Found these local pictures of an old favourite of mine.
Compliments of the Melbourne Museum website,where there are some other MF tractor pics,etc.
My uncle bought a new 300 in the early 70s,& it was the first bit of gear I ever "operated". I started by just going forward & back,while we were manually loading the bucket with bricks on demo sites.I threw thousands & thousands of bricks into that bucket..
I can still hear that Perky in my head,as the decel pedal was lifted.
One time,I had to unload the 300 off a UD tipper..I just lowered the ripper & backed it off into a raised garden bed ,which broke my fall.
PS: I've never seen a cabin on a MF crawler,& never seen a GP bucket on a Massey crawler either.Most Crawler Loaders here had no cab,& were fitted with rippers & 4in1.
Jim
MF 300 As new..
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The Massey range of shovels worked very well and to all intents seemed a well put together bit of kit, the 3366 was called the "trouble free double 6" they were a tough well liked item.
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I may get a M F 300 loader one day Tony, loved them.Very reliable. Rebuild a M F 300 years ago after it took a dip in the water at Cockwood habour, Devon. It went under up to its cab worklights
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