New MF 65 Owner checking in!

[TimStan327]

Howdy all!

I finally picked up my '63 Massey-Ferguson 65D after I purchased it from it's 2nd owner in January. After a pretty long haul getting it back to Kansas from Minnesota, I've run it a few times and a friend of mine who's a full-time farmer and I have been going over it to fix some of the small stuff that has been plagueing it. So far, I love it! My primary use for it at first will be mowing, moving dirt/gravel, and stuff like that as I start to develop my acreage into the "homestead" I've waited my whole life to build.

About me: I'm a former Army Aviator who has transitioned to the civilian sector. My wife and I bought some acreage and are currently building a house out there. I've driven Deere, Case, IH, and Kubotas in my past (though it has been quite a while), so getting back on a tractor has been fun, but it really IS like riding a bike. Once you learn how to drive one, you can drive pretty much all of them.

I look forward to learning as much as I can!

-Tim

 

[Muhammad]

Welcome to TBN.

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:

 

[creekbend]

Good to have you aboard.

 

[Depmandog]

Welcome to TBN from Missouri, the nations heartland! Glad you joined!

 

[moored4]

:welcome: to TBN! :thumbsup:

Happy :tractor: ing!

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TBN

I moved your thread to the Vintage Tractors Forum.

 

[TimStan327]

Welcome to TBN

I moved your thread to the Vintage Tractors Forum.

So that's where it went! Hehe. I was a little worried when I couldn't find it.

 

[Bob77064]

Welcome

 

[Soundguy]

that MF will be a very good tractor. strong good basic machines!

 

[jkis]

hi tim, glad to see another person with the mf65, mines a mk11, that i got of a neighbor who had it for 10 years and paid people to drive it, so i have been doing bits to get it up to scratch again. mines manual steer, i get to feel the muscles that haven't been used in a long time, trust me i cant see them but i can feel them haha
the worst thing so far has been trying to find a new shaft for the front pedestal,
the 2nd hand ones i have located have been very worn.
cheers stuart

that MF will be a very good tractor. strong good basic machines!

i find mine very basic, but it surprises me with what it can get done

 

[Soundguy]

basic usually equates to robust. robust is good... my old fords are in the same category. easy to use, easy to work on.. can do lots of work!

 

[BenjiMac]

I have a MF165, which I believe is similar.
My hydraulic system works great right now, but the dip stick on the right side indicates it's empty.
The owner's manual I bought says "Fill transmission through hole in top of transmission case." But I don't see any such hole!
Fig.17 is the "hydraulic lift cover" immediately above the dip stick. I loosened the rectangular plate on it, and hydraulic fluid started squirting out so I tightened it again. I removed a screw-in plug with wrench flats (2 flats not a hex top) and it was full. Since these items are way higher than the dip stick I expected to have a deep empty hold, but apparently the hydraulic lift cover is the pump system and has pressure in it.
Does anyone know where to add the hydraulic fluid?

- Benjamin

 

[BenjiMac]

I got an answer to my question from Early Equipment Company in Harrisonburg VA.
There is a screw-in plug to the left of the two gear shift levers, that is the place for hydraulic fluid that also lubricates the gears. It looks like a place for a third shift lever that was not installed. The user manual should have been clearer on this. When I removed this plug and put a gallon of hydraulic fluid in the hole, sure enough it now reads the correct level on the dip stick!
- Benjamin

 

[BenjiMac]

I got an answer to my question from Early Equipment Company in Harrisonburg VA.
There is a screw-in plug to the left of the two gear shift levers, that is the place for hydraulic fluid that also lubricates the gears. It looks like a place for a third shift lever that was not installed. The user manual should have been clearer on this. When I removed this plug and put a gallon of hydraulic fluid in the hole, sure enough it now reads the correct level on the dip stick!
- Benjamin

 

[Soundguy]

hopefully utf and not plain hyd fluid???