Recent content by FordnMassey

Hi, I had a very similar experience with my MF35. Mine had been sitting for a number of years with heavily water contaminated oil in the gearbox. I changed it and the TPL worked fine for 18 months lifting up to 600kg/1300lb. I then bought a front end loader and fitted it. The FEL lifted once...

Hi Lucas, I have a some general Massey Ferguson knowledge and may be able to get you started with this problem. But firstly, can you provide a bit more detail about the problem? Is that a front end loader that you refer to being slow to lift? If so, was it lifting fine until you removed the...

Hi PaulT1966, I'm not familiar with a 1510, but using logic i wondered if an obstruction in the hydraulic system could explain this. If the hydraulic pump is normally permanently pumping, an obstruction in the circuit that recirculates the "unused" flow would create a workload on the motor that...

Hi, If I remember correctly, that hole with a pin in it is a drain hole for the bell housing . The bell housing is the chamber that contains the clutch and it doesn't contain oil, but the engine and gearbox on either side do. I suspect that the fluid you're seeing is gearbox oil, but could be...

Hi Baruch, Your thinking is sound to me, but I'm working off first principles not experience on a 158. If it's drifting down after the diverter is switched, then there's a leak between the diversion point up to and including the piston/cylinder. Given the piston/cylinder is the only moving...

Hi 45er, It's likely that you will be able to find tyres to suit your current rims because for any given rim width and diameter, there's often a selection of tyre widths that can be fitted. A tyre store should be able to give you advice on what sizes are available and suitable.

Hi, I'm in Australia and our access to parts is poor. I had to buy a full set of seals to replace the one causing the trouble. The kit was a Sparex line which I believe I a US brand. By the way, there were 2 types of power steering pumps fitted (to Australian models). One has an integrated...

Turned out that the crankcase ventilation pipe was completely blocked with a sludge of water contaminated oil. Cleared that and resolved the oil cap blowing off. Might still be "passing gas" excessively, but not as severely as I thought. Leakdown test was good advice as it would have spotted...

Hi, I'm guessing you mean a leakdown test. I'm unfamiliar with leakdown tests. What benefits do they provide over a compression test? FordnMassey

Hi all, I have a 1965 Massey 35 with a petrol (gas) engine with some blow by. Being in Australia, the engine is a Standard 87mm, which I believe is different to the Continental that North American 35's have. It's a low compression motor, being 6.0:1. The tractor came to me very uncared for and...

Hi all, I have a 1965 Massey 35 with a petrol (gas) engine. Being in Australia, the engine is a Standard 87mm, which I believe is different to the Continental that North American 35's have. I'm searching for a manual to assist with an engine rebuild. I have a pdf copy of the widely available...

Thanks Ild and Tired and Clover Knoll Farms for the input. The regulator does have a bypass valve. The problem with lower pressures on these nozzles is that below 20 bar the nozzle outputs progressively degrade to become a narrow fan of big droplets which will give poor coverage. I think the...

Hi, Sorry for the initial lack of pictures, I've added some here. The sprayer is a boom type. I measured the output of each nozzle by running the sprayer at running speed, 540rpm pto, and holding a bucket under each nozzle. There was 1.5-2L (0.4-0.6USgal from each nozzle in 30 seconds. The...

Hi, The tank has a sacrificial anode in it which I renewed a few years ago and I'm allowing that to protect the DC heating element. FordnMassey

Hi, I have some questions around a three point linkage sprayer. It's around 40 years old and was on the property when I bought it and I suspect it was set up for spraying grape vines. It has a Bertolini pump 31L / 9galUS at max pressure and 10 nozzles @ 50cm/20" on 2 booms. The pressure...