durallymax - 1/23/2014 21:44
littlechickenfarmer - 1/23/2014 18:16 I keep hearing about the width being wrong on the fendts, why not just go wider? should work fine. The masseys are really good, but if you buy new maybe swing a deal to get some extra warrenty if you are worried that the bugs have not been worked out. They sure have come a long way the last few years.
Do you mean 90" or 120" I don't know why people don't. Why not just run single IF800s or 900s and not worry about where the planter plants, unless you need to get between standing rows?
onion farmer - 1/23/2014 18:14 There getting to be alot around here and they are great tractors. With there economy PTO they can pull a big baler or mower and burn 5 to 6 gal per hour way less than the other brands. The opti ride plus is the only way they come now and they have very few problems . The early ones had opti ride and they had some issues. In low range they go 17 miles and hour use this to do all field work. High speed is for the road. Use the DTM and let the tractor do the rest get used to pulling big loads at 15 to 1700 RPM.
One thing to note about the PTO, you can either get a 540/1000PTO or 1000/1000e PTO. Can't have both. Switching shafts on the MF/Challenger/Fendt is identical. Just six nuts to remove with a 17mm and the shaft pops out without any oil leakage.
Tier 3 tractors had the option of opti-ride or opti-ride plus. Both were epic failures, they did not have some issues they had every issue. There are only so many components to a cab suspension system and every single one of them failed. Hydraulic rams, accumulators, sensors, controllers, broken mounts, blown lines, etc on and on and on. Tier 4 models did not allow any options. While they did have a lot of the bugs worked out, the suspension still had its quirks. It still loves to just randomly move around for no reason, but it is much better than the older models.
Low range tops out at 18mph in the MF/Challenger and 22mph in the Fendt.
Massey Ferguson 8680 advise and opinions wanted
