Massey Ferguson 2850E Review. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly! 

Thank you very much, I try to keep it simple and informative.

We are too rocky for the post hole digger to be get useful. The generator is a nice option for sure, I’ve looked at them

You can add it a third funcution

Thanks Chester

I wish I was able to factory order with the 3rd function in the joystick. But overall what we did with running the hydraulic hoses from the back worked OK

We love the whole Eklund crew.

Thank you for the comment. I bent mine back by just hooking a chain from that to the loader and bumping it out a pile at a time. We have 470 hrs on the machine now and love it. Please subscribe if you have not.

So I figure it must have been a bad batch of pistons. It happens across the manufacturers with various brands and parts. Thanks for the comment. We have been very happy with our dealer support

@@ElmendorfAcres Do you happen to know what the model / size of the new upgraded cylinders might be? I have a '21 2860E I bought new. This past weekend I bent and subsequently blew out both cylinders pushing topsoil. Dealer says I'm out of warranty on the loader (1 year factory warranty on loader) They want $2700 for the pair of identical replacements or half that to rebuild. I don't really want to pony up that kind of change for the same problem to recur aside from the fact that there are after-market ones for a fraction of that cost. I've also seen a handful of forums on the bending of the arms due to the bad steel and potential design flaw where the cylinders can buckle under high pressure / load when extended because they are too long. The one forum says the FL 2814 loader on the 2800"M" models uses a pivot linkage and stronger cylinder even though its rated for less capacity and switching to the FL 2814 cylinders is the way to go and what some dealers did to fix.

I hooked a come along (chain binders also work) from the top of the grill guard (in the corners) and then to something stationary and slowly tightened the chains until it pulled it back to the original position. If this was made from angle stock instead of flat stock it wouldn't be a problem. But for now the simple fix of pulling it forward with the binders worked well.

So I can lift a fully stacked IBC tote filled with Green Oak, I can also lift an IBC tote with 250 gallons of water. I'm not sure of the actual lift capacity, but a 275 IBC filled is just a touch too much. Hopefully that's a helpful amount of info?

@@ElmendorfAcres Just looked it up, 2425 pounds.

@@inspectr1949 a full ibc with 275 gallons and the tote weighs 2428 pounds and it does pick it but only a couple inches. With it at 250 gallons is 2220 pounds which it will lift into my pickup.

@@ElmendorfAcres Also in the market for a new tractor, at my age 3/4 of a century, it will my last so lifting capacity and PTO HP are 2 critical elements, however, like PTO chippers the market place is full of them and my only go to place to sort it out is RU-vid in an attempt not to destroy my retirement savings.

@@inspectr1949 I can understand the savings aspect for sure. I would say to check on all the major brands, Kubota, Kioti, Deere, Massey, etc. See who has a good warranty, price point for what you want, and then finally check on the dealers. Visit them, see who treats you well and who seems like they will be in business for the next 20 years. The biggest two reasons we went with Massey was dealer location and how we were treated when we walked into the dealership. I feel like tractors are a lot like truck brands, guys either love or hate brands with a passion. There are good ones and bad ones for sure, but the dealer support is really what makes the brand stand out from the other brands. I'd be interested in what you finally decide on.

You’d buy a new hood too I bet!

You know me all too well! Haha!