Massey 1200 vs 1250 special

A comparison between Massey 1200 and 1250 Sunday special 👍👍👍

[originalforgery]

I had a 1200 for a number of years down here in Devon - used to take it to shows.
Nothing will ever prepare you for the shock of taking up the floor and seeing a Massey 35 gearbox ! Yes I know its different on the inside but the casting is the same - including where the 35 foot pegs bolted....🤣🤣😁😁
Still loved it I did.
Now lives in North Devon..

[FlyingFergyMan]

Unbelievable restoration Dave a real credit to your skill and patience. Great to see both side by side and the difference between them.

[grahamclark]

Come on Mike, lm in Sweden, further away so the signal is weaker here 😂😂😂😂😂. All joking aside, they are things of beauty, greatly underestimated and had MF not had financial difficulties the 1250 would have continued and the supposed bigger artics (140 hp) may have been built. Largest concentration of 1250's l knew of were in Indonesia. They went onto Sugar Projects. At that time l was working fur Fird and our projects were on Sumatera and we had 6610's, 7610 and 964 Counties. The MF Projects were on Java and Kalimantan if L remember correctly. They had 290's, 298 Turbos and 1250's. The 298T was not official but converted to meet the Tender Soecifications. Both companies won three projects with a total of something like 3 to 400 units total. Have details somewhere

[willharris]

Interesting to hear how you got into them Dave and the differences between them. I think you've sparked an interest for a lot of us in these models that we never had before! Is the 1200 staying in it's working clothes or going to have the Massey Dave treatment in time?
Cheers 👍

[Reeser]

Hello Dave, I've also owned a Mark 2 1200, from 1978. It fell out of 3rd gear and have been looking for that gear for a long time untill I contacted you because of your MF 1200 FB account. You were the only one that could supply me with a new gear. 👍 I don't own the 1200 anymore but it was fun to drive.

[hnorrstrom]

I have a 1979 1200 here in Sweden.
But its massivly rebuilt sometime in the mid 80's.
With a massive 7, 3m forestry crane in the back and fuel tank moved to the side to make room in the cabin to be able to drive and sit backwards as well. Hudralic tank and extra pump in the front.
18.4-34 and chains on all tires, and steel plates underneath for forestry work.
Exhaust moved to the side of the cabin etc. etc..
Its currently gets the engine replaced.
It has a lot of flaws but its quite useful to have around the farm.

[shirleydrury]

Credit to you Dave brings back a lot of happy memories. Dad had two brand new in 70s had a lot of happy hours with him in the cab 😊regards😊👍👍😊

[richardhampton]

I was of the understanding that there was 322 1250 built

[Adrian-tjye]

A serious credit to you Dave.. the time and effort alone without the cost of everything is amazing. Keep her lite 👌

[Swans_And_Ducks]

What was the advantage over a traditional tractor? My dad drove one, as a small child I remember him chuntering every time he had to drive it. He normally drove a 2640.

[arthurmowatt]

just found your channel very interesting i drove a 1200 then a 1250 on the farm i worked on in the 70, s the 1250 i drove had a straight chrome exhaust came from massey like that never new not many of them were made

[jamiestanyard]

Happy memories of the late 70's and a job on a farm just after leaving school.They had a 1200 there and I remember it being quite a good bit of kit at the time.Sadly I can't remember the reg number now .Only just found out recently how few of them were made.There seemed to be quite a few of them around at the time, perhaps we were just lucky to be in an area where they were popular.Keep up the good work Dave, it's lovely to see and interesting to watch.Cheers Geeza.

[Hank]

Greetings from JT's neck of the woods! Thanks for the great, informative video. Not really a farmer, but I love the history of the Massey Fergusons. Thanks for keeping them going.

[bergmichel]

Hi, my brother in law owns a MF1200 (1976). We are looking for a circuit diagram, maybe someone can help us!? Greetings from Germany!

[benjamincoombes]

Great video Dave! Always wondered what the upgrades were 😊

[JamesMitchell-eiqy]

Hi Dave! Love what you do! There were a few 1200's sold in New Zealand. I know of 3 in the North Island alone & there are a few in the South Island as well. One of our Friends of Ferguson Heritage members has imported a 1250 from the UK & a MF 4880 from the US to add to his already impressive collection of Massey Ferguson tractors. I'm working on restoring an early 1966 MF 165 with the 203 Perkins motor, so I appreciate the work you & the apprentice put into those tractors! Always enjoy your videos!

[johnnymurphy]

Brillant video Dave. Ive only known about the 1200 and 1250 for the last couple of years and wondered what the diffrance was. Have you done any of the Americian v8 ones done know the model number . Hope your after bottle of beer. Im enjoying a pint of the Guiness

[multipower]

Absolutely fantastic video Dave, very interesting and informative
Is that the 1250 you had at the Somerset vintage show a couple of years ago ?

[eveningstar]

great video, dreadful tractor! i speak from experience!

[spudhauler]

Agree with you that she's a thing of beauty👌made for an interesting and good watch. 👍🍻🍻