The engine rebuild got off to a brisk start with most of the ancillaries being removed in just a few hours and then the engine was hoisted off the bell housing successfully. That revealed that an incorrect clutch plate had been fitted previously. It was a flat plate, when a dished centre should have been […]
The Massey Ferguson 35 engine itself was dismantled today. The cylinder head was removed before the engine was lifted from the rest of the tractor, and then the block and associated parts were lowered onto the bench with the engine hoist.
We found several problems which would need some attention. The hard facing on […]
This week we have been asked to do an engine rebuild on a Massey Ferguson 35. It has the Standard Motor Company 23C 4 cylinder diesel engine fitted and the serial number puts the date of manufacture at 1959. This engine model is well known by enthusiasts to be difficult to start and this one […]
All the ancilliaries have now been fixed back to the Standard 23C engine. A new battery and wiring loom have been fitted and painting has been ongoing as parts have been added. The front axle pivot has been re-bushed and all the fuel sytem piped up.
After bleeding the tractor’s fuel system […]
Just wondering if the Massey Ferguson 35 in the DVD is yours and if you still have it? What sort of money does a tractor like the one you rebuilt make? Will the 35 start in the summer and winter without any heat? What size is the swirl chamber in the head bored to, is […]
Ian brocklehurst wrote:
Hi, we have a mf 590 and for some reason every now and then it will not start no ignition light. The battery seams OK, but it will not turn over. We have to bump start it; we have charged the battery we have used jump leads but but no […]
I recently bought a Massey 550 and noticed while sitting on the seat a lever to the left towards the floor with the words ext 1 and ext 2 on it.
The lever is in
between these to settings. Could you please shine any light on what this lever is for?
Also would it be hard to add […]
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 […]
