Hedgecutting with the Massey Ferguson 6160

[@TruckerBillVlogs]

The one thing I miss is my old farming days. Left and started up on the trucks. Never earned the money as a labourer, which is a shame. Greatest job there is, most satisfying job in the world, especially ploughing. Fendt boys we were. ;-)

[@hamishkay3010]

I absolutely love classic Massey Ferguson tractors like that 6160,. My favourite ones are the 3080, 3090, 8170 and 6200 series.

[@goldbugatti]

George you are an absolute legend

[@bartjuhh93]

Awesome videos sir. I have never farmed in my life but somehow its relaxing to just watch you do stuff and hear whats on your mind while doing so. You've earned yourself a new subscriber and i hope to stay here for a long time, so keep the videos rolling, boss!

[@cibie01]

Two classics in two days what a treat thanks pal. ps nice to hear your sounding better at last.

[@MrMjdi]

Nice to see a video of you in the Massey. Nice change from the JCB's. Handy little tractor for hedgecutting.

[@johnt7232]

Bullet proof glass is what I see use in cab doors near me , I found the Massey shuttle interesting I have been a Massey man all my life starting with my late fathers little grey Fergie up along but I never had 6000 range so I was surprised with that . Love the vid George you are getting good with the old waffle there lol

[@granttabor1338]

George, love your videos !!! Grew up in Grantchester (just South of Cambridge) then moved to Alconbury Farm near Huntington. Love seeing the moves thru all the villages that me and Dad went thru. Cuz there wasn't the motorways and all kinds of roundabouts back then. Love to see you do a slow ride thru Sandy, Potton, St. Neots etc. anyway keep up the greats videos. Ex Pat in Florida

[@super6954]

I've never did hedge cutting back in the U.K I didn't think It was a job for me. A guy I knew when i lived in Wales had a Bomford fitted with an old Fisher Humphreys 3ft or so saw head on an 1174 county for his fencing business. His motto was if we can drive over or push it down with the tractor we can cut it. one day they where clearing back and trimming a hedge row for fencing, he was inching up to an oak tree trunk while trimming the hedge top. His foot slipped on the clutch and he" nicked" the tree before he got stopped. He had to phone the land owner he replied "ah it's only a nick don't worry". The guy replied " it's a bit more serious than a small mark on the trunk " the trees done" the nick was over 1/2 way through a 2ft tree so they had to knock it right over !.

[@Agriculturespotter]

Nice and interesting video George!

[@meathfarmer6234]

my cousin uses one for feeding the cattle,handy around sheds.i find that left lever confusing too when i get out of other machines.great video by the way.

[@mukymik6414]

I hope you do another video, fascinating. The cab of the MF6160 doesn't look the most roomy, if big Steve has got your old tractor it is well trained. I DO hope you manage to get some video of Sam the nutter ferret doing his thing, rabbiting with the little dears is not common over here in west suffolk, it would bring back fond memories.

[@meanjoegreen4925]

nice tractor , were i live most farmers would just set the ditches on fire in spring time

[@Canopus68]

You should try a "Green Grape Hoe" sometime. Invented and made my a Mr. Green. It is used to clean under grape vine instead of useing an herbicide. A plate mounts on the underside of the tractor--we were using a MF 135. From the plate an arm extends out from the side of the tractor. An articulating joint connects to a second arm that is raised and lower hydraulically. It also moves in and out hydraulically. A blade--that looks like it was cut from a steel pie is mounted on a steel shaft on the end of the arm. Now the fun begins. Think a row of grapes and the posts that support them. The blade works like a plow. You extend it and start down the row. as you reach each grape or post you pull in and then extend it as soon as you pass the vine or post. The vines are six feet apart so you can imagine how much fun it is. Of course the MF 135 was all manual so I'd put in low range, low gear and crank it up 540 on the PTO. You didn't want to look away for a second or you'd be pulling our vines. It worked great and we cut our herbicide to almost nothing. After the plants I pulled out dried up I used a second blade that was the mirror image of the first and push the dirt back like they use to hill corn.

[@lizsaunders7437]

Mrs Saunders is first!

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Now that has given me a grin :D

[@wowfcukthatsbig]

lol liz

[@grahamchinnery2635]

Liz Saunder

[@HarryS8311]

Hi George your videos are amazing

[@ianhaggart1438]

Nice vid sir.. looking a lot younger 😅.. Still playing catch up with all yer vids.. stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@robertpenn651]

We've got a 6150 the shifter for forward and back is completely different it is next to the main gear stick instead of on the half gear shuttle

[@jamesbreen1000]

love hedgecutting vids george grate vids fullstop

[@SaginawGS]

Cool old massey

[@jamesthompson8208]

good dry ground george. im struggling to find a field to carry me and our hedge cutter.

[@catdieselpower193]

love it good Ole Massey Ferguson!!

[@macfarms]

The very early Massey 4 speed powershifts were set up like that. 3000 and 6100 series. The next series would be more like what your used to. 6200 series, 4200 series etc.

[@charliethorp863]

On the new masseys the forward and reverse is there and the power shift is as well

[@MarkRadford-v7p]

My old 6170 had a forward reverse shuttle lever

[@JohnnyMotel99]

You should check out these multi cutters they have on the continent. Cuts top and sides at the same time!

[@casto-]

7yrs ago George!🫣🫣

[@GeorgeSaunders]

It doesn't seem possible!!

[@garytipton8810]

interesting video , how do linkage mounted cutters compare?? i used to do hedge trimming with a david brown 1490 and an axle mounted bomford and that used to rock all over the place , never driven a linkage mounted one but was told they are a lot more unstable but in that video all looks fairly stable to me , in my time working at a dealers i did see a ford 6810 cracked at the bellhousing after using one of those mid belly mount machines , never see those now .

[@chrisshaw7603]

teabagging hedges with the dutty old massey

[@billwhitmore3852]

I tried a new mcConnel flail once but it didn't attach to the link arms instead it attached to the tractors axel using brackets

[@martincalway2009]

hey george when is their any more hedge cutting going

[@samhuxtable9165]

Good video George

[@IGambleSoYouDontHaveTo]

It was -7 here in Kent today

[@jensenelliott8007]

What are you saying about the massy

[@Sean-if7rp]

She would be about 80hp at the drawbar George and around the 100 mark for crank

[@jasonrowe268]

Do these flail mower heads have a float setting to follow undulations or do you constantly have to adjust the height and angle? It'd get tiring trying to keep it constantly level with the ground.

[@modelfarmer6710]

my dad is a hedgecutting contracter has a Ford 6710 on simion hydro cut I found this video interesting

[@senankeane]

if I could have any of the tractors in your videos I would choose the tw25

[@gelatinejaap]

Or get the biggest JCB they have and sell it to buy 5 tw25's

[@elizabethhardy4369]

Sean Keane

[@benreynolds9307]

I really like the massy video

[@1_foxtrot_012]

Wouldn't you need a side cage for when you are cutting the hedges so the windows don't get smashed

[@gregshearer423]

1_foxtrot_01 a think because it's so low there would be no need for the guards

[@1_foxtrot_012]

Greg Shearer right just every tractor I see cutting hedges around my house have guards on them

[@crofter3903]

the amount he uses it he probably fine without them

[@davidthomas7375]

Don't quote me, but I believe its horsepower rating is closer to 130 than 80

[@davidthomas7375]

If it was 80, I don't think it would have a 6 cylinder engine

[@archievipond175]

You did a great job, but why not use a flail topper instead? Surely that'd get the job done in no time?

[@sscotty56]

You still got the 6480

[@kjaston9922]

1st awesome video mate

[@jager2959]

Kj Aston you haven't even seen the whole video yet

[@Sean-if7rp]

John Marshall He knows it will be good

[@farmingnodak]

What did they call the transmissions, 8 x 4 or something like that?

[@tommytm1309]

I think them spearheads are very good hedgecutter,better than a bomford but our one doesn't seem to be that slow

[@richardmottram9194]

hi what charge do hedge cutting down ya way

[@oliversherry4725]

I think when you get rid of your tw25 you shouldget a new holland tm155

[@mattwilkinson8502]

we're the 4270 Massey's a popular tractor in your neck of the woods?

[@goldfire1676]

george you de man

[@PeterIJmker]

Nice tractor

[@Agri-Farm-UK]

We had a 6170 and driven a 6150 and they had a little shuttle but you preselect your directions and then clutch it never seemed a great idea it's 100 hp 6170 is 110 till we tuned it

[@tomhowell9931]

What ever happened the 6480 maybe I missed that part

[@Sean-if7rp]

Tom Howell I can't quite remember but I think it's gone it had problems but I might be totally wrong

[@tomhowell9931]

Sean McGeeney cheers lad I always just wondered for I've a 6480 and hadn't any trouble with her

[@wowfcukthatsbig]

thanks for the video

[@patrickcummins784]

what's the other massy

[@tadhgmakesmusic8580]

Are ye ever going to get a john Deere

[@geraldbeard856]

the 6160 is 100hp i think

[@ethanpilko5157]

what is the purpose of this

[@fendt1236]

make more hedge cutting vids

[@KPearce57]

Where are the bunny rabbits gonna hide?

[@aodhanpk]

You've got a really old girl out in that video

[@muttgusse]

6160 has 101bhp

[@Caboosz]

6160 is 100 HP :) the 6120 is 80HP :)

[@Theburgerdude-ln5dm]

Okay

[@sleepco-relaxco]

Hi just wondering if you have Facebook or Twitter?

[@williamlowefarming872]

I don't like new Holland tractor because of the gears in all of the new Holland. I love the Massey Ferguson tractor we have two 6160 and one 6270 best tractor very that tractor is 95hp

[@HarryS8311]

First

[@jeffreyhollink985]

110hp exely

[@Sean-if7rp]

jeffrey hollink Not quite that

[@williamlowefarming872]

jeffrey hollink that is if it has a turbo

[@stianmland5513]

jeffrey hollink I have a 6180 and it has 120 hp

[@jeffreyhollink985]

grankt ithink

[@williamlowefarming872]

jeffrey hollink that is if you have a turbo

[@scottmacleod5104]

Your vids are good but quality ducks way all the up down left right and it's constant put a mount on the front window for you and one in the side to show the hedge cutting would make the quality of your vids so much better for PEPOLE so please do something about it as other people must feel the same as uve passed comment in other vids about people getting sea sick with all the movement

[@tractorman9835]

Crappy Massey

[@ivarbergheim3485]

massey ferguson is so overrated