New Toy for the Farm

Well, it's old and it isn't really a toy. It's a 1964 Massey-Fergusson MF-20 tractor with a loader and backhoe. The backhoe is really what we were looking for. We have a lot of digging to do this summer. Plus, we can use the backhoe to pull out stumps. Runs really well and the backhoe is powerful. But everything on the tractor is counter-intuitive. For example - the lever on the left side of the steering wheel determines the direction of travel. Pull back to go forward, push forward to go backwards. Same with the engine speed control. Up and away is slow, down and in is fast. Takes a little thinking before you go driving.

Needs a fresh coat of paint and some hydraulic lines upgraded. But other than that, its in fine shape for a 44 year old tractor.

Now to sell the John Deere 755.