Vintage Tractor Engineer

Christian from Sweden has just purchased the 135 Restoration DVD and is just about to start the restoration of his tractor.  Christian’s tractor is a 1966 model and wants to know what the tractors looked like from this early period and in particular the headlamp design.  Did the headlamp design change or was the style [...]

Ken Taylor wrote:
I have a leak from the front end of my 1975 Massey Ferguson 165. It appears to be from behind the radiator fan. Is this a front end oil seal on the cam end?
How difficult is this to replace and has any one done one who could talk/walk me through doing this. Are [...]

Hello,
I have a Massey Ferguson Ebro 157, which is a spanish built equivalent to the MF165. The hydraulic lift has just stopped working but when engaged with the control lever it makes a nasty knocking sound somewhere under the lift cover as if the pump drive gear is not engaging. Do you have any ideas [...]

Kevin Mordasky wrote:
I have an MF135D Massey ferguson. It has a two stage clutch with 9″ & 11″ Discs. I know the 9″ disc clearance is .090″ and only need a feeler gauge. Adjusting the 11″ disc requires splitting the tractor. I have the factory manual and it shows how to make a gauge for [...]

We are often asked how the multi power system on models such as the Massey Ferguson 65, 135, 165 etc. works.  What really seems to intrigue people is that the engine breaking system works when in high multi-power, but there is no engine breaking when in low multi-power………
With the multi-power system there is one hydraulic [...]