Reply With QuoteOh John, a little GREY TEA20 will do all that with ease and Dee Dee will have a new mate
Wizard
I'm hoping to have a look at a Massey Ferguson 135 this weekend. I've been looking out for a tractor for a while but most seem to be those toy ones with +/-17HP and skinny, small wheels. Finally come across a 45HP, decent looking tractor with a FEL. Is there anything especially to watch for with MF135's? Also, how well do 2WD tractors manage with soft sand of firebreaks with 90 degree turns inside fences? I'm guessing that the weight of the FEL will help with steering in soft sand.
- Want the FEL for sorting out shed and house pad, some clearing and general building prep. Some patience could even see my firebreak boundaries done with the FEL.
- Want PTO for driving slasher for clearing long grass on 5 acre block and to drive heavy duty mulcher.
- Also will fit fork tines for pallet work on occasions for building materials and loading/unloading crated equipment.
- Carryall will effectively replace my 6x4 trailer for work around the block (and replace the S2a for that too I guess)
I have spent a reasonable amount of time working with an old MF35 and a David Brown 880 many years ago. Wanting to relive a childhood.
Master
Oh John, a little GREY TEA20 will do all that with ease and Dee Dee will have a new mate
Wizard
I fully agree Shortie, but a good TEA20 with a FEL is hard to find. Besides, I think I'd love a TEA20 for a very different reason and probably wouldn't work it. I also don't think the wife would put up with me starting a tractor collection as well as the Landy's
Wizard
I just orderd one of these from china
Henan qianli Machinery Co.,Ltd
Will be here just after xmas with a bucket and a backhoe and a slasher
about 13k landed...
all going well
Brad
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turning in soft sand wont be a problem just use the side brakes as well as the steering with the forks on the front not so good in sand but can be very heavey steering they dont have power steering, if the motor sounds good then you should have sometihing that will last for some time
Lord Jock
MF 135 Diesels are fantastic tractors but getting rather old, so give it a good going over. The Perkins AD3/152 are a great motor, start with the slightest touch of the key, have plenty of power and are so economical to use, even when working hard. I have a diesel and a petrol.
A FEL is a fair weight on the front end of a 135, make sure the front pivot pin and bushes, the wheel bearing and king pin bushes are all in good condition. If they need replaceing they are cheap enough and readily available and it's not a big job to install them.
Does it have the cast front axle or is it one of the later 135's with the steel tube axle. If it has the cast axle check it for cracks around the adjustment holes. The square tube axle would be a stronger unit.
Power steering can be fitted to a 135 and it would make it a lot easier to drive with that weight over the front end.
You will need some form of counterweight on the rear end, especially in sandy soil if you are lifting a full bucket and trying to travel along.
Don't forget to check that the rear wheels have water in them!
Cheers, Mick.
1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
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Wizard
It's definitely worth a look at that site for the laugh. "Based on agricultural machinery for the benefit of millions of peasants".Originally Posted by Bradtot
I just orderd one of these from china
Henan qianli Machinery Co.,Ltd
Will be here just after xmas with a bucket and a backhoe and a slasher
about 13k landed...
all going well
Brad
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I couldn't make any sense out of this one though: "Crane foreign birds wheeled tractors are driving cattle thousands of miles".WTF? Anyone on here speak Englese (or Chinglish)?
ChatterBox
I think you should join a tractor forum. Because then you'll find all these experts who live and breathe particular tractors and know all sorts of odd little things that you'd never work out for yourself, saving you enormous amounts of trouble. Just like on here!
At any given point in time, somewhere in the world someone is working on a Land-Rover.
Master
MF's were and still are very good tractors. Used to have them on the farm all the time. Lots of them made. Should be plenty of spare parts around.
Les
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Parts are cheap as chips.
Check that both stages of the clutch are working well and if it is a pressure control model the relief valve should be heard to be working if you place the position control lever briefly in the constant pumping position.
Have a look for any oil coming out of the brake drums, the wheel bearings will need to be pressed off in a workshop equipped with a large press then they can fit new seals.
The wiring loom looses the cloth coating especially were it passes under the battery carrier, that bituminous impregnated cloth insulation tape I find is the best to re wrap it with.
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