Strengths Good visibility in the cab, quiet. Like the power shuttle but it needs to be more aggressive, good power and good traction. Loader is reasonably fast

Weaknesses Poor hydraulic pressure, poor balance with a full bucket, needs counter weight bad, have filled tires and 600# tire weights and it needs another 400#. Starts hard. Below 7 deg there is not enough battery to start it and the battery compartment is too small for the next group. Fuel thirsty

Overall Not bad. If the hydraulic pressure was up at 2500 psi it would make a huge difference. If the powershuttle was more aggressive it would make a great utility tractor.

Strengths I have a MF 1560 with 400 hours on the clock. The ease of operation and power of the engine are the biggest strenghts. The cab has excellent visibility and there are no blind spots. Running any piece of equipment with this cab tractor is easy. The 1530 loader is easy to take on and off. I have had no major problems.

Weaknesses air conditioning is marginal. I had to tint the windows to help the a/c on days over 90 degrees. The cab has had some screws fall out that I had to put back in. The windows should be factory tinted. The fuel tank is too small- 6-7 hour run time at sustained PTO rpm is not long enough.

Overall Good tractor- marginal a/c. Plenty of power in a compact tractor.