Bought a 1964 MF35 Industrial Utility / Turf ( The Yellow One )

shaeff · Oct 10, 2017

Even better, it's always better to have a bit of experience on your side. I'm sure you'll have it fixed in no time.

Rick Sladewski · Oct 10, 2017

Oh yes, definitely. That's why I am on here. I always prefer to get other opinion's on stuff I either have never done, or even if I have but been awhile since I did. I have learned it saves time in the long run. I tried the link for the manuals. They had nothing on the MF35.

shaeff · Oct 10, 2017

Rick Sladewski said:
Oh yes, definitely. That's why I am on here. I always prefer to get other opinion's on stuff I either have never done, or even if I have but been awhile since I did. I have learned it saves time in the long run. I tried the link for the manuals. They had nothing on the MF35.

Same for me. As for the manuals, they're in there somewhere. The site is a bit difficult to navigate. I'll poke around and see if I can find them. I got mine from agcopubs so I know they've got them.

WilliamTO-35 · Oct 10, 2017

What is the " candle trick" ?

shaeff · Oct 10, 2017

WilliamTO-35 said:
What is the " candle trick" ?

Heat surrounding area until it's super hot, melt a candle into it, walk away until it cools.

As everything cools, the wax is sucked into the threads. Most of the time, the stuck bolt/stud/nut can be turned out with little effort.

Lots of Ford guys use the trick on their exhaust manifolds, my brother included. I've used it on a few different very rusted projects and it always seems to work, even where just heat alone fails.

Turbys_1700 · Oct 10, 2017

I've used PB Blaster, Kroil, etc...penetrating oils in the past with good results. Several years ago I started making my own solution consisting a 50/50 mix of acetone and transmission fluid. A gallon of acetone is around $17 at Lowes. I purchased several spray bottles for a couple bucks each. Works better than anything out there for a faction of the cost.

Rick Sladewski · Oct 11, 2017

I have used all of that stuff as stated at the beginning of post EXCEPT 50/50 mix one. That one I will try also before I go to the air tools to remove the manifold nuts. Doesn't the acetone eat up the spray bottles? Or because of the tranny fluid it does not?

WilliamTO-35 · Oct 27, 2017

The acetone plus automatic transmission fluid combination as a penetrating lubricant has been widely discussed in several forums. I tried mixing the two components , and found that they do not form a solution, but soon separate into two layers. Some people say that there originally was a third component . Others say that, despite the separation issue, it still works well. Since I've never tried using it as a substitute for commercial penetrates, I really don't know. And don't worry about acetone eating the spray bottles. If the bottle is polyethylene , almost nothing will attack it. But, the pump mechanism on the bottles may not last for more than a few weeks. ( But, I do plan to try the candle trick !)

Goody15 · Feb 20, 2018

Rick Sladewski said:
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I tried the first time. Guess I did something wrong. How's This

Hi Rick, would u mind sending a few pics of this tractor to me? I just bought one very much like this and we r having a hard time identifying the exact year...urs is the only pic we've seen with matching rear rims and seat(from what we can tell on ur pic)