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MF 290

  • 13-09-2017 1:06am
    #1
    Hillman86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭


    Lookin to change tractor as my own yoke has a lot of small things wrong with it and im not sure its worth puttin more money into it. Its a MF565. Tis grand for what i need it for mostly although it struggles with a heavy round bale.
    What do ye think of 290s?
    Or any suggestions for something similar?


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  • #2
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    Hillman86 wrote: »
    Lookin to change tractor as my own yoke has a lot of small things wrong with it and im not sure its worth puttin more money into it. Its a MF565. Tis grand for what i need it for mostly although it struggles with a heavy round bale.
    What do ye think of 290s?
    Or any suggestions for something similar?

    Pick up an Ursus 4514 (4wd ) or 4512 (2wd) cheaper than a 290. And more or less the same tractor


  • #3
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,765 ✭✭✭White Clover


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    Pick up an Ursus 4514 (4wd ) or 4512 (2wd) cheaper than a 290. And more or less the same tractor

    As far as I know those models of ursus have the 4.236 Perkins engine. That would be equating them to the massey 275.


  • #4
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    White Clover wrote: »
    As far as I know those models of ursus have the 4.236 Perkins engine. That would be equating them to the massey 275.

    No idea. But able to handle bales. And reliable and priced fairly good


  • #5
    yellow50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,828 ✭✭✭yellow50HX


    Hillman86 wrote: »
    Lookin to change tractor as my own yoke has a lot of small things wrong with it and im not sure its worth puttin more money into it. Its a MF565. Tis grand for what i need it for mostly although it struggles with a heavy round bale.
    What do ye think of 290s?
    Or any suggestions for something similar?

    bales on front or rear?

    2wd or 4wd?


  • #6
    Wessel3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭Wessel3


    mf 675. 4.236 perkins. very reliable tractors also 3T so stable with a bale on. few on done deal. also 690 etc. look for a clean cab and youll be thankful over 500 series equivalents, possibly even 200 series too


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  • #7
    Sami23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Sami23


    What sort of budget have you in mind ?


  • #8
    Hillman86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭Hillman86


    Sami23 wrote: »
    What sort of budget have you in mind ?

    Nothin more than 7000 anyway
    Dont do an awful lot of tractor work so not worth spendin a lot of cash on it!
    Just my own yoke is burstin my head when i do use it!


  • #9
    Farmer_3650
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Farmer_3650


    We have a 265 here. I would recommend them. Brilliant tractor and have had very little problems with it since we bought it 17 years ago. A 290 would be the same only bigger. Down side to them is they can be expensive enough.


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