hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hi all You may remember a few months ago the farm where my dad works had a New model Mf 5455 on demo to replace the Mf 399. They decided the 5455 was a bit expensive at the present time and decided to keep the 399 for another year and look at replacing it then. As the Mf 398 was also getting on in years they started to look into replacing this and started to look for suitable replacement. My dads boss found a tractor at a dealer ( in West wales, so a good two/three hours drive away) and popped along to see it. The tractor is about four years old and only done 800 hrs or so, having spent its life of a welsh caravan park. So a deal was done and the 398 would be traded in for it. The new tractor was due to be delivered last Friday and I was hoping to go and get some pictures of it being unloaded but due to work commitments I couldn't go so I sent my deputy photographer ( my sister ) to go and get some pictures. The salesman said he would send another tractor on the lorry for my dads boss to have a look at as a replacement for one of the 390's, well guess what, he bought that one too!!!. So now the tractor fleet comprises of.. MFA 550 ( scraper ) MFA 390 ( loader ) ? ( to replace one of the 390s ) ? ( to replace the 398 ) MFA 399 Manitou Telehandler Well enough of me rabbitin here are the pics, firstly some pics my sister took of the farm whilst she was waiting for the new tractors to arrive. Firstly MF 550 aka Banger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Pictures of the new ones to follow shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 We are waiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well now they have uploaded ( Grrrrrrrrrrr ) here are the new tractors... As you can see they are the same tractor MF 5445 but they both have different cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Two nice replacements you have got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sorry some of the pictures are blurry, it was cold and my sister was cold and shivering.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 great pics. That 550 never fails to amaze me, a scraper tractor in such a good condition, incredible. How many hours did the 390 and 398 have and how many on the new 5445's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 great pics. That 550 never fails to amaze me, a scraper tractor in such a good condition, incredible. How many hours did the 390 and 398 have and how many on the new 5445's? Thanks for the comments, I will pass them on. The 390 had approx 3000 hrs, the 398 5000hrs. The 5445 with flat roof is the one off the caravan park and thats only done 800 hrs and the 5445 with glass roof was a ex demo and has only done just over 1000hrs, hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 And now the 398 waiting to be loaded, a sad day as it was a good tractor and was in very good condition and I am sure it will serve its next owner very well for many years to come. My sis didnt manage to get any pics of the 390 being loaded as it had gone dark. I have some pictures of the truck for those who are interested but I am having problems with photo bucket being painfully slow, so I will post more pictures later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Oh no.... I can see me loosing the FTF crown for best kept 5445 now :'( :D - two nice tractors... Mine is only on 220 hours now... but I am chuffed as punch with her... One is a 'visio' roof designed for loader use... the other is the rarer 'low profile' roof - not many of those around this part of the country - In fact... I've only ever seen that roof in France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Oh no.... I can see me loosing the FTF crown for best kept 5445 now :'( :D - two nice tractors... Mine is only on 220 hours now... but I am chuffed as punch with her... One is a 'visio' roof designed for loader use... the other is the rarer 'low profile' roof - not many of those around this part of the country - In fact... I've only ever seen that roof in France Thanks for the info Marky, the low roof one is very low as every time you get into it you smack your head on the roof, you just have to remember to duck, its destined to go on the mower during the summer as it is tweeked sligtly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 And now here are the pics of the Mf dealers truck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmermarshall Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 very nice pictures thanks for posting them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ма��u$*2k9*kid Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 love that massey fergson 5445 wow wow some lovely machines Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 ah they look tidy and the 5545's do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ма��u$*2k9*kid Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 ah they look tidy and the 5545's do i agree in fact i love them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 And you call the 550 the banger tractor :D Best of luck with the 2 new tractors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 And you call the 550 the banger tractor :D Indeed Colm.... I think she should be called 'minty' :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Very nice mate, that 550 is stunning condtion why call her banger, lovely how many hours has she done. * Lovely new ones too, i no the cabs are diffrent in looks but is one a cheaper cab than the other or just diffenent style :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Very nice mate, that 550 is stunning condtion why call her banger, lovely how many hours has she done. * Lovely new ones too, i no the cabs are diffrent in looks but is one a cheaper cab than the other or just diffenent style :) I'd say they are both about the same price Ad... One is just 'low profile' for building access really I believe mate \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Arrr, good idea i spose, i like the "full" cab better i think for looks but not so practicual for low buildings i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis8550 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Nice buys there, Are you going to put a loader on the visio roof model, or better still put loader brackets on both ,then you,ve got the option of which tractor to use a loader on. Marky's right about the low profile cab being rare in UK, I don't think it even appears in a UK brochure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Nice buys there, Are you going to put a loader on the visio roof model, or better still put loader brackets on both ,then you,ve got the option of which tractor to use a loader on. Marky's right about the low profile cab being rare in UK, I don't think it even appears in a UK brochure. It was an option when I bought mine Allis... but as you say... it's not well publicised in MF literature Can I have that Visio roof please... I've got a stiff neck from leaning forward to look up at my loader :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 When i say full cab i mean the one with the vison roof i think. Love them both though very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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