Massey Ferguson 1.000er-Knicklenker

The register lists 6 live models, from the MF 1200 to the MF 1805, built between 1971 and 1982. Output ranges from 79.5 to 154.6 kW, or 108 to 210 hp, weight from 5,200 to 9,500 kg, displacement from 5,801 to 10,420 cm3, across six- and eight-cylinder engines.

With their articulated steering and large, equal-sized wheels, these tractors targeted large-scale North American operations, where Steiger and Versatile dominated the segment — Massey Ferguson remained more of a niche player here.

Because of the low production numbers, surviving examples of this series rank among the rarer Massey Ferguson collector pieces today.

On articulated tractors of this type, steering is handled not by the front wheels but by a central joint between the two equal-sized axles, flexed by hydraulic cylinders; wear at this centre joint and its bearing bushings is the chief weak point of big tractors built this way. When buying used, therefore, play in the articulation joint, the condition of the steering cylinders and their seals, both equally sized axles with their differentials, and the turbocharger and injection system of the large-displacement engines all matter; because Massey Ferguson was active in this segment for only a few years, parts supply for components specific to the articulated design is noticeably harder today than for the marque's standard models.