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Post by Woodbeef on Sept 27, 2002 1:17:06 GMT 1
O.K. what's everyones opinions of these tractors,say 1988 on? I do know the early ones had many electrical gremilns,but what about the later ones?
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Post by pudding on Sept 27, 2002 1:33:59 GMT 1
all i know is when i worked for a contractor last oct to dec 2001, a farmer we did custom work for had one
he had it 6 years, and the gearbox was being rebuilt for the second time when i was there
thats about all i know
didn't it have the perky 236 motor in it?
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Post by Woodbeef on Sept 27, 2002 1:47:34 GMT 1
Hey pudding,
Naw, they had the 248. There seems to be a few of them running around here and in Quebec with 6000 hrs or so with no troubles.
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Post by pudding on Sept 27, 2002 1:57:15 GMT 1
hmmm...........ya would be right its hard to judge machinery reliability by personal opinion, cause you are getting a opinion for the largest and most dangerous variable to the machine......the moron in the seat also i don't know if this tractor is doing 300hours a year or 1000hours a year!..... lol, there i appolagise for the miss leading last post  248 motor is whats in my fathers MF285, and a bunch other fergies........he likes it, the 248 is a big seller.........we that motors is everywhere laters pudding ;D |
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Post by Friedhelm on Sept 27, 2002 9:43:19 GMT 1
You should have a look at following things:
Which gearbox: Is it A-B (32/32 with Hi-Lo) gearbox, with 30 km/h no problems with 40 km/h you should test this.
Frontaxle (MFWD) : Look how much it is worn out.
Electrical: Test everything . Main problem is Earth/ground. Easy to fix if you know to look where it comes from. There are two connectors which were not sealed enough against water and waste.
Tractor is reliable and runs without probs. Maintance is the big case like on every used machinery.
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Post by eppie on Sept 27, 2002 22:54:15 GMT 1
Hey, about MF A-B tranny, i remember there was an advertisement in the magazine Boerderij few years back, a group of farmers and contractors wanted to get in touch with other A-B transmission users, to stick together, and bring their problems with MF to law court.
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