Recent content by thomasalva

I just recently bought an early-model 850 and was wondering if this model ever came with a dual clutch. I was mowing my back field last night and really missed the dual clutch which my old Massey 35 has. On the Massey I can just set the engine RPM (dash lever), engage the PTO and forget about...

I recently acquired an 850 and I've been getting everything sorted out, but I'm not sure what to expect as far as how the lights are supposed to work. The headlight bulbs were both obviously burned out, so I've replaced them, but still no headlights. The dash switch is labeled Off, F, W, H1...

I have a couple of older tractors (Massey 35 Deluxe and Ford 8N), but just acquired an early model 850 (sn 4290). It has about 1000 hours, and everything seems to work fine so far (after refurbing the starter and a few other minor things), but I don't have an operator's manual for it. I was...