Vintage Thursday. Massey Ferguson 40 digger at work.

[@andrewdalziel4006]

Great video Dan. I love seeing an old machine doing the job it was designed for.

[@mikeclifton7778]

Earning her keep and collectable, result and another excellent video Dan, thanks. The missing glass is what Lord Muck calls 'window delete'!

[@bigal2312]

Love your self deprecation Dan - the missing windows comment is a classic and why I like your excellent videos.

[@bobpaterson1845]

Always enjoy seein the old kit doin what they were built for 💪💪

[@kcphillips1000]

I used to have a Bristol crawler with a MF backactor fitted to it . All those levers really needed two pairs of hands to operate them .With plenty of use I got reasonably good and later moved on to a 5 ton excavator with two stick controls . That was a dream to drive when compared with the MF machine , I enjoy your videos ,keep them coming .

[@macfarms]

Thanks for the video Dan I think I'd be hopeless at those controls. Have a hard enough time going from an excavator to a backhoe even with joysticks lol.

[@wallaceloan4169]

Dan thats farming you learn new things on the job. We are self taught and pick things up as we go. The digger is running okay and once you get her the way you want her she will be a wee topper. Great video Dan

[@antonyfarming]

Great job 👍 your get better the more you use it just a case of getting used to the levellers very handy machine to have around the farm Thanks for the vid cheers 👍

[@roberthiggins6401]

Great to see Dan. I remember when growing up, my father using an old Whitlock to knock down an old house next to the house we lived in, dad still lives in that house. Main reason at the time was to stop my brother and I playing on the old house. He did in a new water main two hundred yards long down the drive too. That had similar controls them they went to an old Ford 550 I think it was but not sure, again same controls. Good old days.

[@TT-zc6gf]

Just talking about your machine . Yours was better than the 50b your levers are better as longer . I remember the machine I drove had really tinny stubby levers . Love the collection and videos . Looking forward to the swinger . Video . I went from a Hymac to a proclain 60 . It’s nice to hear the engine as back the day every bit of plant had it’s own character.

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always you always have a great vintage Thursday video dan

[@PaulGreenwald]

Had a 50 for years the controls take a bit of getting used to on the back actor nice vid

[@ilovework]

I don't think people appreciate how hard those old levers are... Great vid CFD

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video dan good to see it working away.

[@amps8lfc]

Great video and great digger Dan!!! We had one on our farm and it was my toy to play on

[@jamessparrow6549]

Nice tool. Ad love a old digger.

[@essexpeter6116]

Not easy if you have not driven one before. I learnt on an MF 220 on the back of a 203 when I was about 13. The first time I drove a JCB with x levers I felt foolish and even more so the first time I had ago with ISO controls. I would say I was told by the old boys on the farm to start at the low end of the ditch. Good to see it working.

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤, an old workin' digger is better than doing it by hand, well done Dan

[@stuartfletcher3997]

An old digger is better than a new spade 😀

[@adrianbew9641]

Hi Dan you want to use your front bucket as a stabiliser especially digging side on as you were it prevents the digger from tilting and usually makes the feet slide sideways instead, and keeping it more stable. The rear feet alone are good for straight on digging but still benefits from using the front bucket as a prop especially if you hit really stony ground. Love the machine and appears to work perfect and the long bucket we call a grading bucket in construction despite it being used for just about everything you can think of , its purpose was to grade soil or aggregate.

[@robertdavies922]

Saves Flipping the seat over and moving the tractor forward though 😊 bit of a time saver by the looks of it. Might have to buy one of these. Very handy!

[@geoffsmart469]

Try giving the engine a few more revs to make the pumps work easier for better control on the levers

[@markspeller5722]

Fair play Dan for getting stuck in, smooth will come in time 👍

[@casto-]

Well that saved hand digging it🙂 not sure I’d fancy it in winter though 🥶🥶

[@marcusbrodie7234]

Nice video Dan. it takes time to get used to the levers if you don't use it everyday.

[@andrewjardine7226]

A nuther good video very interesting

[@nickhill3362]

Them piano levered diggers I always found hard Dan work but not as hard work as a shovel 😂👍

[@waynecompton7612]

Good evening Dan , thank you for the video!! You've got to be good at playing the piano to use the back actor controls?? Take care and stay safe 👍😎🇬🇧.

[@malcolmtyler2565]

That looks a bit like hard work with all those leavers Dan 🤔👍

[@teddytiptree4450]

exellent vid dan!

[@MarkLloyd72]

Great video as always Dan really do enjoy seeing these vintage tractors and machinery working reminds me of my childhood although we had Fords, also just wondering if you are going to be doing anymore to your Massy 1200 you have or have you finished working on it now.

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video dan good to see it working away. Will you replace all the missing glass?

[@2010wembley]

Could do with borrowing that to clear a ditch round a lake if you fancy coming up to Lancashire Dan......bacon butties all round?

[@edmundeamongallagher-sheeh3433]

Timely. I have got the same model. Been standing for a few months. All worked when I used it last. Now it will not slew to the left. The arm will not extend on the back actor. Front works OK. Changed the filter dit not help.. Anyone had a similar prob Help. please. .

[@cesarfarias4219]

Máquina boa

[@cesarfarias4219]

MÁQUINA boa

[@iancoupe20v43]

take the machine to one side and play best way to learn the controls

[@aussie54]

Hi. Can you tell me the model number of your back actor/ backhoe unit? Looking forward to your reply.

[@CowfarmerDan]

It has a serial number plate but the model number section is left blank so I don't know I'm afraid.

[@aussie54]

@@CowfarmerDan HI, Maybe I can contact the company that tookover Massey Ferguson and enquire with just the serial number? It would be great to actually get a model number.

[@jix177]

3:30 weeping a lot of oil from the main ram alright but otherwise looks impressively rigid for its age.

[@ianholmes1468]

The mf 40 and the levers 2 for Jack's , and four for the back hoe. Controls , you use two levers of hand to operate , but you need the pressure on the hydraulics so you need at least 1\2 throttle I have had two mf 205 and a 40 , and a later 50 b all with the same controls , also the same controls on a power fab mini walking digger , there is a lot of wear in your 40 digger , which makes life hard work , work with 1\2 throttle and use two levers at a time to dig , and in time you will work well . To day I have a hymac 370 , and a Whitlock 105 the 105 has been modified to the same control patten as the mf 40 , so it's the same as my power fab 125 w ,

[@dougpeterson5257]

Another good day with older MF tools!

[@barry885xl8]

Great video Dan, nice to see her up and running. How far does the backactor reach out & dig?

[@OutofTownwithRobinBell]

👍

[@reginaldbaker9120]

Surprised nobody has mentioned that Massey would sound a lot better if you had a decent exhaust.

[@johnmooney5693]

That’s some heap of s**t. Oil flying out of the ram 🤣🤣

[@kieranrafferty7545]

Your not too handy on the wee digger Dan

[@bigal2312]

Takes a while to get your hand in and its why some regular digger drivers are really worth having in to do a job, as their skill and efficiency are cost effective, if you actually value your own time. A multitasker like Dan has my admiration as he can put his hand to most things on the farm.

[@kieranrafferty7545]

@@bigal2312 Yeah all farmers were bred to be able to turn their hand to anything

[@wendyrowland7787]

You don’t have to be good at everything!