Recent content by BOB_UK

I now have all the serial numbers for the MF 130 and MF 2130

Harry Ferguson produced the Fe35 in England with the 23C engine in it He exported them to Canada with a cold climate kit fitted to it It had glow plugs fitted to each cylinder and an immersion heater in the bottom hose, I’ve received post from Canada that say they start down to -20 degrees The...

I was working on a farm near minehead in the Uk when I was 15 they had t20s and a 35, the 135 was released that year and if I remember correctly the Ford 000 series was launched The farm never bought the MF series although we that worked on the farm wanted one but I remember the battle between...

This is the early history of Massey Ferguson Ferguson History The Ferguson tractor was part of a comprehensive farming system, including a full range of implements, equipment and accessories that were designed to meet the farmer’s every need. The system was the brainchild of Ulsterman, Harry...

If you slide under the front of your tractor and look up at the sump there is an angled part of it with the casting date on it, may take a bit of cleaning to see it, this will only date the engine thou Bob UK

Over the years as a Heating engineer here in England I started fitting straw fired boilers and covered 7 counties in the south of England These boilers could either burn wood or straw, the last one I fitted was the largest and would take two 5' X 4' round straw bales. The heat was pumped into a...

My son-in-law was a working farm manager over here in England but decided to take a working managers job in the old East Germany on a 27,000 acre farm he was employed to teach them to farm the English way, 6 months before he got there they just spent £4.5 million on 40 Fent tractors, but on the...

When working on steep ground its helpful for your safety to switch the wheels over, IE put the left one on the right side and the right one on the left side, due to the dished wheel hub this will increase the wheel base giving you a safer turning, I used to work on a hilly farm and all our...

Hi Eric I just came across a firm in the states that has the PTO shaft It can be found at; www.tractorpartsasap.com/pto-counter-shaft-new-massey-ferguson-113269.html regards BOBUK

Hi Eric I have attached the wiring diagram regards BOBUK

Hi Eric So yours is still an 1968 model Type LAST NUMBER 31 October 1967 SNMY 385261 1968 SNMY 386831 YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 386684 SO YOUR TRACTOR IS A 1968

Hi Eric The serial number you give has 7 numbers; MF 130 had only 6? If you have 386871 then yours would be a late 1968 model regards BOBUK

Hi Eric As you can from see from my post above I do supply parts and help for the MF 130 I do have the brake pads in stock and do supply the nose cones but I don't have any in stock at the moment, I get these from both Germany and France but due to Brexit a lot of firms don't want to send them...

Leak and potato soup I make this in the winter for my family, quick and easy, never fails Butter 50 Gram Potatoes 450 Gram , peeled and cut into small chunks Onions 2 , chopped Chicken stock 2 Pint Mixed herbs To Taste (Use Fresh Or Dried) Chopped leeks 225 Gram...

As you say Gale they are getting everywhere, I heard on our local radio last week of Rolls Royce battery powered air flight it reached a speed of 345.4 mph and you can read about it here www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/19736178.rolls-royce-tests-super-plane-wiltshire/