My 1966 Massey 135 Tractor (Pics)

[Mike476]

Excellent feedback Massey, thanks.

 

[MasseyWV]

Excellent feedback Massey, thanks.

I'll take some pictures after I have everything cleaned up. It's been a very messy process so I didn't want to risk damaging my camera.

As I was looking up prices and availability for various o-rings and seals I'll need for the hydraulic system, I noticed that 4 new rings for the hydraulic pump would only be about $10 and 3 new rings for the hydrualic lift cylinder would cost about the same amount. That said, I'm considering the possibility of putting new rings in both the hydraulic pump and lift cylinder while I have everything apart. But, I'm not convinced that either really needs new rings, plus I'm concerned that new rings (likely made in China) may not be as durable as the originals which were working fine before I tore everything apart.

Also, something occurred to me as I was cleaning up the hydraulic pump pistons and rings. One commonly hears that it's normal for the hydraulics on a Massey 135 tractor to eventually bleed down after the engine is shut off. Being that the pump and lift pistons both use rings, this only makes sense because the ring gap(s) would allow hydraulic fluid to slowly escape, thus bleeding off hydraulic pressure.

 

[Soundguy]

in any case.. all loads supported by hyds should be left resting on the groud anyway.. so slow bleed off is fine..

 

[MasseyWV]

The following is a picture of one of the internal hydraulic pump valve bodies after it was disassembled, cleaned, and honed. The picture is a little too bright because the lighting conditions are terrible right now so I had to use my camera's flash to make the honing marks show up.

I wasn't happy with the first honing job on the valve body cylinders, so I bought a new hone and did it again. This time they all turned out much better with a crosshatch angle of about 30 degrees.

 

[Mike476]

Nice work!

 

[vegaome]

Well Massey, you will be pretty well versed on the 135 when you get done and thanks to you others will be too. I really enjoy your thread. I did pick up and exhaust pipe and muffler for mine today but did not work on it. I was surprise at how small the muffler is.

 

[MasseyWV]

Well Massey, you will be pretty well versed on the 135 when you get done and thanks to you others will be too. I really enjoy your thread. I did pick up and exhaust pipe and muffler for mine today but did not work on it. I was surprise at how small the muffler is.

As I work towards completing my restoration project I'm learning at an exponential rate, and while this thread does give a general overview of my progress, it contains but a tiny fraction of what I've learned along the way.

That said, I find myself once again thinking about the possibility of creating CD's or perhaps even publishing a book, but I'd prefer not to say too much more about it at this time. Suffice it to say, the general idea is to share information while helping to recoup some of the costs associated with my restoration project.

The muffler for the Massey 135 tractor does seem a bit small, but it seems to get the job done. It's been so long since I've heard mine running that I've almost forgot what it sounds like.

 

[The kid]

As I work towards completing my restoration project I'm learning at an exponential rate, and while this thread does give a general overview of my progress, it contains but a tiny fraction of what I've learned along the way.

That said, I find myself once again thinking about the possibility of creating CD's or perhaps even publishing a book, but I'd prefer not to say too much more about it at this time. Suffice it to say, the general idea is to share information while helping to recoup some of the costs associated with my restoration project.

The muffler for the Massey 135 tractor does seem a bit small, but it seems to get the job done. It's been so long since I've heard mine running that I've almost forgot what it sounds like.

Does that mean we will being reading copyrighted material here on Tractor By Net in your thread? Interesting.

 

[MasseyWV]

in any case.. all loads supported by hyds should be left resting on the groud anyway.. so slow bleed off is fine..

I agree that it's a good idea to leave anything supported by hydraulics on the ground when not in use. Blow a seal (or a hose in some cases) and things can get very bad in a hurry.

 

[Mike476]

Any time you get off the tractor you should really be lowering the implement, for safety if working around the implement as well as an added "anchor" when on uneven ground.