phil phoenix Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) After 6 months of staring at the MF8740S sat on my bookshelf and knowing it didnt quite look right I finally got round to strippng it down and then improving it. The motivation comes from this models popularity locally now that the big energy company Pretoria have got 10 off them and a couple of others have shown up elsewhere on other farms. Theres no question that MF are now number 3 in the over 320hp tractor market behind runaway leaders Fendt and JD. Firstly I took the model to pieces, removed the wheel weights and hubs and resprayed them sapphire grey. I also removed the seat and released the cab platform to allow for a 1mm packer to raise the fenders higher over the large rear tyres. Instant improvement! Edited October 20, 2021 by phil phoenix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Next job was to remove the cab roof and spray it silver. Then a number plate got fitted. And the drivers console got removed and relocated further over to allow for a driver to be seated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Then i put it all back together and gave myself a couple of days to decide if it needed wheel weights or not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Answer? Yes it does look best with them, so I fitted a pair on each side which stick out further than the original and look more purposeful imo. Much happier with this model now with its new Bednar cultivator😎 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Tidy work as always Phil. That looks excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 painting any massey with the right wheel colours always makes an improvement and with the cab packer and weights it looks spot on,I personally still prefer the old 8480 to these though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) Thanks guys.......................Well we all have our favourite MFs Jamie and I must say I never liked the 8400s bonnet design, I much prefer the current 8700S. Although I had a mate at Thurlow Estates back in the day who used to drive theyre big MFs so I got plenty of trips round the field in his 8480, also 8270 and the first 8170 in the UK which I thought was a huge tractor back in the day! Edited October 24, 2021 by phil phoenix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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