Recent content by superfarmerdad

Be extremely careful with a jumped neutral safety switch.

We have a 1999 model with a 14.5 hp kawasaki fc420v and it is a beast. Weighs like 300lbs and I've cut down 2 inch saplings with it.

Did you get these parts at a dealer?

Update on the machine. My BIL came and ripped out a bunch of trees a while ago , and the ground is fairly unlevel and bare. 1st real job for the tractor was to level the area. I learned that the tractor has a self leveling bucket, and using the float function on the loader works pretty...

Thank you for all the replies! The motor starts fairly easily, the choke cable is frozen, but I'm not sure if the choke itself is on or off. Starts and revs fairly well. The power steering doesn't seem to work, but that's ok. The coolant is suspiciously green, new radiator hoses and fan belt...

Can anyone recommend a good grease gun ? I have a pistol grip one that I'd like to replace.

not really sure what to put back in, but this is what came out! the gears look clean in the transmission

Hello all, Yesterday we became the owners of a nice 1969 Massey Ferguson 3165. It has the model 200 loader and model 222 backhoe. I have a few questions about this tractor. The shift boots are non-existent, are replacements available? The transmission fluid needs to be changed asap, what...