Massy Fergerson 50B??? or not Help!!! Please first time post with pics

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I found this on the web..... Massey Ferguson 50 (MODEL NAME MF 3303 S/N 822901 AND PRIOR)...... I dont know if this is true or not

Here's the link where i found it if this helps your search...... http://www.tractortradex.co.uk/massey-ferguson-50-model-name-mf-3303-s-n-822901-and-prior.htm ...... It may not be of much use tho!

Richard

[Martyn Henley]

I can always remember going off down to the south coast many years ago, and the guy i was working for presented me with this MF50 yuk i thought, but after a couple of days on the machine i got to like it.

me and diigger.jpg

[essexpete]

Who was the young bloke?

The download for the 3303/5 models was good. Interesting how the call the king post offset Power slide, that must be before JCB collared the name.
I reckon the MF with the instant reverse would have given every other marque a run for its money in that era, especially with the smart cab. The only thing I can think that was poor was the four lever backhoe setup by comparison with JCB.

[Martyn Henley]

I think we were all young once Pete

I quite liked the four lever operation, and the "instant reverse" was a delight to use, more so if you was so used to the manual JCB gearbox, it was also more reliable than the JCB Torque converter.

[topkit]

I agree martin i love my MF40 i have got used to the four levers now and the instant reverse is great when i am on moving the muck heap duties! I still want a 50B or a 50Hx would be nice.

[essexpete]

I drove Dad's 1963 203 with 220 as a boy but on my first farm job driving the M reg MF 40 with instant reverse and operating the hoe in the cab was huge leap forward. The 203 was a good little tractor and did everything for us including turning and baling hay.

[martyn williams]

Is it a 50 B ? just looks a little smaller than a 50 B. They did have large cabs though that made it look a bigger machine. A nice project
Martyn

[allday]

Hey Thanks JCB4cx, but after Mambo's observation, I'm fairly sure it really is the MF3303 as I downloaded a brochure and the great colour picture of the dash,seat and controls match my own exactly. but the guy at cliffords tractor parts in trall said its a MF3305 ! if it has dry brakes and a MF3303 if they are wet?
So The mystery won't be solved till I get the buggers off? I will post pictures when I do, in the hope that it may help any other poor sod who gets one of these monsters?
I have to say this is the best site on the net for friendly and informed replies

[TrevorJ]

I've edited and listed an external source for a 50b manual in my earlier post - as a zip. Once it's available locally in pdf format, there's no need for the external link to be up.

I did look specifically for a 3303 manual, but found nothing to be had that I could see.

[essexpete]

Hey Thanks JCB4cx, but after Mambo's observation, I'm fairly sure it really is the MF3303 as I downloaded a brochure and the great colour picture of the dash,seat and controls match my own exactly. but the guy at cliffords tractor parts in trall said its a MF3305 ! if it has dry brakes and a MF3303 if they are wet?
So The mystery won't be solved till I get the buggers off? I will post pictures when I do, in the hope that it may help any other poor sod who gets one of these monsters?
I have to say this is the best site on the net for friendly and informed replies

I would guess the wet brakes were introduced in the early 70s as per ag tractors. I am fairly certain the 03 or 05 designation was the manual or torque/con options. It definitely was on the 203/205.