Me and my 1974 MF 135

[THeckman66]

Hello everyone,
I just joined this site so wanted to say "hi" and make my introduction. Live in Tracy, CA with my wife. A year ago we bought our dream home which sits on 2 acres. It's a rectangular piece of property with the back acre being the flat farm land. Last weekend I finally got myself a tractor.

It's a 1974 MF 135 (Diesel). It runs great and it came with an old Howard Rotavator Selectatilth E IV Series...which works pretty good as well. The tractor only has 3364 hours on it. I picked it up for $3,000. (They were asking 4k)

I would love to hear some comments from other members of whether $3k was a good deal or not. It's amazing how excited I am to have it. I couldn't sleep for two days in anticipation of getting it. You would have thought I was 7 years old on Christmas eve.

I have been trying to find and download as many manuals (Operators and Shop/Service) as I can online. I am pretty mechanically inclined and am looking forward to learning every nuance of my new equipment so I can enjoy it to the fullest for many years to come.

I invite any tips, suggestions or pointers...especially guiding me to the 419 page Service/Shop Manual for the MF 135.

Thanks for reading my intro and I look forward to learning and chatting with some of you.

Thanks,
Tom

 

[TBN Support]

Hi Tom :welcome:

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your tractor! You have come to the right place for advice.

 

[seaneastok]

Welcome to the forum:welcome:The Massey 135 with the Perkins diesel is a workhorse..Have had 2 of the over the year's...you cant go wrong. Ol Tracy Ca. huh? was born and bred in Lodi and ran through that area several times a week for year's. Still have family in Stockton...Buddy of mine use to own a acre or two off of Grant line Rd till he bought a place in old town Tracy ...Walls rd if I remember right...now lives in Patterson..Have fun and welcome...Think I might still have a service manual in the shop for the 135...will have to check and let you know


Regard's
Sean

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site.

 

[flusher]

Welcome to TBN. Join the fun:thumbsup:

I bought a 1964 MF135 diesel Deluxe with MultiPower in 2006 for $3600 with 4600 hours showing. The engine was rebuilt at 3000 hours by the seller.

Good luck