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Years in Production / 1971–1974
Massey Ferguson
1500
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 1500.
180hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1971–1974
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
1500 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1971 - 1974
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Original price was $19,000 in 1974
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Articulated power steering
Hydraulic internal expanding shoe brakes
Cab standard. Optional heat and air-conditioning.
Capacity
- Fuel
- 120 gal454.2 L
- Hydraulic System
- 15 gal56.8 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 15 gal56.8 L
- Valves
- 2 or 3
- Pump Flow
- 25 gpm94.6 lpm
- Total Flow
- 50 gpm189.2 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 25 gpm94.6 lpm
Pto
- Rear Pto
- optional
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 60
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Volts
- 12
1500 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3150
diesel
8-cylinder
liquid-cooled V-8
- Displacement
- 573 ci9.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.50x4.50 inches114 x 114 mm
- Power
- 180 hp134.2 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dry
- Compression Ratio
- 17:1
- Rated Rpm
- 3000
- Torque
- 386 lb-ft523.4 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1600
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 12 qts11.4 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 47.5 qts45.0 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 8
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled V-8
Engine Options
Caterpillar 9.4L 8-cyl diesel
1500 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three gears (1-3) with two ranges (high/low) and standard or overdrive mode.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- 14-inch dry disc
Massey Ferguson1500 Transmission
12-speed gear
1500 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 210 in533 cm
- Height (cab)
- 130 in330 cm
- Wheelbase
- 120 in304 cm
- Front tread
- 68 in172 cm
- Rear tread
- 68 in172 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 120 inches304 cm
- Weight
- 17200 lbs7801 kg
- Front Tire
- 23.1-30
- Rear Tire
- 23.1-30
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 23.1-30
- Front Ag
- 18.4-30
- Front Ag
- 18.4-38
- Front Ag
- 23.1-34
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-30
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-30
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-38
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-34
See it in action
Videos
Watch Massey Ferguson 1500 videos from their original YouTube creators.
1500 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1086
Diesel 12-speed 4WDNovember 2 - 15, 1971
Drawbar performance
- Id
- 1086
- Max Power
- 147.88 hp110.3 kW
- Fuel Use
- 11.4 gal/hour43.1 l/hour
- Max Pull
- 17,295 lbs7845 kg