FreshRouteFarm
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- Burtts Corner, New Brunswick Canada
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- Case IH 485, David Brown 995
A job to be proud of. Looks great!
Mf135 RESTORATION
- Thread starter Basil P
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mikefromnh
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Very nice!
I have no real need for one, but their is something about the mf 135's that makes me want to drag one out of a field to restore.
I have no real need for one, but their is something about the mf 135's that makes me want to drag one out of a field to restore.
wmonroe
Elite Member
Very nice job, the attention to detail is obvious.
TomSeller
Super Member
Oh, come on. Drag one out of a field and restore it. You will not regret it.
dieselcrawler
Elite Member
Good luck finding on abandoned in a field... these ol tractors keep workin... they never die!
OP... nice work... something to be proud of!
mikefromnh
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chim
Elite Member
Basil, great job on the MF135! I looked at one about two years ago and even had a trailer along to haul it home. The poor thing was beat and broken beyond what I wanted to deal with. The MF135 has more appeal to me than most any other tractor and I can't explain why.
Thanks Chim. Yes the MF 135s are a great little tractor and Perkins AD3 152 diesels are legendary. I originally was chasing a MF 148; do you have those in the US? They are basically identical to the 135s but they have an extra 6" in length created by a spacer between the gearbox and the motor. They bumped the HP up to 49 Hp by opening up the pump, but they are still the Perkins AD3 152 motor. The extra length makes it a bit more comfortable to get onto the tractor and also for leg room, but I don't know why they added in the extra 6". Long wheel base vehicles are much more comfortable to ride in then shorter wheel base, so that may be the reason. I have a 2010 Ford F150 Platinum which was imported from the US and converted to RH drive. I bought it brand new and it cost me a bomb, but very, very comfortable largely because of the long wheel base. You guys don't know you are alive - you can buy one of these in the US for around $50,000 USD. Mine cost me $120,000 AUD. There was about $40,000 worth of conversion though and it is spot on. I'm digressing I know but you guys produce excellent vehicles at a very competitive price.
chim
Elite Member
I'm not very familiar with the various models. Tractordata.com shows a 150(?). Some years ago the in-laws had a couple smaller MF's on their farm and if I recall they were a 165 and a 265.
That's really interesting about the Ford. WOW! that's some price tag.
That's really interesting about the Ford. WOW! that's some price tag.
