Massey 135 Barn Find

[zslnk]

So the aftermarket fuel bowl was replaced with an AGCO one the same as the original at x3 the price... But it doesn't leak.

TIRES!
How bad can you runs tires and expect them to not blow? My fronts have pretty good cracks but they have held air for 3 months. The rears are better but the rims are rotten. There is a small spot where I can push in and feel tube. I want to drive this thing to my farm 4 miles away and back to do some work and want the rubber to hold. There are some brush piles to move and some work to do this weekend!

I waxed the brightwork, she looks fantastic and I've put an hour on it with no leaks or problems other than the throttle will back off from full but it will stay at the 540 PTO RPM setting so I'm going to leave it for now.

 

[The kid]

So the aftermarket fuel bowl was replaced with an AGCO one the same as the original at x3 the price... But it doesn't leak.

TIRES!
How bad can you runs tires and expect them to not blow? My fronts have pretty good cracks but they have held air for 3 months. The rears are better but the rims are rotten. There is a small spot where I can push in and feel tube. I want to drive this thing to my farm 4 miles away and back to do some work and want the rubber to hold. There are some brush piles to move and some work to do this weekend!

I waxed the brightwork, she looks fantastic and I've put an hour on it with no leaks or problems other than the throttle will back off from full but it will stay at the 540 PTO RPM setting so I'm going to leave it for now.

You could always put some tubes in them and run them quite a while. I've seen alot worse. You might want to put some new rear rims on your wish list in the future. Where the rear tires fill with liquid?

 

[zslnk]

The fronts and rears have tubes. The rears are fluid filled.

 

[The kid]

The fronts and rears have tubes. The rears are fluid filled.

Your good to go for a while. Get some seat time and put tires in future budgets It cleaned really nice. What about the yard mower. What did you ever do about it? What was it a 10 or 12. It looked in pretty good shape. Keep it running. it would make a nice companion if you ever sold the 135.

 

[frankroberts]

In this thread I showed the rims I repaired. It's an easy welding job and a lot cheaper than new rims.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...g-operating/247962-our-mf150-diesel-pics.html

 

[The kid]

In this thread I showed the rims I repaired. It's an easy welding job and a lot cheaper than new rims.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...g-operating/247962-our-mf150-diesel-pics.html

If all his rim attachment points are that bad, it would be worth buying new w/bolts and only the rims or good used rims and refurbish them. That's 16 points he would have to cut out and then he would have to find donor rims for the parts. For one spot repair, I agree. If he has a bone yard within a few hours drive it would be worth the trip.

 

[Verticaltrx]

Got any pics of the implements? Would love to see the whole deal in use. :thumbsup:

 

[zslnk]

I'll get some implement pics once I get them out. Here is the bush hog. Original with no nicks in the blades. I needed to buy a top-link, this is just as I dragged it out. I checked the oil, gave it a once over and installed a top-link and bush hogged about an acre of tall grass. Worked perfectly.

The tractor 'bites' into gear quite a bit. With the RPM's high and in any gear when I engage the HIGH/LOW shifter I get pretty good gear grind/bite. Also, with the clutch down 1/2 way, when I put it in gear the tractor lurches forward a bit which tells me the clutch is grabbing. Do the RPM's need to be low to shift the boxes? It seems to help. If the clutch is dragging a bit from residual rust on the surfaces I suspect it will correct itself with some use.

 

[zslnk]

I sold the riding mower, it paid for 1 OEM Perkins piston! About $400. ha!

 

[3930dave]

Very nicely done, great outcome.

I love seeing these Back to the Future projects work out.

Rgds, D.