Massey Ferguson 35 - 3 cylinder Perkins Diesel

[Darbz69]

excellent. was the Perkins subsequently manufactured in Canada, or like my former TO35 Standard engine produced in England?

thx for getting back. looking back, i'd get a Perkins over Standard in that model tractor.....having said, once started, the 4 cly purred for any task as long as radiator was clean, regards

With a little help from Google, I found the following:

The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903. For many years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors powered by its Vanguard engine.

In March 1951 Standard produced their first diesel engine for the TE-F20 tractor. Called the Standard 20C, this was a new engine design, different from the petrol engine. Bore of 3 3/16" and stroke of 4" gave a capacity of 2,092 cc. This was followed by the Standard 23C engine in 1956. The 23C had its bore increased to 3 5/16" for a capacity of 2,260 cc.

All Standard's tractor assets were sold to Massey Ferguson in 1959. Massey-Ferguson stopped using the Standard engine in favor of Perkins units in the same year.

 

[big bubba]

good homework, yes, mine was a 23c '60 model that i used from '79 till my present purchase M in '08. yes, the Perkins (135) was favored over the Std motors TO35. thanks for info

 

[scootr]

I ran a couple of the 3 cyl Perkins motors, one was in a MF 30B I had for many yrs on the ranch. They are great little motors making decent power with good fuel economy. You have done a beautiful job restoring that tractor

 

[TractorTech]

Beautiful job on the restoration!

I remember getting a MF? with the Standard diesel in our shop. It threw us for a bit because we were used to the Perkins, but it was a nice little engine, just had never seen one before.

 

[scootr]

I've since had 2 of the 4 cylinder Perkins. Both good engines as well. Honestly I can't say they make a whole lot more power but they do drink more fuel. The 3 cylinder Perkins is a solid option.