New Brunswick, Canada | You are describing my 5455. I like it, biggest issue is bottom of clutch switches and blower fan resistors. Why they took years to sort out a good replacement part for those two items I'll never know. The transmission is known as the speedshift.
Yes the powershuttle is a powershuttle. Old ones its a pain to adjust the reverser aggressiveness, its a series of key turns and shifter movements. Newer models have a dial you turn.
The 2 speed powershift is a powershift yes, but don't downshift it under load going downhill, there is a warning sticker on the door about it.
The 2 range is a robotic synchronized range change, you need to clutch and the computer will block the range change if you are going too fast for the sync. I tend to stop if going down into low but it will pop into high easily leaving a field.
The engine starts well in the cold, -30 C if needed. Its not labelled well but preheat is on the key, it took me a couple of years before I figured out I hadn't been activating it.
Strong hitch on them. Get the blue switch on the console model if you can with the high flow pumps. It has 540 /1000 pto but some also have shiftable 540/1000/eco.
The dyna4 partial powershift is the best transmission offered in this model if you can find it. Every so often you find one with the ccls hydraulics option too which is nice.
sbosmt - 5/23/2016 18:42
We are looking at a used 5455 Massey tractor and wondering what guys think of them. It has the 2 range with the 2 speed powershift in each gear. Also has the power shuttle. Can the power shuttle be used without the clutch? Can the powershift be used without the clutch. It has the 4.4 liter perkins are they good starters in the cold? Overall descent tractors? |
Massey 5455 tractor info
