I,m glad you joined us , we all have a lifelong love of M-F tractors & equipment , once a Massey man , always one . Please consider joining Ferguson heritage . Right , I,ve seen you ploughing , that 590-4 will pull a 3 furrow 14 inch plough on that soil if set up right , you haven,t got too much clay so should get away with it . A little occasional hard work does a diesel good , it burns the coke out & gets the valves to bed in again . I once saw Mr Wilkinson of Same U.K. ploughing at a Leicestershire match with a big Same just ticking over at about 1200 rpm , but expertly balanced up & plough set dead right , in maize stubble . it just chattered along like it was out for a walk . you can achieve the identical result with practice . Only 3 tractor engines sounded good , Leyland , Perkins & Same . Carry on mate & good luck .
Wonderfull! My hart opened. I used to work with a MF 590 2 wheel drive and a MF 575 back in the seventees and early eightees. They were wonderfull tractors. The first MF tractors with silent cabs. With powersteering and a radio. I loved working wirh them. They were strong and sturdy. And the sound of the Perkins 4 cylinder diesel engines was like music in my ears. I understand your feelings. I wish I had one. Enjoy your wonderfull work and that amazing tractor. Well done!!!
I decided to keep the yellow plates on it, I don't drive it on the road, so I haven't bothered getting Norwegian plates on it, and I love the look of the UK plates on it anyway. I bought it in Staffordshire, a place called Stone. Nice to learn some new info. Thank you! ;) - Magnus
@@MagnusMarthinsenWoodsman Good to hear from you man,,, I will see if I can find out the nearest mf dealer to Shrewsbury for you.... It would reveal it's origin from then to where it is now.. interesting how it went east to Staffordshire
Personally i think you have very good taste, the 590 is one of the most iconic tractors ever made,not too small, not too big but just right . As for the four wheel drive, well thats just the icing on the cake, you did well to find one. Was the Multi-Power an optional extra on this tractor back in the day or standard?.
Very nice 1976 my father bought 2 590s one 2 wheel drive the other 4 wheel drive with a opico turbo sadly with inflation and delays for the 4 wheel drive tractor to run along side a JD 3130 HWFD was cancelled as the dealer wanted thousand more for that tractor so we had two 2 wheel drive 590 s one was the main spraying tractor for years that big door took some stick from the wind was like a sail welded up many times ours were supplied with 13.6 12x38 PAVT wheels for in row work in the potato fields.😊
The 500 series cab paint had rust mixed in!! I spent many hours in a 590, great machine. Also 575, 698, 699 and 2620. Over here in Australia I have a 240 for keeping the grass down. BTW my father is from the west coast of Norway, Oystese.
Stunning old compact tractor 🚜🙌🏼 i have bought my very first Belarus soviet tractor 🚜☺️ still a therapy to drive as I had dreamed of buying a tractor from very very long time ago so it came through even tho I don’t use it that much 😂 only for therapy driving ☺️🤣
Hi Magnus what a great put together video & for you to get your childhood dream tractor. I used to drive in my teens a MF 590 2 wheel drive 2 door cab model with the sliding side window. There is a MF595 4wd full cast wheels all-round at a small pig farm near me. with no love show to it. regards' from the UK
Agricultural contractor I worked for up in North Yorkshire bought very first one in the area, At the time he had 14 MF tractors ranging from 135's, 165's, 188's and 595's, all 2wd, in an area bordering very steep land, 4wd was essential, he was leaning toward buying small front wheel County's, all his full time staff were all for it due to near "DO's" we had, So a 590wd came, I badly needed 4wd pulling a 2 row Grimme spud harvester with often another tractor chained to the front for a little help. I was the luck bloke to get it, I had 100 acre's to lift on the Yorkshire wolds, some sweeping hills needed 4wd, Massey never let me down once, before setting of, boss told me to only put it in 4wd if needed, bosses for you, I tried both on the flat, I never had it in 2wd after my little test.............I found its achillies heel you may say, tractor was a multi power, I knew how to use it, being using it for years, on my way home with cleaned off harvester, getting pushed a bit faster down a small hill, there was the biggest bang underneath, the shaft to the front sheared, the lose shaft crashed into the gearbox smashing the casting dumping all its oil on the busy road................It appeared having no centre bearing, the shaft had got a wobble on, bent then sheared off where it came out of the drive smashing internals too...............Took MF 6 months to sort it all out, boss bought his County, never any trouble with the change of colour.
Are you using a 14" plow with a 16" track width? Looks like it. The Perkins engines in the 590´s and the 680´s for that matter had superior lower rpm torque, but lacked a little as rpm rose. Around here several of these got retrofitted with a turbo which made them great pullers and gave them the torque reserves needed to exploit the 4wd properly.
The plow is 14" I believe, it's too small for the 590, better suited for a 35 or 135, but its what I got to plough my potato field. Does the job. Great engines indeed! ;) - Magnus
The plough is too small for the tractor, so won't get any beautiful furrows with that back on the 590, but it's only my small potato field I am ploughing, so no worries. Thx ;) - Magnus
I,m glad you joined us , we all have a lifelong love of M-F tractors & equipment , once a Massey man , always one . Please consider joining Ferguson heritage . Right , I,ve seen you ploughing , that 590-4 will pull a 3 furrow 14 inch plough on that soil if set up right , you haven,t got too much clay so should get away with it . A little occasional hard work does a diesel good , it burns the coke out & gets the valves to bed in again . I once saw Mr Wilkinson of Same U.K. ploughing at a Leicestershire match with a big Same just ticking over at about 1200 rpm , but expertly balanced up & plough set dead right , in maize stubble . it just chattered along like it was out for a walk . you can achieve the identical result with practice . Only 3 tractor engines sounded good , Leyland , Perkins & Same . Carry on mate & good luck .
Thank you! I actually have 3 furrow 14" plough offered to me that I am thinking of buying. Would look great on the 590. - Magnus
Wonderfull! My hart opened. I used to work with a MF 590 2 wheel drive and a MF 575 back in the seventees and early eightees. They were wonderfull tractors. The first MF tractors with silent cabs. With powersteering and a radio. I loved working wirh them. They were strong and sturdy. And the sound of the Perkins 4 cylinder diesel engines was like music in my ears. I understand your feelings. I wish I had one. Enjoy your wonderfull work and that amazing tractor. Well done!!!
Awesome storey mate. Awesome tractor and it’s nice to hear your passion. A fine machine. Sounds well
Thank you Liam! - Magnus
Nice to see the uk registration.. I was registered in Shrewsbury Shropshire AW. I live near ish to there and many old registrations are in Wales.
I decided to keep the yellow plates on it, I don't drive it on the road, so I haven't bothered getting Norwegian plates on it, and I love the look of the UK plates on it anyway. I bought it in Staffordshire, a place called Stone. Nice to learn some new info. Thank you! ;) - Magnus
@@MagnusMarthinsenWoodsman Good to hear from you man,,, I will see if I can find out the nearest mf dealer to Shrewsbury for you.... It would reveal it's origin from then to where it is now.. interesting how it went east to Staffordshire
@@avit24 Great! That would be very nice of you. Thanks! - Magnus
@@avit24 be nice to find out , i grew up with shuckers as our local massey dealers in oswestry
That was beautiful. The Massey 590 is a classic, and you did a great job on it! Love the old promotional footage you included.
Greetings from USA.
Thank you! Yes. its a classic for sure. - Magnus
Great video and story
Thank you for watching! - Magnus
U re a talented man , ur story telling and music Choice was perfect , the tractor came out amazing as well thanks for sharing this video with us .
Thank you for watching, means a lot. - Magnus
You're story is so touching. I have found my dream Massey as well, and enjoy it every day....!
love the shukers sticker on the bonnet
Beautify done
Fin film och fantastisk traktor. Har en 575 4wd som jag kör i skog och på fält.
Personally i think you have very good taste, the 590 is one of the most iconic tractors ever made,not too small, not too big but just right . As for the four wheel drive, well thats just the icing on the cake, you did well to find one. Was the Multi-Power an optional extra on this tractor back in the day or standard?.
Thank you! The multipower was standard on certain models. I dont think it was an option for non mp models. - Magnus
590 är en superbra traktor👍Har en bakhjuldriven -79. Bra video👍
Wow that tractor looks amazing. I drove a MF590 growing roses on my first job in the 1980s. I now have a MF135 like the one my Dad drove
Thank you! :) Lovely tractors, nice to read your story, sounds like a great memory. ;) - Magnus
awesome story and video , thanks for sharing, nice tractor too!!
Very nice 1976 my father bought 2 590s one 2 wheel drive the other 4 wheel drive with a opico turbo sadly with inflation and delays for the 4 wheel drive tractor to run along side a JD 3130 HWFD was cancelled as the dealer wanted thousand more for that tractor so we had two 2 wheel drive 590 s one was the main spraying tractor for years that big door took some stick from the wind was like a sail welded up many times ours were supplied with 13.6 12x38 PAVT wheels for in row work in the potato fields.😊
My dream tractor is fiat 110-90 turbo dt and i have it :) Nice video keep up the good work!!!
The 500 series cab paint had rust mixed in!! I spent many hours in a 590, great machine. Also 575, 698, 699 and 2620. Over here in Australia I have a 240 for keeping the grass down. BTW my father is from the west coast of Norway, Oystese.
I’ve got a massey 560 In original untouched condition, 1200 hours from new
Great job, very smart.
Brilliant video your tractor looks amazing 👍
Thank you for watching! :) - Magnus
Stunning old compact tractor 🚜🙌🏼 i have bought my very first Belarus soviet tractor 🚜☺️ still a therapy to drive as I had dreamed of buying a tractor from very very long time ago so it came through even tho I don’t use it that much 😂 only for therapy driving ☺️🤣
nice massey
Hi Magnus what a great put together video & for you to get your childhood dream tractor. I used to drive in my teens a MF 590 2 wheel drive 2 door cab model with the sliding side window. There is a MF595 4wd full cast wheels all-round at a small pig farm near me. with no love show to it. regards' from the UK
Thank you Adrian. They are all lovely tractors. :) - Magnus
Hey! Congratulations on the channel. (From Brazil)
Thank you! - Magnus
Agricultural contractor I worked for up in North Yorkshire bought very first one in the area, At the time he had 14 MF tractors ranging from 135's, 165's, 188's and 595's, all 2wd, in an area bordering very steep land, 4wd was essential, he was leaning toward buying small front wheel County's, all his full time staff were all for it due to near "DO's" we had, So a 590wd came, I badly needed 4wd pulling a 2 row Grimme spud harvester with often another tractor chained to the front for a little help. I was the luck bloke to get it, I had 100 acre's to lift on the Yorkshire wolds, some sweeping hills needed 4wd, Massey never let me down once, before setting of, boss told me to only put it in 4wd if needed, bosses for you, I tried both on the flat, I never had it in 2wd after my little test.............I found its achillies heel you may say, tractor was a multi power, I knew how to use it, being using it for years, on my way home with cleaned off harvester, getting pushed a bit faster down a small hill, there was the biggest bang underneath, the shaft to the front sheared, the lose shaft crashed into the gearbox smashing the casting dumping all its oil on the busy road................It appeared having no centre bearing, the shaft had got a wobble on, bent then sheared off where it came out of the drive smashing internals too...............Took MF 6 months to sort it all out, boss bought his County, never any trouble with the change of colour.
Wow, great story! Mine is a multi power as well, and if you are not used to that, it can be a little scary going down hill. - Magnus
Are you using a 14" plow with a 16" track width? Looks like it.
The Perkins engines in the 590´s and the 680´s for that matter had superior lower rpm torque, but lacked a little as rpm rose. Around here several of these got retrofitted with a turbo which made them great pullers and gave them the torque reserves needed to exploit the 4wd properly.
The plow is 14" I believe, it's too small for the 590, better suited for a 35 or 135, but its what I got to plough my potato field. Does the job. Great engines indeed! ;) - Magnus
Your better at restoring tractors than ploughing 😅
The plough is too small for the tractor, so won't get any beautiful furrows with that back on the 590, but it's only my small potato field I am ploughing, so no worries. Thx ;) - Magnus
@@MagnusMarthinsenWoodsman only joking I'm rubbish at ploughing tractor looks amazing
Forstår din begejstring 100%. Flott job , kan nesten lugte den nye malingen !
Takk! Malingen er faktisk dansk, Esbjerg Massey rød. ;) - Magnus