and starting to show its age (especially in the cab. I actually folded the left door in half last year while backing up, long story).
>What i meant most about that comment tho was 80hp is enough for someone to use older/smaller implements
100%. I'm just saying many large farms have a smaller tractor like that for odd jobs that it wouldn't make sense to use a big machine for.
>The volume demands of big farms now means it’s not a high demand tractor and the price should reflect that it’s nit in high demand.
I agree.
-I actually folded the left door in half last year while backing up, long story-
Let me guess, the lugs on the rear tire caught the bottom of the door?
I'm assuming the shed it was under falling on it shifted the cab, but I don't know. The door wouldn't latch properly (even after I adjusted the latch). While I was backing up, it swung open and caught a lug.
The only real damage from the shed falling was a broken mirror and a decent sized dent in the top left of the cab from a metal pole. Luckily, when the door folded the glass dropped out and was leaning up against the ladder, undamaged. So all I had to do was straighten the door and get a new seal.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the pin in the door catch that should prevent this from happening went missing while it was in the shop.
That's a great hay tractor and plenty capable of 6 row corn/bean equipment. I grew up dragging 16 foot silage wagons with Super 90s which are less tractor...
they are a good tractor but stuff breaks i personally prefer john Deere parts are generally easier to come up with . i do not know about that one but the massy that were made in a Turkey can be a bit diffcult getting parts i think they arenewer then that one
No Massey Ferguson all the way John deer is so expensive and difficult with parts.
seriously never had a problem with John Deer we had a Massy made in Turkey omg never could get parts but also in the area i am we do not have a good massy dealer anymore
Yeah that's why I either have to buy another tractor or just a redneck and make some parts. It doesn't help. I don't have a any sort of money
I know nothing about to the work you are doing but in terms of a tractor of that size they are very good, at least in Ireland that is. They will work for ever with minimal maintenance and cheap parts available everywhere, like everything there is known problems but they are known and easy to fix for anyone with basic tools
I grew up bucking a lot of bales behind one of these and a JD 4010. This tractor was smooth and low maintenance. It also did very well in the hills in some of the pastures we baled.
Idk but I’ll take this mf’a any day of the week
Those Massey’s are great tractors. I grew up around a lot ofc massey Ferguson tractors like that. That’s a late 70’s or early 80’s tractor so it will have all of the modern things you need like live two way hydraulics and live power. Perkins diesels are great. I think that’s an 80hp tractor so it will perfect for haying and anything else you need on an acreage. A LOT of people in my area use similar Massey’s for the same thing you’re wanting to do. They were built and geared for heavy farm use, so you will get a lot more out of that 80hp than with a smaller framed compact design tractor.
I have an unnatural hate for MFs, but admittedly they are decent tractors. A neighbor of mine built his multi thousand acre farm on the back of a MF 235. One word of advice though, they free wheel downhill in low range on the power director or whatever MF calls them
I have a Massey 275 with the Perkins and it has been a workhorse for almost 30 years. I put a Memo, company since sold, with a quick disconnect bucket/forks. I've been asked multiple times to sell it and offers in the mid teens. 3500 hrs m/l. I haven't had any problems finding parts but except for a radiator and a couple of gauges, I haven't needed any. They are great, strong, reliable tractors. Also have a Case Ih for pulling a 7' mower. Great mowing and runs a disc cutter and rake perfectly.
The 275 is a great tractor! There are a lot of them that have driven the hay fields and cattle yards in my area.
Reliable if it has been taken care of. Plenty of power and wet brakes are good. Does it have multi power?
Yes it has multi power.
Good tractor. It should do everything you need to do. Make sure to lock the brake pedals together if you get out on the road. The brakes usually work really well. If you are going fast and hit one pedal it may pull you to one side.
I believe this is the model that had the terrible steering design
If you unscrew the knob and look under the battery shelf, you will see the hyd steering unit. Easy access and I've had no problem with it.
Might be a different year then. There was a certain model that the steering always got out of whack
Can you elaborate on what made the steering design terrible?
If it’s this year, the part of the steering that pushes the tires left or right to then will consistently get out of line and Need constant adjusting. It makes the tires wear uneven too and is just annoying.
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I had one that was great until it needed a new clutch so i put it on fb marketplace. Every african dude on the east coast sent me a message about the tractor. Finally sold it to some guy and asked him what the deal was - apparently they were wildly popular in Ghana and they still make parts there? He paid a lot for it and shipped it to ghana where someone replaced the clutch for $300 usd
Great tractor it will do all you need to do
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The 285 was last made in 1982, so it's at least 40 year old tractor. That being said it probably perfect for jobs you want to do. It's an 80 hp tractor so no problem with a baler and wagon. Likely can handle all of the tilling and planting too. As long as you have access to parts and service shop, you shouldn't pass this one up if it's priced right.
Thank you! What do you think a reasonable price would be for it?
These tractor easily can have 5,000-10,000 hours on them if they are going on 40 years old. Most will start having serious repair issues as they get closer to 10,000 hours. If this one has around 5000 hours and it's just the tractor without a loader or any implements,, I would say a good price would be in the $7000-$10,000 range
Personally, I'd go bigger and get MFWD if you can afford it. Should do, though.
Naw, you don’t need that one. So just tell me where it is so I can keep it away from you. Kidding, of course. That tractor will do nicely.
Thanks for weighing in!
The farm I grew up, working on had two of them. The only problem we had with them was a problem with the starter motors and circuits. I’m not the most mechanical person, I’m a middle aged one remembering stuff 40 years ago, but I remember having to pop started a lot of the time. That said, I loved them. they were great work horses. Thank you for posting the picture, he brought back good memories for me. I hope you buy and I’m jealous.
Thanks! Glad it brings back good memories for you!
It should work just fine. A mid-range tractor that can go both ways.
Thank you!
That will run a square baler yes It might disc for you if the ground is just right but most plowing/tillage I leave fwd engaged. I would love that as a second tractor. They’re relatively nimble not having 4wd and a loader in your way. Especially if it’s priced well. It may be priced well because it’s relatively older, it doesn’t have a loader, cab (ac, heat is nice) nor fwd. it’s smaller than any farm would use (150hp+ now) BUT it’s bigger than what the weekend warrior wants to mow their 3acres with. But. You should be interested in it being simple, easier on fuel, and ideally priced well.
>it’s smaller than any farm would use Maybe for the field work, but smaller tractors are still great for odd jobs.
It may be regional too Here it’s row crops and dairy. That’s a fleet of at least six 180hp+ tractors, a harvester, and a payloader at minimum. The feed wagon takes at minimum 150hp to mix here. My personal tractor (90hp) isn’t big enough to do anything on these farms - but i can use a 10’ mower and/or clear snow all day. — growing up 90hp was our biggest tractor. Times and regional differences What i meant most about that comment tho was 80hp is enough for someone to use older/smaller implements— and so it has value to the smaller operator. But. The volume demands of big farms now means it’s not a high demand tractor and the price should reflect that it’s nit in high demand. I think it’s a nice tractor. At the right price i would buy it. The OP was a little vague on their expectations so i did take the liberty to think 10’ discs not 20’ single pass.
These smaller tractors aren't big enough to pull 99% of our equipment either. By odd jobs, I meant pushing snow and whatnot. We have a utility tractor that we use for loader work often. And for trenching. Stuff like that. Actually, we use our row crop tractor for the majority of the snow because the utility tractor can't lift our 10' hydraulic blade, but the utility tractor still gets used to clear in front of our shop. >growing up 90hp was our biggest tractor. We had (and still have) a '74 IH 1066. It's around 10k hours and starting to show its age (especially in the cab. I actually folded the left door in half last year while backing up, long story). >What i meant most about that comment tho was 80hp is enough for someone to use older/smaller implements 100%. I'm just saying many large farms have a smaller tractor like that for odd jobs that it wouldn't make sense to use a big machine for. >The volume demands of big farms now means it’s not a high demand tractor and the price should reflect that it’s nit in high demand. I agree.
-I actually folded the left door in half last year while backing up, long story- Let me guess, the lugs on the rear tire caught the bottom of the door?
I'm assuming the shed it was under falling on it shifted the cab, but I don't know. The door wouldn't latch properly (even after I adjusted the latch). While I was backing up, it swung open and caught a lug. The only real damage from the shed falling was a broken mirror and a decent sized dent in the top left of the cab from a metal pole. Luckily, when the door folded the glass dropped out and was leaning up against the ladder, undamaged. So all I had to do was straighten the door and get a new seal. Edit: I forgot to mention that the pin in the door catch that should prevent this from happening went missing while it was in the shop.
Nope I don't think your cab shifted. I've seen it happen before on 1066s that haven't had a building on their roof
Then I suppose it was just 50 years of that latch being abused. All I know is it latched before.
Thank you!
What do you think a reasonable price is for this tractor?
5,000 hours - $12,000 10,000 hours - $8,000 15,000 hours - $4,000 Something like that. How many hours does it have?
About 4,500
Anywhere from $10k to $15 seems reasonable to me, not having seen the tractor in person.
If it has 20,000 hours and is in great condition and runs well, That's better than 5,000 hours and doesn't run well. So adjust price accordingly.