Nice video! We have 2 690´s and the cabs are completely rusted through, since our farm is right by the sea, and winters tend to be somewhat windy around here... On our ´84 4x4 we removed the cab and replaced it with a black Sankey cab of a MF390. A bit of a hassle, really, we had to modify the gas tanks, as the black cab did not have a flat floor, and on the 390´s, the gas tank is on top of the engine. There were a few other things we had to do as well. We recently aquired a Highline cab of a 390, which we intend to use on our ´86 2 wheel drive one. I love these tractors. Too bad about the rust though.
I was told that the cabs were made in Italy and they used really poor quality steel which is why they all rot out. Never seen a 690 cab that wasn't rotten
@@thefunkyfarmer massey even used wax oil on them as they felt so bad about the rust . it was a time when farming was not making money , so massey says .. hence the cheap metal
a fella who i worked for still had two 590's ones a turbo and 575 and a 595 .. the best one is the 2wd drive 595 . boy did that thing shift in its day ,, did you ever think about painting a mixture of oil and diesel on the paint work .. or would that of taken to much time .... love the vids ..
I think it was too late to do anything about the rust. We got rid of it because it was a poor starter as well as the rust. A good tractor in its day but i dont regret selling it
Nice tractor, sad to see it go but sure it will only be causing bother, 80hp is very light for a tractor of its size!?! Sure the 290 is 75hp.... thanks for the vids about it, very interesting.
Hey Richard if you do live in south england if you know the town Prescott then I know of a small event called the vscc, they go mud plugging old cars, maybe if you want to film something different, you could come, I can give you exact location or details
Quick question if you have time, what's the story with the PTO lever to switch on/off the PTO? With ours you have to knock off the tractor to disengage the PTO? Is there something we're missing? Thanks.
thefunkyfarmer Yes once turned on the PTO will not turn off again while the engine is running for some reason. Tried looking at the linkages from the lever down to the chassis but I'm not sure how it works. Seems to be a totally different from the setup we were used to on the 135, 165 & 390T.
My 1985 has a good radio, heating system fuel cap under the door.
The 70s ones are older style
Nice video! We have 2 690´s and the cabs are completely rusted through, since our farm is right by the sea, and winters tend to be somewhat windy around here... On our ´84 4x4 we removed the cab and replaced it with a black Sankey cab of a MF390. A bit of a hassle, really, we had to modify the gas tanks, as the black cab did not have a flat floor, and on the 390´s, the gas tank is on top of the engine. There were a few other things we had to do as well. We recently aquired a Highline cab of a 390, which we intend to use on our ´86 2 wheel drive one. I love these tractors. Too bad about the rust though.
I was told that the cabs were made in Italy and they used really poor quality steel which is why they all rot out. Never seen a 690 cab that wasn't rotten
thefunkyfarmer The Landini 9550 has the exact same cab, but without the rust problem.
@@thefunkyfarmer massey even used wax oil on them as they felt so bad about the rust . it was a time when farming was not making money , so massey says .. hence the cheap metal
The 12v socket is good for a beacon light
we have 3 masseys, one 135,675, and 690. and their are in top condtion. Sry for bad english. from finland :)
+MrGAMINGFIN hey your english is great
That's a nice little Massey. Too bad about the rust though.
I love this old Masseys, still see a lot knocking about doing light work.
a fella who i worked for still had two 590's ones a turbo and 575 and a 595 .. the best one is the 2wd drive 595 . boy did that thing shift in its day ,, did you ever think about painting a mixture of oil and diesel on the paint work .. or would that of taken to much time .... love the vids ..
I think it was too late to do anything about the rust. We got rid of it because it was a poor starter as well as the rust. A good tractor in its day but i dont regret selling it
Could you do a tour on the rest of ur machinery
Nice tractor, sad to see it go but sure it will only be causing bother, 80hp is very light for a tractor of its size!?! Sure the 290 is 75hp.... thanks for the vids about it, very interesting.
The hp was never a problem but it was a bugger to start.
We have two 1937 John deer tractors
wow that's old
Hey Richard if you do live in south england if you know the town Prescott then I know of a small event called the vscc, they go mud plugging old cars, maybe if you want to film something different, you could come, I can give you exact location or details
Sounds great Oliver but at the moment i just dont have the time for any trips. Will keep it in mind though. Cheers
Great video!
hi the funky farmer I love your vids and its a shame to see the tractor go but I love the old farm and what is your favourite tractor brand?
Still love the Masseys
thefunkyfarmer cool sorry I replied late
Please do a tour of the 265
Yes I will at some point
thefunkyfarmer nice
Quick question if you have time, what's the story with the PTO lever to switch on/off the PTO? With ours you have to knock off the tractor to disengage the PTO? Is there something we're missing? Thanks.
Do you mean turn off the tractor? You shouldn't have to do that
thefunkyfarmer Yes once turned on the PTO will not turn off again while the engine is running for some reason. Tried looking at the linkages from the lever down to the chassis but I'm not sure how it works. Seems to be a totally different from the setup we were used to on the 135, 165 & 390T.
well that definitely isn't right. You should be able to turn it off when the engines running
i have a massey ferguson 253 that was made in britain and my grandpa bought it brand new in 1995
+farmall skittle are you sure its a 253, not heard of that model
Yep positive
+farmall skittle ah maybe thats an export model, where are you?
+thefunkyfarmer i live in Indiana USA
+farmall skittle ah i see. I don't think that model was issued in the Uk . We have a 265 which is probably similar
Do a tour of your 265
Is the 4wd Massey in background yours. If so why do you not put the loader on her
yes it is ours. We keep it on the muck spreader as it is used a lot in the winter. we have the other tractors for loader work
do you have 2 mcormic tractors because the roof of cab is different
+Matthew Browne yes we do, well spotted. One has a low profile cab
Some tractor
what tractor did you buy out of selling the 690
Another Massey 4300 series
Leitrim ballinamore conor
Ok
What tractors do you have
Masseys and McCormicks
OK
How much did you sell it for
That's confidential
What does the smallest gear stick do
Darragh Mccrory thats to select high and low gear.It basically gives you more gear choices
+thefunkyfarmer yes so does them 2. smallest gearstick do the sam thing then (sorry for late reply btw
Darragh Mccrory Yes
if you ever have time video looking at cattle
did u get the maize silage yet
yes jack it been harvested early as we had a good summer
ya it was a good summer for farmers here in lreland cant wait to see the video
I didn't manage to video it this year im afraid as i was away on the day we did it
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Was the replacement engine new or second hand
Alistair Tomlinson brand new
Did you like the ferguson when you had it
Not really it to was always causing problems one way or another
Was it hard to start when you bought the tractor
To be honest i cant remember, it was quite a long time ago