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    Having to bleed fuel system at random times

    I have a Massey Ferguson 165.great tractor. Last week fuel pump leaked and screw on rear was stripped so I installed a new pump. Worked good. It has died about 3-4 times this past week. It will rev up just a little before it shuts down. I ran tractor yesterday about 1-2 hrs with no issues...
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    Ballast  options for fluid in rear tires

    My kubota 5140 has methanol in the tires the dealer put in when I bought it. Recently I got a massey 165 with tubes and no fluid in the rear tires. Methanol here is 14.95 gallon. i was told I needed 11 gal and another dealer told me 15 and fill with water up to the valve stem. Ive also heard...
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    Tire Selection  Best size rear for 165 massey f

    Currently have 14.9x28 on rear. Want to plow mostly and disc with this tractor. Would it perform better with taller tires or wider ones?
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    Massey 165 pulls in neutral

    Yest I was subsoiling my pasture. I have a drainage ditch on the far end of the field. When approaching the ditch 3-4 times I ran the front end down and partially up the other side of the ditch. This allowed me to run the subsoiler real close to the edge of the ditch. Well the last time I put...
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    kubota 5140 draft control

    I own a 5140 Kubota that I really like. I've tried plowing with a massey ferguson 14 inch, 3 bottom, model 43 plow that does good. However, since it don't have a built in draft control(has only a position control lever) it is noticeable in plowing when the contour of the ground changes...
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    Seeders Trailer wheel on 2 bottom plow

    Here is the model 43. Thanks again. I hope it is correct.
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    Seeders  Trailer wheel on 2 bottom plow

    Please share some advise. I'm getting a massey ferguson model 43 two bottom plow. The rear plow has the long landslide that the trailer wheel bolts to. The landslide is bent in making the trailer wheel run not in a straight line had it not been bent. Will this plow ok or will the wheel make it...
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    New to this site

    Hello all. I'm new here tonight from Cleveland Tn. My wife have 197.5 acres that we acquired last May and feel we are really blessed by The Lord to have our farm. I will be planting some food plots for deer and turkey soon. The hay fields have not been very well taken care of. I have mowed them...
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