massey tractor for sale on my mail route

[bigl22]

Hey folks == today someone on my mail route put his small tractor up for sale -- a massey ferguson[?] 1020 , with 12 speed tranny , new front loader, box scraper blade , finish mower, blade - 4 wheel drive , with dual rear wheels and weights, diesel engine[ no hp listed ] usual 3 pt. hitch and rear pto etc. - runs great . sign says - 1000 hours, and all for 7000$ - is this a deal ?-- bigl22

[Durwood]

That doesn't sound that bad to me with all that goes with it and the low hours. How does it look appearance wise? I believe it is a Hinomoto if i'm not mistaken. Mark would probably be able to tell you more about it then i could.

Dur

[mark777]

Hey bigl22, and Durwood,

Paid that much for mine a couple of years ago...and mine is two wheel drive. Can't imagine what he's doing with dual rears?? Yeah, it's that hand shake deal with Hinomoto-Toyosha. It has been an excellent tractor for me, and I have worked it like a sled dog. Truth is I have had one problem that I haven't fixed yet.......horn. I mean how often do you actually use your horn?? Probably a fuse, but I haven't even looked :) and as far as I remember, I don't think it ever did since I bought it.

If that tractor is in as good as shape as mine, and offers all the extra attachments, I would say that was a very good deal. My MF 1020 is the only tractor I have that is not 4x4, so when it's in the soft muddy stuff with the FEL bucket full, I have had to dump it to get out. I have also curled my way out of some pretty deep mud holes with my bucket too.

If there were any complaints I could come up with it would be it's whopping high gear high range road speed of 8.5 miles per hour......and, oh yeah....the horn. Mine has been a very good and faithful friend, and it is still the only tractor in my small stable that is not for sale (yet).

Regards, Mark