Mf 775

[4020deereboy]

Is a Massey ferguson 775 swather a pretty good machine?
Thanks Shaun

 

[Bruce from Can.]

Almost the same as my 665 MF ,build by Macdon. I enjoy useing mine, just wish the first owner hadn't enjoyed it so much too, it shows some wear, but still works good enough to get the job done. Bruce

 

[4020deereboy]

What are you cutting in the picture?

 

[Anonymous-0]

Dad bought a new one and used it for over 25 years cutting oats, wheat, alfalfa and grass hay, ect. The tractor is pretty dependable and the slant six is very easy on gas. The draper head is a little light built and most pitman arms have been reinforced, the canvas tightener is kind of hokey. I can't remember what kind of sections dad tried to find but I know the local availability of some of the cutting parts was limited.Maybe Shoupor some of the better farm stores have what you want. You will want to keep some bearings and plastic cups for the rollers on hand. Our rollers got thin on the end so we would cut a few inches off the end and cut a piece off an old roller and weld it on the end. Saying this ours did a decent job for us and I wouldn't be afraid of one if it wasn't allworn out.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

Run out 4yr old hay stand on May 30/12. A lot of winter kill in old hay stands here last winter due to lack of snow. Planted that field to corn on June 7th, Looks like it will make good silage. Bruce

 

[4020deereboy]

Thanks for the replies guys I called today and it was already gone didn't find out it it had a hay head or draper I'm in the market for a good little swather should have called sooner but I wasn't sure about my cash flow guess I'll keep lookin

 

[rusty6]

(quoted from post at 16:28:02 08/10/12) Thanks for the replies guys I called today and it was already gone didn't find out it it had a hay head or draper I'm in the market for a good little swather should have called sooner but I wasn't sure about my cash flow guess I'll keep lookin

I drove a neighbours 775 and it was just a newer version of the 655 I used for years. Not a bad swather for their day but I could never cut hay with it. Ok in ripe crops like cereals and some canola if it wasn't too bushy. 18 foot draper table worked good but again, not enough room or clearance for a heavy canola crop . Good drive train but I did have to get one hydro motor rebuilt as it was leaking oil pretty bad.
Mine has been parked for ten years now so not sure if it even runs anymore.

 

[4020deereboy]

Looks like a purdy good crop is it irrigated?

 

[Anonymous-0]

those lights were in a bad place,we tried cutting at night once and the bugs swarmed around them so bad we gave up on that idea!