The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: borg on March 08, 2012, 12:46:57 pm
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Need advice please
We are thinking of buying a Massey Ferguson te20 with front loader, and wonder if anybody has any experience of using one on a smallholding ?
Would it be suitable for haymaking, topping bailing and the like, also would we be able to run a rotivator from the PTO ?
If anybody has any views, we would be pleased to hear them
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Buy it buy it buy it buy it buy it buy it!
They are a great little tractor, parts are ( thank to people like old20 company and agriline ) easy to come by. If it's had a fore end loader on it, when you go to look at it ( and if the seller doesn't mind ) jack up the front, but not by the axle and look for any vertical movement in the axle and axle pin.
If you want to drive anything from the PTO, then you'll either need an adaptor ( if it's only going to do light work ) to take it from 1 1/8" to 1 3/8" drive, or for heavier work you can buy a new PTO output shaft and either fit it yourself, or have it fitted.
Other tractors to consider are David Brown 880 or 990, Nuffield Universal, Fordson Dexta and International 414. There are others that I can't think of right now, but someone else will be along shortly! :D
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the only downside it is not livedrive for the pto foot on clutch stops the pto when you change gear it is also not very high on horsepower as the others mentioned the biggy is price and condition international are very cheap even on flea bay unless you get a four wheel drive one then it is mega money :farmer:
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OH just happens to be sitting beside me - he says its too low on horse power for baling or pasture topping - needs 40 to 50hp. Also a diesel would be cheaper to run.