Recent content by mcinsc

So while "cat-walking" my new to me 135 up some of the hills with the disk hooked up this past weekend it occurred to me that I probably need a little more weight on the front :laughing: I have the factory front bumper with the grill guard which isn't meant to hold suitcase weights. I know...

I recently purchased a MF135 with 4 rail power-adjust rims. These are 28" rims and I believe they are 12X28 based on the tire size (13.6 X 28). I am going to have to replace the rims and possibly sooner rather than later. I am wondering if I can replace them with rims that are not power-adjust...

I have spent a little time going through the Farmtrac forum and the answers seem to bounce around quite a bit. So I have found a Farmtrac 435 with 250 hours that appears to be very well taken care of. $4,000 My concern is parts and being able to get it worked on. Thoughts?

I am looking for a new to me (old) tractor for food plotting, bush hogging and basic road maintenance on my hunting lease and have narrowed it down to something along the lines of a MF 135, Ford 3000, 4000, IH 424...you get the idea. There is an add for a Ford 861 Powermaster diesel (5speed...