FEL on 135?

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Here's my problem: I have two farms, about 15 miles apart. One is our "country place", mostly in planted pines, but with about 10 acres open. I have a 600 Ford in really good shape at the small place. I need a tractor with a FEL, and don't really want to put one on the old Ford. I have a later model 135 with ps at the other farm. I have considered a new CUT, but money issues, as well as the fact that I really need more of a "farm" type tractor make me hesitant to buy a new one. We (my brother and I) need a larger tractor at the main farm (a hay and cattle operation). Is it feasible to put a FEL on the MF? If so, who makes a loader for that application? I worry about the front-end on the 135. Can it stand the gaff? I can buy the 135 from the farm very reasonably, as the dealers in this area don't want to allow much in trade on that old a tractor. It seems the deer hunters either spend the big bucks (pun intended) for a new tractor, or go the grey market route. We also have a NH 6640 with a loader, but running back and forth between my "country place" and the main farm isn't really an option.

What do you think?

 

[SouthernMan]

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i think you have several options...1st.. around here, 135's sell VERY well - like 5k and up for prettier ones. you ain't that far away, so I would assume your area is similar. so, one option is to sell the 135 and then buy a used/new tractor similar in size, but with 4wd and a fel.

as far as that 135 handling a fel...it will, but you can't expect it to carry a really heavy load. and, it will be difficult to steer in some situations with weight on the front end..having said that, you may wish to look at a freeman brand fel. also, virtually any MF dealer can hook you up with a MF, Quicke, BushHog, or other fel. my father has a MF 65 with a freeman fel, and it works reasonably well, but is hard to steer with a heavy load..

anyhow - so what kind of dogs do you hunt - setters or pointers? (i too love quail huntin' and use pointers at present).

SM

 

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SouthernMan: There has been a 135 on the farm since 1967, so I sort of hate to get rid of it! It seems that 135's don't bring quite what they used to around here. Most everybody wants something a little smaller (CUT) or a little bit larger, 50-70 hp. In my estimation there has never been a better utility tractor made. We farmed 150 acres with two of them for several years.

Right now I have a Llewellin Setter. I took him up to Jackson, Tenn. to have him trained. Actually a smaller town called Trenton, on the Trenton-Eldad road to be specific. The trainer is Phil Fortner, a semi-retired eye-doctor. We don't have many wild birds now, so I usually hunt him over pen-raised quail. Oh, for the good old days when 8 to 10 coveys was just an average day!!

 

[gamble77]

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[tough451]

The 135 will handle the loader but the hydraulics are not going to be that fast unless you have a pump. We have had a 35 than a 135 to me you are rite it is the best all around farm tractor ever created,and still the most used on our farm.

 

[Birdhunter1]

Ok birddogs and Massey's in the same thread, I think I have found heaven on the net.

The only prolem is you guys have those dogs with tails, get a brittany and you'll have the best of both worlds: A Massey Ferguson tractor and a Birttany.