Day663

Hectic day getting ready for tomorrows open day
My Massey Ferguson turns up
Plus mini merlo bugs

[@CliffGT]

The Massey 1200 sounds good although it does look like a big project! You really are becoming a proper tractor collector. You could run your own historic tractor ploughing comp just with your own fleet!

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@PaddyGun]

Tillage farmers love their tractors and winter and spring is a good time for those projects

[@kevinmanley2498]

Oh dear that Massey looks RUFF, but project Merlo wasn’t a pretty site but turned out just fine 👌

[@kevinroberts2014]

Just remember when using a knife, cutting away from the sausage!

[@peterbaker9331]

The 1200 sounds awesome big project though farm not far away from yours used to have 2

[@bensmy4972]

Saw 3 of these 1200's on low loaders going past my house in Taunton last week...

[@robertallen3441]

I guessed right with the 1200 !!!. Good to have a locally made tractor, just down the road at Barton Dock Road Manchester. Still got the engine side panels, usually always missing. Cant have any oil in it as it didn't mark its territory on the trailer !!!. They leaked oil from new. Start your list of work required, Engine driveshaft bushes, aux hyd pumps and vee belts, clutch overhaul, gearbox, trunnion bushes, drive shaft u/j's, brake cylinders etc. That will keep you busy for a few weeks. The 3070 was bad, been launching boats by the state of the cab. Good luck to the new owner.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

What it was made in Manchester?

[@robertallen3441]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer Yes, made on the same site where the industrial Mf 50B diggers were built.

[@keithk1246]

Yeah that 3070 was sounding like it needed major surgery on the transmission to repair the dreaded forward and reverse synchromesh! If they had A & B on shuttle 🤯😥😭

[@robertallen3441]

@@keithk1246 Could have just been the bottom of the gearstick wound down too low. This prevents full movement of the forward / reverse selector rail, but as you say the A / B synchro nut has probably come loose. Time for the welder!!!

[@chrislovejoy8249]

Use to drive old 1200 .with Opico turbo kit back in the 70s.Powerful at the time

[@colin7334]

You’ll have to get the “equal wheeled” tractors on the hill climb maybe not quite as much weight though that MB track would sound awesome!

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer will do

[@keithmckenna7447]

That is a big project, can’t wait to see the work that goes into it. Good luck with it.

[@gethinjones1348]

Great addition to the fleet Olly, I remember a few 1200's being used in forestry operations here in North Wales back in the day. Good luck for tomorrow! 👍🏻

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@craigwillihamfone]

Be a good tractor that masses 1200 I used to drive a masses 3080 with a loader it was hell of a tractor

[@tdi1505]

Love your videos looking forward to the 1200 project I remember two of them on Valentia island off the south west coast of Ireland been rebuilt a good few years ago

[@themunter4488]

Good luck with that 1200. My dad bought one new in the late 70s nice bit of kit.

[@marcusd2380]

Listen to you video tonight with head phones for the first time. Stereo sound from that phone is amazing can’t believe how good it sounded. Your doing well with your daily bloggs. Good luck

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks 😊

[@nicolawilkinson1655]

Hi Ollly , I'm a retired UK farmer now living in Peth WA ( its a hard life :) . Great to see the next generation enjoying the farming lifestyle, its an up hill struggle but worth the effort. Keep up the good work.

[@jimmybroom]

Great video Olly. That MB trac sounds fantastic. Lots to do on the Massey. Would make a good video series.

[@stuartmason1863]

If only l lived nearby would have loved helping restore the 1200 that will keep you all busy had one on a farm near me 1975 ish

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@michellejones3076]

Good luck for your open day really hope it goes well for you, maybe we will see you on your next one. Hopefully 🙂

[@gordonmilne6209]

Hi olly, good to see an old 1200 I have a picture of a brand new one with tracks on it 1.2mtr wide which we used on peat bogs in scotland 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Seen one like that

[@chrisduvall4213]

Building a nice collection of tractors now olly.good luck with the open day. 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@paulredden7985]

Guessed right with the Mf1200 looking forward to seeing the finished project, 😀

[@michaelhewlett309]

Forgot good luck on the open day wish I could get there

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@neilcrossley4718]

Very nice 1200 I drive a friends now and again they are good tractors but the brakes stick on if you don't use them enough

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

😳

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video olly, nice 1200 lot of blue smoke though. Hope the open day is good. 99%.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Welcome to the 1200 club 😁 An excellent first MF for the collection.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@CowfarmerDan]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer is it wet or dry brakes?

[@robertallen3441]

@@CowfarmerDan MF 1200 tractors were fitted with MF 188 axles, so were wet brakes.

[@CowfarmerDan]

@@robertallen3441 1200s were launched before 188s, have 1080 axles and the early ones were dry brakes, wet came in late 1976.

[@michaellane9873]

I had a 1200 when they first came out great maneuverability, a bit basic compared to today's machines but that's progress for you.

[@MrFatdaz]

I remember as a lad having a ride in a mf1200, it was monstrous 😂😂 beautiful tractor

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

They are

[@michaelhewlett309]

More great videos all week,the Massey looks good I remember the 1st tractor I drove the dear old Te20 grey fergie,alot still going strong over here,price $3000 🤠🇦🇺

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

😳

[@tractorruncork]

Well wear with the MF1200, nice project 😎 Good luck with the open day tomorrow 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@tony3424]

The 1200 will take some work but it will be worth it.. Good luck with the open day, wish I wasn’t working.👍

[@dude1624]

Loved that tractor as a kid farmer with field next my house had one . Spent many hours watching one them

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@robjones3132]

The collection is coming on well one of every manufacturer by the end of the year? Your going to need a classic tractor shed very soon at this rate. Think Tom pemberton knows a good shed builder

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer lol

[@andrewmaccall5871]

You need a tractors chauffeur. Best of luck with open day. Looking forward to viewing project mf 1200.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks 😊

[@simonpegge2843]

All these equal sized wheel tractors ! You need to get a couple of Counties ! 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@avafw60]

Love the new project Olly, takes me back to a school trip to Mossborugh Hall in Prescot, they had 2 brand new ones ( supplied by F R Sharrocks if I remember rightly ). The artic steering takes a bit of getting used to at first,I had a drive of FW60 back in the 80's and the first couple of headland turns where very tricky 😁 Good luck with the open day 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

It’s bit odd

[@martinmorris8862]

You will have Cow Farmer Dan knocking on the door if you keep buying up the Massey's lol.. 1200 sounds nice one its on higher rpm and warming up. nice service on the cards for the old scrapper hehhe Have a good one on the open day 2mz. hope the weather is nice..

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@davidhall5130]

Look forward to the 1200 project. Use to be a farmer with a 1200 and Heston bale in our area. All his kit was similar condition to your 1200. Had to be careful in harvest evenings if you saw a single light. Because it was him coming towards you with only a head torch on

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@tomstafford3706]

Best of luck tomorrow 👍 hopefully good weather

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@roberthiggins6401]

Hope all goes well tomorrow Olly! Looking forward to the video.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@imeonhere]

Finally a Massey. And it’s a 1200. Good choice Olly, I hope tomorrow goes well and everyone has a great day at the farm.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@2626stephen]

That Massy 1200 needs a bit TLC it sounds nice. Good luck for Saturday 👍👍

[@philipgraham6980]

I have always liked the look of Massey 1200/1500, a bit of a project there. Good luck with the open day, shame I can't make it, it's a bit far to be honest. You need an equalled wheeled County in your collection, I know someone near me that has probably 30 countys all in a huge shed.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

😳

[@paulsaffrey906]

Good luck for tomorrow hope it all goes well and I have to say I love that Massey Ferguson even in it's current state sounds great as well also nice to see some Verity building up with the "classics" it will be a fascinating journey watching the restorations 🚜🚜🚜🚜👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer and a long one 🤣🤣🤣

[@adrianhutchin4925]

good luck tomorrow and youll enjoy although bery hard work, perfect new buy well done and best from essex

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@maxellis3159]

Great to see the MF1200 arrive. Thought you had bought the MF 3070 as well. Spent many hours in a 3070 datatronic in my teenage years in the 90's on my Dads farm. Happy memories. Hope everything goes well tomorrow on your open day.

[@andrewwillison2304]

Great addition to the classic fleet Olly.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@trevorjarvis3021]

Brilliant blog Olly - so I was right about it being a MF1200 coming!! What a fantastic collection of big classics you are building up - unbelievable!! And a total credit to you. Hope tomorrow’s open day goes off well, - just wish I didn’t live so far away!! (Kent). The hats look great 👍. Thanks for yesterday’s roundabout update - hardly anybody there! 😂🤣.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@74johnwalker]

Shame you haven't bought the MF3070 as well. Along with a 3630 it was one of the first tractors I drove 😊

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@ardeer1]

Good luck with the open day tomorrow, I cant get down to this one due to my own work load, cows aren't just for Christmas lol.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@bobcrawford2105]

M F 1200 be my dream tractor to have to do up. Good big project for you

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

You volunteering

[@bobcrawford2105]

If I was near you I would jump at the chance

[@stephennewman4693]

A good set of project videos on the 1200 restore.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@johnenglish8376]

Good look for tomorrow Hope all goes good ☀️

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@chrisflemington819]

The MF 1200 is fantastic what a great buy!! With the Case and MB Trac you’ve now got three of the best equal wheel tractors. Also you’ve got the MF 3070 as well so you’ve got a really good range of tractor brands with MB, Case, Fendt, MF.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Massey 3070 is not mine

[@chrisflemington819]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer oh dear never mind you can add that to your wish list!!

[@alfiebebb9702]

I swear I seen them tractors come past my place the other day

[@EddieRedX5]

MF 1200 What a beast are neighbour used to have one back in the day they looked enormous in them days hope the open days go well Ollie great video tonight your soon going to have as many Classic tractors as Pete Eddie

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Long way to go

[@davidheathfield3744]

Had many happier hour spent on a massey 1200. Used to go anywhere and when going uphill at night used blow sparks out the exhaust. Gearbox wasnt syncho until the 1250 which was abit more luxurious in those days but basically just like a 135.

[@lloydy584]

One of my uncles used to drive a 1200, best tractor ever he used to say. Then it was sold for a new Fendt and oddly be changed his mind!! 😁

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnwarwick4105]

See your baler got blown down same time as mine 😂😂. Boy that 1200 looks rough on camera so must be really rough in the flesh. Sounds nice though when warmed up a bit. Will certainly need more that a turtle wax restoration. Have fun tomorrow !

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@7810ftw]

olly you are still smashing interesting content i dip my hat to you sir ! would love to meet you one day .

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks 😊

[@user-rw2um8ro2p]

Great video olly love the sound of the mb trac best of luck tomorrow

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

It’s sound a monster

[@johnhyde8892]

I can see you needing a new shed very soon, to sort these tractor in.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

I do

[@johncooper398]

Mf 1200 complete with front blade brackets, forestry or drainage worker me thinks,all best wishes from Norfolk ,80%🛠👨‍🔧🚜👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@mattwyatt2375]

So when dose the dB hit the yard olly hope tomorrow is a great day for you a the weather is kind to you .

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

When I find a empty wagon

[@paulduncalf2756]

That MB Trac sounds awesome 😎 best of luck for tomorrow Olly

[@penningtoncolin]

Only why not try the mb on trailer pull interesting to see how it pulls

[@Crg853]

Can’t believe it’s already here , when you told me about it I was like wow that’s amazing -(ly) cool , and you said you didn’t know how long the wait could be because or no available wagons . Surprised it here already , find it really interesting that it’s been near the coast as well . Hope you have / have had a good day , also them mini mini merlows look quite funny , idea , don’t know if it’s your plan or u already said it , but could throw them in your orders if you post them . 👍🏻

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@tommyoneill2836]

And that 1200 sounds like it has a straight pipe on it I am only messing I know it has one on it

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣👍🏻

[@tommyoneill2836]

Thank you so much

[@adamsouthern7611]

You going to have to put a new shed up for the old tractor collection 🤣🤣🤣

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

I know

[@chrisflemington819]

Should have thought you’ll need a County to go with them. I wish I lived nearer, Surrey, to go to the Open Day but good luck I wish you well for the day. Hope Chester enjoys it as well!!

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

He can’t wait

[@christinegibbins6105]

Hi Olly, boys & their toys!!! Hey bit sad it was not a MF135!! Have a good day tomorrow. Take care.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@GDaviesLDGC]

All you need now is a county but they are big money for a clean one

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@keefr22]

Good luck tomorrow, hope all goes well 🙂

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@gileshamilton4462]

Was for ever getting stuck with the Massey on the land drainage with a swan neck on the back never had any real grunt ... run Mur Hills as well they was a lot better ... also ran a TE20 and a 35 and a 575 & 690 ...

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@leschase1824]

MF 1200 is just 105 large hp when built. Compare this with what now is a small tractor 105 hp Also remember a neighbour having a JD 4040 2wd 110hp, and this looked huge at the time. MF 1200 would look great restored, if you can find someone to do it, even as a project.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@allanmcintosh5171]

That 1200 was a beast in its day another good video 👍

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

They where

[@royjacques5650]

What about a muir hill or a big county or a schidler .

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@simonperry330]

Good luck with the Open day, and the 1200 from "Wales" having had experience with a Massey 178 4WD conversion from Wales and my best Mates Experience with a County754 from Wales, we now have a saying Never buy a Tractor or a Horse From Wales!!.🤐

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jcbjim5960]

We used to have a 1200 good classic

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@Essexagriculturalphotography]

Fantastic video Olly nice to see a massy Ferguson it will be a good project 😀

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@hellohello3199]

You should pay someone to do everything relating to orders, your then buying your time back, well worth that. You think you might get a classic fastrac?

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

One day perhaps

[@lionelwhyte5915]

Have always loved the MF 1200 iconic . Good luck tomorrow 😀

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

They are

[@hb_chippy7166]

Feeling 30% still testing positive so no chance of visiting tomorrow 😫 BUT hope all goes well and you have decent weather ⛅☀️🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜 The 1200 certainly looks a project 😂 Thanks Olly your vids are keeping cabin fever from setting in at the moment 🙂

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks for watching

[@simonwhite7087]

Absolutely love that MF1200, but are sure it's not a scale model of the original, it looks tiny against that Case, grew up with 1200's and I'm sure they were a massive tractor....weren't they 😖 😂.

[@maxking180]

thankyou for putting me on the birthday bumper olly

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

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[@andyg2959]

Great video again , was the lad driving the crj lorry called Chad ? I was hoping the 3070 was yours .

[@nathanbaker4800]

My mate had a mf1200 , you might have to explain Multi power to the youngsters 😂. There’s a tractor breakers not far from me that has loads of old tractors breaking . Ron Greets nr totnes Devon might be useful . They claim to have the most David browns breaking in the uk , not sure if it’s true tho lol

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Really

[@Engine-Mon-2022]

To complete the set a Ford tw60 next

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer lol

[@brianbrady1993]

Best wishes for your open day Olly.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks 😊

[@rpjwhite]

Man I used to collect those bug things.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Me to

[@tommyoneill2836]

Hi again Olly I just wanted to say Great video today and I love Massey And I am a 100% today

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

👍🏻

[@tommyoneill2836]

Thank you very much

[@Farmerphil500]

Was the spud field ploughed for the wheat? And are you doing any variable rate N this spring? Cheers

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

No just levelled after spuds

[@masseyman6290]

Finally something the proper shade of red, what you reckon @tomlamb?

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@NJRD977]

Starting a MF collection with a 1200 is a hell of a way to do it - so much more interesting than the typical 35!

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

🤣🤣🤣 go big or go home

[@huskykev9037]

Farmer Phil and his father are going tackling their 1200 soon enough, might be worth a look for you. His dad is a bit of a Massey expert so you’d never know what you’d learn… serious line up of kit, that mb trac is a beast! Didn’t Massey make a v8 version of the 1200 too?

[@robertallen3441]

MF 1505 looked like a 1200, but was very different under the skin. Made in U.S. and fitted with a Cat V8.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@craigdoig9486]

Great content again

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@neilross2646]

Think the 1200 needs a Tcut

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

With a grinder

[@alanlittle3368]

Maybe the next Massey will be a 3690 🤓. 1200 looks that part mind you.

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Maybe

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

Thought Massey's were red not brown??🤷‍♂️🤣 cheap??🤔🥳

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer

[@essexaea]

Brilliant vid as always olly. As I've said before I'm a carpenter by day and a farmer in my dreams. If I wasn't one in my last life I'll be one in the next! If your still going to do the map of people watching 👀 I'm still from a tiny village called baythorne end on the essex/Suffolk/Cambridge border. Thanks for keeping us entertained 😉

[@essexaea]

If only we could get the classics in farming simulator I'd be a very happy man 😂😂

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Need a interactive on line map

[@essexaea]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer yeah definitely I'm sure a viewer would be able to help with that. Maybe put a shout out on the next vid and see what comes your way

[@essexaea]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer and just a FYI may dad was on the farms when he was 14 with fordson majors etc. Hopefully going to going to get him back on the the seat of a very old fergy soon. If you've got time check out my little vid of a day I the life of a farmer where I'm based at. Nice new veltra and a 11 plate class 740 I think

[@DJC995]

Hi Olly Nice One MF 1200 iconic tractor looks a lot of work has it got brackets for a blade or similar ? be good on the stone trailer Hope tomorrow goes well Thanks again

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Yer think a blade

[@archiegilchrist816]

I love the new massey olly

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Thanks

[@MrScalesie]

You'll have to get in touch with cow farmer Dan and farmer Phil both KZbin Massey men with 1200s

[@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer]

Do they have a 1200

[@MrScalesie]

@@OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer Yeah Dan's is in pretty good order Phils is a restoration job