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    MF 145 Assistance Please

    The owner did indicate (before he stopped speaking to us) that he did use the heating oil and I think, given the age and comments above, it probably worked ok on the French heating oil. I'll stick with diesel just in case though. Saving a few Euros at the risk of a big bill isn't worth it...
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    Massey Ferguson 145 Assistance (Please).

    Duplicating my comment from another forum entry on this site... Hi. Thanks for the responses. I've translated the 'repair bill' and it seems to suggest it was engine related and dated 2014. Perhaps the owner had paid for the brake separately and recently. And I've come to learn with an 85...
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    MF 145 Assistance Please

    Hi. Thanks for the responses. I've translated the 'repair bill' and it seems to suggest it was engine related and dated 2014. Perhaps the owner had paid for the brake separately and recently. And I've come to learn with an 85 year old French gent, that recently could be a decade ago. It's...
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    Massey Ferguson 145 Assistance (Please).

    Please ignore this thread. I've just reposted in the MF Vintage Tractor forum which I missed earlier. Can't see how to delete a post.
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    MF 145 Assistance Please

    Hi I've just bought a farmhouse in the south of France and with it, a 1966 MF145. I've never owned a tractor before and frankly I have no idea what I've bought or got myself into. So I have a few questions I hope you may be able to help with. It's in astonishingly good condition and just had...
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    Massey Ferguson 145 Assistance (Please).

    Hi I've just bought a farmhouse in the south of France and with it, a 1966 MF145. I've never owned a tractor before and frankly I have no idea what I've bought or got myself into. So I have a few questions I hope you may be able to help with. It's in astonishingly good condition and just had...
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