Vintage Tractor Engineer

Andrew asks…
Hi,
Having completed a full strip down and rebuild of the engine according to the dvd I have now bought the Hydraulics dvd and am about to start looking at that end of the tractor.
I noticed that Ian mentions using multigrade oil in the gearbox/hydraulics. Having Googled this and looking at a few forums [...]

Vintage Tractor Engineer always likes to hear from MF35 owners from across the world who kindly send in photographs of their tractors, especially when we get the serial number.  This helps build a catalogue of tractors that we can use to compare against our own machines – particulary helpfull when trying to do an authentic [...]

Making the settings on the lever springs for the Massey Ferguson 35 hydraulic system is quite a fiddly job, and the method is shown in detail on the MF35 Hydraulics DVD.  However, we just thought that a written description of the process may also help.
So here it is…

Loosen retainer nut and eccentric cam.
Make sure quadrant [...]

This tractor belongs to Jeff in Canada.  Jeff wants to know what exactly he has? Ferguson or a Massey Ferguson?

Read what Jeff says about his tractor and take a look at the photos…
Hi,
I have a Ferguson / Massey ferguson 35. I dont know the year and I have been trying to figure out if [...]

A few days ago we wrote about ‘hedgerow’ tractors and included a few photos of Grey Fergies (oh, and also it was pointed out by Hauker from Iceland, a Ford 8N).
The response from everyone was quite overwhelming and we received lots of emails about tractors you’d rescued and restored.  Including this photo from Mike, up [...]