Great Grandfathers MF135

[Kenfyoozed]

My Great Grandfather passed away this year and his 1976 mf135 was given to me. Most Of my memories are of him and his tractor. I have used it in the past to bush hog his fields and pastures for him. So Im not a stranger to Tractors but I consider myself a newbie since its been a while. So I have a few questions.

I have a 1/2 acre of land i just had cleared, and all the trees pushed up. I planned on burning most of it. I thought about using the tracor to pull some of this pile back out and cut most of the trunks up bonefires latter and go ahead and burn all the limbs. We plan on building on the property soon, and its in a neighborhood. My tractor is strong enough to pull these trees back out to cut up right? Most of the trees are 12" or smaller in diameter. Also i have 3 pines that are at least 36" in diameter. Once cut down and into lengths 16'6" for the sawmill, will my tractor pull these at least 150' to the property edge?

The only implemets I know of is a bush hog and a boom pole. I know he had a box blade, plow and disc, but i cant find it anywheres on the farm.

Also would i be able to pull the stumps up from those large pine trees? I habe a friend who has a mini excavator who will dig around them. Would this work?

And finally where would i attach the chain? And what else should i look out for?

Thanks
Neil

 

[sandman2234]

When pulling with a tractor, use the drawbar. (Not the lift arms)
David from jax

 

[Kenfyoozed]

Where exactly is the drawbar? Should it be the a bad between the lift arms? I have seen pics of some like that but i dont have one. If thats what I need Ill have to get one soon.
Thanks
Neil

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Unless that's a European marketed 135, it's NOT a 1976. The last US built/US marketed 135's rolled off the line in early 1975. By late summer 1975, production of 200 series tractors had replaced the 100 series. Shoot me a serial # and I'll help you find the actual year built.

Gas or diesel? MultiPower?

The drawbar should be sticking out from under the rear of the tractor, in the middle, and essentially under the rear end housing.


A 16'-6" X 36" saw log is a little much for that tractor. I doubt it would even budge a log that big. 16' X 12" you can probably handle.

 

[Kenfyoozed]

It may be a 1975, I dont have the serial numbers or the tractor handy. I plan on Picking up the tractor from the farm this weekend and bring it to its new home. I guess Ill take a little time and look around the barn for more tractor parts. Heck it may not even be a 135! but from what i can remember it is. I do know that it runs diesel. But whats up with the MULTI-power ,I have never heard of that before.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

It may be a 1975, I dont have the serial numbers or the tractor handy. I plan on Picking up the tractor from the farm this weekend and bring it to its new home. I guess Ill take a little time and look around the barn for more tractor parts. Heck it may not even be a 135! but from what i can remember it is. I do know that it runs diesel. But whats up with the MULTI-power ,I have never heard of that before.

MultiPower is a hydraulic shfted Hi/lo. You'll see a lever on the dash, just to the left of the steering wheel if it has MP. If not, there will be a slot about 1/4" wide and approx. 3" long in that same location OR a plastic or metal trim piece that covers the slot.

Post (or Personal message) any info you can and I'll be more than happy to help you identify the tractor year/model/options.

 

[Kenfyoozed]

OK then I know for sure it does not have the Multi-power option. It only has the throttle lever on the right side of the steering wheel. As soon as I get the information Ill post it along with some pics.
Neil

 

[WilliamTO-35]

You can probably do the work with your tractor , but you'll have to do it with common sense. Use your chainsaw to cut up the trees as necessary so you won't be trying to pull too much . Buy some log tongs ( Northern sells them , and probably Tractor Supply) to hook onto the logs . The important thing is to make sure the end of the log nearest the tractor is not digging into the ground as you pull it. That means the attachment point to your tractor needs to be higher than the attachment point to the log. If you really have 36 inch diameter by 16 foot lengths, they might indeed give you some problems pulling. Be careful about trying to pull stumps; they're very hard to pull out of the ground, and you always have to be careful not to flip your tractor over backwards .That's where the proper attachment point to your tractor comes into play. With my Ferguson TO-35, I hook my tow chains to a factory attachment point on the top of the rear axle housing, which transfers weight onto the rear tires. That point is, however, a bit above the centerline of the axles, so it can start to lift my front wheels. My front loader acts as a good front ballast, however. The lower drawbar attachment point won't tend to lift the front wheels as much. It does matter, however, how high the attachment point is to whatever you're pulling ; it should not be higher than the attachment point to your tractor, or it will pull weight off of your rear wheels. Do your pulling in your lowest ( slowest) gear, so you can judge whether your front wheels are lifting without doing a sudden backwards flip. You'll probably end up digging most of the stumps out, or hiring a stump grinder to take them to just below ground level. I spent a summer sawing big logs, and we used a big John Deere 4330 to do the pulling. We used a drawbar across the three point lift arms, and the tractor had plenty of capacity to slightly lift the ends of very large logs as we pulled them to the sawmill. We attached to the logs with log tongs . With a smaller tractor, however, we would have had to do things differently.

 

[WilliamBos]

OK then I know for sure it does not have the Multi-power option. It only has the throttle lever on the right side of the steering wheel. As soon as I get the information Ill post it along with some pics.
Neil

One quick way to tell if it i suK built is the head light location? Where are they located? The grill? The ID Plate will tell the tale.

 

[Kenfyoozed]

the head lights are on "post" sticking off from the front. Like off road style lights mounted to the side on the hood in the front. If that makes any sense.

I plan on doing plenty of digging before we start to pull the stumps. I also read where it may be a good idea to roll a log or rim up to the stump and lay the chain over this to help with leverage. Have any of you done this?

And with the larger trees, I was trying to save them. I called a sawmill and he said he would pickthem up if i cut them in 16'6" . I giving these away. I know i could probably sell them, but i have no way of getting them to the sawmills. I just want them off my property. I dont want to have to burn alot of this stuff. But I will if i have to.

Thanks guys.