A labour of love

[alisonb]

Took just short of 2 weeks, used some muscles I thought I didn't have :shock: but here it is... vintage(1961) MF65(765).

Still a nut or two and stickers missing, will get to that ;-)

 

[boondocks]

beauty!!!

 

[M-5]

SWEET ride. They must have offered a different grill package over there , Ive been around a lot of old tractors and can usually tell what they are from the grill. If you had not of said I would not have known

 

[skyhightree1]

Looking good I knew it was a MF I grew up first tractor I ran was a MF 50

 

[skyhightree1]

SWEET ride. They must have offered a different grill package over there , Ive been around a lot of old tractors and can usually tell what they are from the grill. If you had not of said I would not have known

Hood latches are different also as one we have hear had the chrome knobs that you twist over.

 

[M-5]

this is what im used to seeing on a 65

 

[Nesikep]

You're a whole lot faster than I am!.. it took me two months to do our MF255.. I had the whole thing torn apart pretty much

 

[slick4591]

Nice!

 

[Rafter S]

That brings back memories. Many years ago my father and his partner in custom hay business were using one of those to pull the square baler. When they finally got a larger tractor to bale with the Massey 35 got moved to rake tractor. I sure was proud to get to use it after those years of raking with a Ford 9N.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

Wow! Good job!

 

[Jogeephus]

Nice job!

 

[alisonb]

Thanks all, it purrrs. Amazing what a little paint, new filters and an oil change can do

SWEET ride. They must have offered a different grill package over there , Ive been around a lot of old tractors and can usually tell what they are from the grill. If you had not of said I would not have known

I'm searching for an original grill...that is a homemade job

You're a whole lot faster than I am!.. it took me two months to do our MF255.. I had the whole thing torn apart pretty much

I luckily didn't have to split it, just pulled the front apart to replace waterpump and at the same time gave the radiator a once over. When I purchased the tractor about 15yrs ago it had been reconditioned.

 

[Nesikep]

I didn't go as far as splitting mine either, but short of that, everything was apart

 

[alisonb]

Bet you had fun finding the right nuts & bolts when you put it together :lol: