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Years in Production / 1974–1977
Massey Ferguson
1505
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 1505.

185hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1974–1977
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
1505 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1974 - 1977
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Original price was $36,000 in 1977
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Hydraulic internal expanding shoe brakes
Cab standard. Optional heat and air-conditioning.
- Steering
- hydrostatic power
Hydraulics
- Valves
- 2 or 3
- Pump Flow
- 25 gpm94.6 lpm
- Total Flow
- 50 gpm189.2 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- optional
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent OptOptional
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
1505 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3208
diesel
8-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 636 ci10.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.50x5.00 inches114 x 127 mm
- Power
- 185 hp138.0 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dry element
- Compression Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2800
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 8
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.4L 8-cyl diesel
1505 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three gears (1-3) with two ranges (high/low) and standard or overdrive mode.
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Massey Ferguson1505 Transmission
12-speed
1505 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 224 in568 cm
- Width
- 98.8 in250 cm
- Height (cab)
- 131 in332 cm
- Wheelbase
- 120 in304 cm
- Front tread
- 68 in172 cm
- Rear tread
- 68 in172 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 120 inches304 cm
- Weight
- 17,960 lbs8146 kg
- Front Tire
- 23.1-30
- Rear Tire
- 23.1-30
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 23.1-30
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-30
See it in action
Videos
Watch Massey Ferguson 1505 videos from their original YouTube creators.
1505 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1172
Diesel 12-speed 4WDApril 3 - 15, 1975
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
- Id
- 1172
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 174.46 hp130.1 kW
- Fuel Use
- 12.1 gal/hour45.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 12.0 gal/hour45.4 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 175.95 hp131.2 kW
- Max Power
- 146.65 hp109.4 kW
- Max Pull
- 17,226 lbs7813 kg