Howdy All,
First post. I recently acquired a 1971 Massey Ferguson 50a backhoe loader. It is a diesel with the AD4.203 Perkins. It has the 300 loader and a 54 backhoe. Quite a few hours on it. The tack/hour meter isn't working but it shows over 7500 hours. Overall in okay shape. A little bit of blow by seen at the oil filler. There are at least 2 fuel leaks. The brakes need some attention. I can stop it on flat ground but it takes quite a bit of pedal pressure to stop on a grade. I haven't checked the master cylinder or the fluid yet nor adjusted the pedals. This one has the manual shuttle on the dash and primary brake is on the right and there are two dedicated brake pedals for left or right behind the main one. Oh, at some point this backhoe must have had the boom hydraulic rotary cylinder removed and replaced with straight ram cylinders.
Overall happy with the purchase. I believe I got it at an okay price. It does need new tires all around at some point.
I'll post some photos once I reach that magic post number which I believe is 3? I'm in north Idaho about an hour south of the Canadian border.
Thanks,
First post. I recently acquired a 1971 Massey Ferguson 50a backhoe loader. It is a diesel with the AD4.203 Perkins. It has the 300 loader and a 54 backhoe. Quite a few hours on it. The tack/hour meter isn't working but it shows over 7500 hours. Overall in okay shape. A little bit of blow by seen at the oil filler. There are at least 2 fuel leaks. The brakes need some attention. I can stop it on flat ground but it takes quite a bit of pedal pressure to stop on a grade. I haven't checked the master cylinder or the fluid yet nor adjusted the pedals. This one has the manual shuttle on the dash and primary brake is on the right and there are two dedicated brake pedals for left or right behind the main one. Oh, at some point this backhoe must have had the boom hydraulic rotary cylinder removed and replaced with straight ram cylinders.
Overall happy with the purchase. I believe I got it at an okay price. It does need new tires all around at some point.
I'll post some photos once I reach that magic post number which I believe is 3? I'm in north Idaho about an hour south of the Canadian border.
Thanks,