My brother and grew up in Chicago. When we were in grade school our parents would drop us of at our grandparents in Mississippi for the summer in the 70's. I have fond memories of us leaning on the rear tire fenders sometimes of his Massey 135 riding along. Besides waking up when the rooster crowed to pick cucumbers I enjoy the country, fishing, riding horses, slopping hogs, herding cows, cold clean well water and fruit off the trees. No more farming now, but dad and mom retired moved back down there, he has a enclosed JD with a/c, CD player and only cuts peoples grass and small vegetable garden for a hobby.
You playing with your life and limb , you are never to plow across a slope ... You getaway with it today ... one day you don't be so lucky.... Please don't play Russian roulette with your life and limb
I learned one thing about hills and the old Massey we use to have - never monkey with the multi-power while going down them. I learned what free-wheeling meant real quick lol. Good quality video, Ben.
I owned a 245 and feared trying to stop on gently sloping ground. I gave up on hydraulics and brakes on the tractor after spending the money on a ring gear and traded it. Last Ferguson I have owned. 30 years ago.
I Bushhog with 2 wheel drive tractors a 2004 5320 JD pulls 7 ft Bushhog and a 1990 3070 Massey Ferguson 15 ft batwing Bushhog, and I also have baled hay on steep hills. There's one hill I climb straight up with the MF and the batwing and come down another way that not so steep. I have loaders on the tractors and fluid in the tires is a must. And I leave the bucket on the loader if I think I may need it. And both of my tractors are cabs. Good video.
Hey Ben, I don't know for sure, but that looks like pretty steep ground for a two-wheel drive tractor with no ROPS and seat belt. I log and chip on steep ground out in northwest CA with a L-Series Kubota, but I would be hesitant to hillside on the ground you are mowing! I would be working up and down, not hillsiding. Stay safe and keep the videos coming.
My brother and grew up in Chicago. When we were in grade school our parents would drop us of at our grandparents in Mississippi for the summer in the 70's. I have fond memories of us leaning on the rear tire fenders sometimes of his Massey 135 riding along. Besides waking up when the rooster crowed to pick cucumbers I enjoy the country, fishing, riding horses, slopping hogs, herding cows, cold clean well water and fruit off the trees. No more farming now, but dad and mom retired moved back down there, he has a enclosed JD with a/c, CD player and only cuts peoples grass and small vegetable garden for a hobby.
You playing with your life and limb , you are never to plow across a slope ... You getaway with it today ... one day you don't be so lucky.... Please don't play Russian roulette with your life and limb
I learned one thing about hills and the old Massey we use to have - never monkey with the multi-power while going down them. I learned what free-wheeling meant real quick lol. Good quality video, Ben.
You mention the heavy axle but truth is it's your brass balls keeping that center of gravity low.
Controlled slides 😮
I owned a 245 and feared trying to stop on gently sloping ground. I gave up on hydraulics and brakes on the tractor after spending the money on a ring gear and traded it. Last Ferguson I have owned. 30 years ago.
Hill is much steeper than it looks!
Seffner Anje
How steep do you estimate that to be ?
Hi. A buddy I went to school with pointed me to your videos. We both went to school in Rome, Georgia. By chance are you from that area?
being a hillbilly myself , 2 wheel drive tractors all we had and there are still a lot of john deere A's
Your videos are great man!
Good video. I have a 245 that was my uncles. I got to get it back going. Think the injectors are bad. Have a good one.
We use to plant tobacco with this same tractor back in the 90s we still use it to this day. Not for tobacco but to mow and plow up gardens
Little Massy sounds good
Gosh, that's a nice tractor.
I Bushhog with 2 wheel drive tractors a 2004 5320 JD pulls 7 ft Bushhog and a 1990 3070 Massey Ferguson 15 ft batwing Bushhog, and I also have baled hay on steep hills. There's one hill I climb straight up with the MF and the batwing and come down another way that not so steep. I have loaders on the tractors and fluid in the tires is a must. And I leave the bucket on the loader if I think I may need it. And both of my tractors are cabs. Good video.
good looking tractor i have 275 great tractors
Hey Ben, I don't know for sure, but that looks like pretty steep ground for a two-wheel drive tractor with no ROPS and seat belt. I log and chip on steep ground out in northwest CA with a L-Series Kubota, but I would be hesitant to hillside on the ground you are mowing! I would be working up and down, not hillsiding. Stay safe and keep the videos coming.
Gotta love the 245. I have a steel sun shade which acts as a Roll Over Bar.