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Massey 271 or Workmaster 55, Decisions, decisions...


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Posted by Lanse on October 26, 2015 at 09:49:00 from (172.56.31.12):

Hello there,

First off, a big THANK YOU to everyone who replied to my last post about the new tractor hunt, the modern Massey 2600 series is now firmly off the table as an option. That's majorly disappointing, MF used to be a GREAT name and those tractors looked perfect for me, at least on paper. But I'm grateful for all the headaches saved, so again, thank you.

I've found a late 90's MF 271 for sale a couple of hours away. It looks to be in excellent condition, has under 900 hours on it, 90%+ tires front and back and a loader, for $15.9k which I'm thinking about. Their price seems 1-2k high, per what I've seen on TractorHouse, but maybe they'd work on it some. Are these solid machines? Its ~15 years old, so hopefully these were made in the days when MF made a solid utility tractor? It's ~15HP stronger and looks much heavier in terms of weight than what I'm looking at new, plus its ~10k cheaper. I'm not scared of used equipment, I get my dollars worth out of my previously state owned, 200k mile F250 and 1970's CLAUSING lathe every day, but I am really scared of clunkers and problematic machines. This one looks like its almost out of a time capsule.


Also, if I do go with new equipment, its looking like it'll be Kubota (MX5200) vs a New Holland offering, probably the workmaster 45 or 55. For those who missed my last post, this is going to be a loader tractor used for a LOT of material handling at my business, plus later on hopefully some contracting work if/when I ever find time for it. Any experience with the Workmasters? I understand the 55 is literally just a 45 with a turbocharger, is this true? Does anyone know where they're made? Something out of the USA/Germany/Japan/UK is strongly preferred but in today's global marketplace I guess anything is possible...

Thanks in advance guys...


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