Color Photos

I know you all have seen this a thousand times but is there a book with clear color pics that doesn't cost 50 bux? I'm gearing up for a repaint and want to see each nut and bolt. I'd like to go back as close to factory as possible. 1964 mod 65 with serial starting at 709***. Grey paint is covering yellow on frame. I'm a factory stock guy but wife says no bumble bees flying around, tractor is red and grey at present. Any info? Thanks.




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have you looked through the tractor photos on this site
click on the link at the bottom of this post or go to the menu on the left side of the page on classic
veiw
also tractor data dot com has pics
and lastly a google search will give you thousands of pics and sites to see pics
all of which is free and from most you can drag pics over to a file folder of your choice on your
computer for future reference without having to do another search
if you use the pics from tractor data they are normally of factory correct paint that you can use to
sort out the ones from other places that are not correct
good luck on your restoration
tractor photos
 
Thank you Sir, the site does have several pics but none are close up. Google has many more with the same issue. I have a page from tractordata.com which lists incorrect information for my particular model. I bought this 65 very used and have a suspicion that it has been pieced together from differing models as the pics of parts do not match what I may be holding at the time. I use it several times a week and it is a workhorse but I know it is a beautiful tractor when restored. I would like better pics to see shapes and sizes of bolts, slotted or phillips screws and other tales of that nature. I've found a book "Massey Ferguson in detail" but it has a hefty price on it. If need be I'll get that one but will look for more information. Thank you again.
 
Hello Andrew,
Presumably your 65 is flint grey at the moment....very different from our Stonleigh Grey in the UK. Whatever time
you spend ensuring that bolts etc are correct will be well spent and will add to the value of the finished item.
Anyone can put odd bolts in and blow it over but when that extra effort has been made it will look terrific. Good
luck. Have a look at my 165 done with very similar effort. You should find it in Tractor Photos under 1974 UK MF
165.

DavidP, South Wales
 
I had an MF 65 to restore for Massey Ferguson, It is on display in their visitor centre in France...I know it is a British built tractor and the colours and panel work is different, never mind the rear wheels!, but it will give you some ideas.....Basically the way the tractors were factory painted was that the chassis/skid unit was completed and the engine started before painting....The linkage usually was dealer fitted so all the hardware for fitting it was usually zinc plated and not painted....Although MF had the rad fitted and water in it, I just dont like to see the rubber hoses and fan belt painted, so I leave them off.After painting, the skid unit was returned to the line and the wiring looms and sheet metal were fitted. The general rule is that all the bolts to fit these were zinc plated and never painted likewise for the wheel nuts.....I do have some pics of original American 65s but I have never really seen one extra well done. I can provide more pics if you like just keep asking ......Sam
 
(quoted from post at 10:15:06 06/01/16) I had an MF 65 to restore for Massey Ferguson, It is on display in their visitor centre in France...I know it is a British built tractor and the colours and panel work is different, never mind the rear wheels!, but it will give you some ideas.....Basically the way the tractors were factory painted was that the chassis/skid unit was completed and the engine started before painting....The linkage usually was dealer fitted so all the hardware for fitting it was usually zinc plated and not painted....Although MF had the rad fitted and water in it, I just dont like to see the rubber hoses and fan belt painted, so I leave them off.After painting, the skid unit was returned to the line and the wiring looms and sheet metal were fitted. The general rule is that all the bolts to fit these were zinc plated and never painted likewise for the wheel nuts.....I do have some pics of original American 65s but I have never really seen one extra well done. I can provide more pics if you like.... just keep asking ......Sam
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Hi Sam/Andrew,
I have seen this tractor at the Beauvais Visitor Centre in France and it is truly amazing in its
detail......perfection!!!!!

DavidP
 
Those are both very well done tractors and I would greatly appreciate more photos of either or both. Much of what I am looking for are body mount, engine accessory bolts, wire loom types and routing of hoses and tubes. Basically the things that would shake loose over time and be put back in a more convenient fashion as opposed to the factory placement. I also have a question about the tractormeter. Mine looks almost exact to the reproductions except it does not have the Ferguson name, the top row of numbers do not line up and one is omitted, and just above the roller wheel it says "hours at 1875 rpm". I've found only one other tach with this face and it needs the same work as mine. Does anyone know if this tach is original to a 1964 model 65? Thank you again for your knowledge.
 
Show me the parts you have queries with and I will try to keep you right....As I live in Northern Ireland I have only my photos from any time I visited America to trawl through, and as I'm laid up at present I may not be able to get you many photos of my
tractors, but I will try my best to help........Sam
 
There are 3 tachometers for a 65 (for both U.S. gas, and diesel tractors).
193967M91 Tractormeter Assembly (Used W/1500-540 Transmission).
193969M91 Tractormeter Assembly (Used W/1700-540 Transmission).
193955M91 Tachometer Assembly (Utility).
 
Thank you both sam and ptfarmer. Sam I'm sorry to read of your current situation and don't expect you to go out of your way so just stick with what is comfortable. The pictures you posted are great, if you have more that show other sides of the tractor and perhaps one of the under hood setup that would be great. The pic of the rear tells me I am missing the tractor beam (looks like a fork coming down from the lift plate) and the two bars mounted just below it.
Ptfarmer, my tractor has yellow paint showing through on the skid plate but I am told the utility came with a foot throttle as well as hand throttle. Mine does not have the foot unit. Trying to replace my fuel sending unit I'm told the one I have is from a model 85 tractor so I don't know what conglomeration of years I have here. I've done a search on the tach numbers you provided but all I find are random tractormeters. Maddening.
Does any of this make sense? Oddball gauge and yellow belly paint. UNDM 709066.
 
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This may have worked, if so the faded dial on the left is what I have on mine. The sealed unit had moisture inside and I disassembled it to find rusted gears. I did get most to operate except for the roller worm gear which was toast. If I had another for parts I'd put this back together. The new one is a temp.
 
ptfarmer, you wrote earlier about the different tachs based on transmission type. Can you tell me how to identify my transmission? There is a number cast into the side of the case but I don't know if that is generic for the housing or it describes what is inside. Thanks.
 
The number on the side is just a casting number, and it possibly could be a part number. The transmissions are either 6-2 (3 forward, 1 reverse with a high, and low range) then the 8-2 (4 forward, 2 reverse with a high, and low range). Then the 12-4 its the same as 6-2 but with multi-power that you can shift into either a high, or low range while moving without using the clutch so you get double the amount of gears of the 6-2. That is pretty much it. From the picture of your original tachometer shows you have the 1500-540 transmission if the tachometer, and transmission are both original to the tractor.
 
Thank you Sir. Given the yellow peeking out all along the belly I'm fairly certain the driveline is all original and I've seen the exact same type of tach on a 65 selling on an online auction site. I've searched for a fuel level sender and had a fellow tell me that I have one from an 85. My MF65 owner's manual (not original) shows a clear pic of the fuel tank and it is a perfect match. The 85 had filler and sender holes in different spots. I have all the original parts that I've replaced, the sender rheostat winding had let go. I wonder if anyone around here could do anything with that? Many of the aftermarket senders don't work with the original gauge which I do have and it does work so I'd like to keep it in place.
 

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