Massey 750 combine

[tractorboy888]

Looked at a 750 massey combine, early model with the red cab, hydrostat. I was hoping it had the 354 but it had the 372 non turbo, Were these engines good enough? How many hp did they put out?

It had a 15 foot floating cutter bar head. Needed a few things and not overly amazing condition but just looking for a second machine not a primary combine. I run a M2 gleaner with a 15 foot flex head right now, how will a 750 compare in terms of capacity/ acres per hour. I know the masseys are harder to work on.

 

[GreenEnvy]

Your M2 will seem like a Cadillac compared to the Massey in many ways. Stick with finding another Gleaner. Lot easier to work on and nicer to run.

 

[mudcreek183]

I would also say no engine next to the cab for one parts also.If you are looking for a second combine the CIH 14xx are cheap and a lot more combine for the money.

 

[flying belgian]

I'm going to disagree with the others. I had a 750 and liked it but I wanted a rotary machine so got a CIH. 1660. That old Massey would have run rings around the 1660. Mine had the gray cab and 354. Great engine. I now have a CIH 2144. One thing I hated about the Massey was the dealer. They threw me out of their place once. That"s why I will never go back to a Massey. Any more I try to get everything CIH. Dealer is only 2 miles down the road.

 

[Levi]

My grandad had a 750 with a 372 and a 24 ft head a MF mechanic came to do something once looked at the engine then the head and back again and asked him why he didn't have a 20 ft head and he told hime the dealer said it would be fine then he asked which dealer and GP told him then he had some colorful language about that particular dealer telling farmers that may not know any better. the 372 750 is suposed to match the M gleaner 6600 815 and so on while the 354 was up against the L 915 7700

 

[JD Seller]

That era of MF grain tables where not very good. This MF 750 would not be much of a backup for your AC M2. The MF combines are cheap for a reason.

I saw a MF 860 Gray cab, 6x30 header and 20 foot grain table. 4wd with 2200 hours sell two weeks ago. Supper clean, everything stored inside. Sold for $4500 and had to beg to even get that. It set at $2500 to a scrapper for a long time.

If I was going for a backup machined I would go with what you already have. A M and M2 are not much different and they take the same headers. Only the later 300 series grain tables would have different header height control. I looked up Ms and M2s and $2500-3500 will buy you a lot of machine.

I HATED MF combines. We had a local dealership until 1999-2000. He sold tons of those 750s around here. They SUCK to work on. Had 4-5 customers that had them. Between the junk older corn heads and terrible floating cutters bar system on the grain tables on top of a hard separator to work on. I would not wish a MF combine on my worst enemy. LOL

 

[GreenEnvy]

A 760 will run a JD 7700 into the ground. The engine displacement alone does not dictate the capacity of a combine. Our 760 had the 354 Perkins and yet the capacity was close to an 8820. Reason why is because our 760 did not have a horsepower eating hydro. Massey also used a high inertia cylinder which help in heavy crops plus Masseys were lighter built and didn't take as much horsepower to move down the field. Just look at the specs on these combines. A 750 has slightly more straw walker area then a 7700. 750s handled 24ft headers just fine just like every 7700 around here that had a 24ft header. You have to drop down to a 510 to get a Massey combine equivalent to a 6600. I'm not fan of the post Massey Super 92 combines but one thing they did have was capacity, that is when they were actually running.

 

[Levi]

I forgot some of the stuff about grandpa's 750 it did not have the high inertia cylinder either just pressed steel spiders which really cut the capacity down I would say that combine would have been beter than a match for a 6600 but less than a match for the 7700. it must have been a rare option for massey because i have only ever seen one other one with a 372 in my area but loads with 354's

 

[Butch(OH)]

In those days MF sold almost as many combines around here as all others combined. Guess there were a lot of not very smart farmers in the area? We were one of them. In that days corn we fixed the cornhead issue that JDseller speaks of by speeding the head up just a bit and we ran a head big enough to keep it full without running 6MPH. Others who liked to run corn at running speeds fixed the corn head problems with an adapter and a JD head. In today's corn populations and yields Id say adapting a head would be a very wise choice unless you can tolerate running VERY slow. Ours had a ridged grain head with floating bar, not sure if MF even made a floating head back then? No ridged head with floating bar equals a floating head, no matter who made it. The MF pick up reel was another story they were good when working but you better stop at the first sign of wrapping. After a couple bouts with self destruction we put an aftermarket reel on ours, Hume I think? and ended that issue. Head issues aside we like ours, it did everything it was supposed to do and since the dealer sold lots of them they had the parts when we needed them.

All that being said if I was looking for a machine of any make in that that size and age range I would not even consider one that was anything less than stellar condition. Even the stellar ones dont bring much money,at least in these parts. Also agree with the others in that your running an M now, find another one. Nothing to relearn and good machine.

 

[GreenEnvy]

A big reason they were popular is because they were cheap. They cost about as much as the next size down for a JD. Who wouldn?t take the bigger combine for the same price? When we traded out of our 760 for a 8820 we had to trade straight across on the hours instead of for a new combine like we normally did because JD was so much more. Turned out to be a smart decision though as the 80s wore on.

 

[Dieseltech]

I'd look for an MF 8570 rotary as they are getting some age on them now. MF rotary combines are patterned after the White 9700 rotary. Much simpler drivelines that other models, and has the 8.3 Cummins. Brother had two for several years, one had rear wheel assist. He has a larger MF and an Agco-Cat combine now. He also had 750-760 and 860 conventionals, and while they served him well he would NOT go back.

 

[tractorboy888]

thanks for the replies everyone. Looks like the Massey is a no go. The cheap prices you guys talk about do not happen here, dealers have M2 combines priced at $8000 plus. Going to keep my eye out for another M or M2/3. I came across a little MF 300 diesel but that would probably be very slow going,, would be nice for a few of the small farms I rent, might have a tough time getting a bigger machine into them.