Am looking for some info on a MF turf special. Purchased it this spring for $1000. It has the4 cyl gas engine. It looks very similar to the standard 3165 except for the width. With the rear tires in measure almost 8' across at the rear. I believe the year is about 1970. Runs great and seems to have plenty of power. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into this model and if a front loader off of a 3165 would work on this model?
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ptfarmer
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It's pretty much the same as the 3165 utility except the 3165 turf has a adjustable width front axle, drum instead if disk brakes, and no planetaries on the rear axle.
ptfarmer
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The front end loader should probably bolt right on, the backhoe is different story, it takes good size hydraulic pump to run a backhoe which your 3165 probably doesn't have plus the mounts for it. If you really need a backhoe it's a lot less trouble, and probably cheaper to get a loader/backhoe rather than try to piece one together. Do you have the loader for it already, or? Also does your tractor have the provision on the front support to an a external hydraulic pump off of?
from what I have read it has the hookup for external hydraulics. it almost exactly like a standard 3165 just a wider rear end and a couple small cosmetic pieces. the book on it says its capable of running external hydraulics, there is a setting on the side of the tractor to switch over to hydraulics (other than the 3 point hitch).
ptfarmer
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Only problem with using the 3 point hydraulic system is that the loader will be a lot slower than if it had it's own external higher gpm pump.
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