Offsetting a tandem drag disc

Birdhunter1 · Oct 7, 2006

A guy I work with ahs a MF 165 Deisel he is thinking of selling. I will say I've never seen it, but by the way he keeps everything else he has (truck, car, wife's car) and by the detail he puts into his work I woudl say it is in great shape. He says it is in great shape and I'd take his word on it.
He says the multipower works good and the engine has no blowby, starts good when cold etc.

Farmwithjunk · Oct 7, 2006

Birdhunter1 said:
A guy I work with ahs a MF 165 Deisel he is thinking of selling. I will say I've never seen it, but by the way he keeps everything else he has (truck, car, wife's car) and by the detail he puts into his work I woudl say it is in great shape. He says it is in great shape and I'd take his word on it.
He says the multipower works good and the engine has no blowby, starts good when cold etc.

These old Masseys and their Perkins diesels all seem to start good in cold weather. Very seldom do you even see one with a block heater. Many a time I've gone out to feed cattle on the 150 when it was well below zero.

I've got a short list of options I'm dead set on finding with the 165 I want. It's got to be a diesel. I'll take a Multi-Power tranny if it's in good shape, but would prefer the 8-speed. I want the "standard" , not the hi-arch. (28" rear wheels as opposed to 38") I live in hilly country. Lower is better. The 150 and 165 share a bunch of parts. With a 165 paired with my 150, I could keep a few spares on hand and not worry about hard to find parts when these old tractors get REAL old. The 150 was the first new tractor I owned. In fact, it was about the first new ANYTHING I ever owned. It's been around almost as long as my wife. (I've got kinda attached to her too)

I've got my eye on a 165 that'll be selling next spring. It fits my requirements, plus has a fairly new Bush Hog loader on it. Owner is selling out and moving to Florida.

jimmysisson · Oct 7, 2006

flusher said:
Here's my rear tire setup. Someone remarked that they look like the front tires from an MF combine.

Looks like your stay chains are pinned high on the banjo. On my 135 they were attached to a bracket on either side of the pto stub. Some creative solution to adjustable stay chains may help you offset your drawbar to drag your harrows where you like.
Jim

Farmwithjunk · Oct 8, 2006

jimmysisson said:
Looks like your stay chains are pinned high on the banjo. On my 135 they were attached to a bracket on either side of the pto stub. Some creative solution to adjustable stay chains may help you offset your drawbar to drag your harrows where you like.
Jim

Sorta wondered about those chains myself. It looks like maybe someone rigged up a way to control cutting height on a mower using sway chain mounts to attach the to the draft arms. On a 135 with standard tires/wheels, offseting the draft arms far enough to meet Flushers needs would get them into the tires. I'd suggest returning to the ORIGINAL sway chains, then carrying out the offset on the drawbar. I never like to deviate from O.E.M. unless that is the ONLY way to achieve a goal. Things have a way of working better and lasting longer when I follow that criteria.

GaryM · Oct 9, 2006

All I can say is WOW!

Birdhunter1 · Oct 9, 2006

Farmwithjunk said:
These old Masseys and their Perkins diesels all seem to start good in cold weather. Very seldom do you even see one with a block heater. Many a time I've gone out to feed cattle on the 150 when it was well below zero.

I've got a short list of options I'm dead set on finding with the 165 I want. It's got to be a diesel. I'll take a Multi-Power tranny if it's in good shape, but would prefer the 8-speed. I want the "standard" , not the hi-arch. (28" rear wheels as opposed to 38") I live in hilly country. Lower is better. The 150 and 165 share a bunch of parts. With a 165 paired with my 150, I could keep a few spares on hand and not worry about hard to find parts when these old tractors get REAL old. The 150 was the first new tractor I owned. In fact, it was about the first new ANYTHING I ever owned. It's been around almost as long as my wife. (I've got kinda attached to her too)

I've got my eye on a 165 that'll be selling next spring. It fits my requirements, plus has a fairly new Bush Hog loader on it. Owner is selling out and moving to Florida.

FarmwithJunk, where I live in So. Il is pretty much the same terrain you have, very hilly. North of me about 10 miles it ges flat and then in the river botom it's flat but from my house south to Cairo it's hills, and big hills, and bigger hills and a river or two.

The guy I work with has the tractor you're looking for, other than the 8-speed tranny. It is the standard not the hi-arch.

Let me know if you're interested.