Hey guys, I registered here a number of years ago when I was working on my Ford 640. Back then I usually used rarefish383 as a user name. Well, I tried to log in a while back and couldn't remember my password. Nothing I tried worked, and every time I entered my Email it said some one was already registered to it. Sold the Ford, bought a Massey 135, and made a new Email address, so, I'm Back.
I bought this tractor from a friend. I think he said his Dad bought it new. They used it to bush hog the fields on the family farm. All they do now is hunt it, no crops. He said it's sat for about 3 years now, and he bought a new tractor, so it was time to let this one go. I gave him $800 for it. The tach works and is reading 2345 hours, think I'll put 10 bucks on that number! I put a new battery in it and the bendix went clunk 3 or 4 times before it engaged the flywheel. When it did engage it spun over easy, as it should. Put a shot of starting fluid in it and it started right up, ran a couple minutes and concked out. Pulled the carb and the float was stuck in the closed position. The float rod had some fuzzy corrosion on it so it wouldn't move. Cleaned it out good, blew it out too. Stuck it back on and it started and ran fine, purred like a kitten. Drove it all around the neighborhood. The one thing I really noticed is how easy it turned. Do these have an internal power steering? It does not have a hydraulic rod on the front end. It's an easy one hand turn. It also has wheel weights on the inside of the front wheels. Today I started it up and it coughed and sputtered, had to keep pulling the choke in and out to keep it running. I'm going to put a kit in the carb. I was thinking about trying one of the new ones on the bay, they are going for less than $200. But, they are so basic I figured I'd try the kit first. Then a tune up and fresh oil. Then I'm going to take it to my farm in WV to mow the 7 acre field. I'll be checking in when ever I have a question, and to check out the tractors here. Thanks in advance, and here's my 135, Joe.
I bought this tractor from a friend. I think he said his Dad bought it new. They used it to bush hog the fields on the family farm. All they do now is hunt it, no crops. He said it's sat for about 3 years now, and he bought a new tractor, so it was time to let this one go. I gave him $800 for it. The tach works and is reading 2345 hours, think I'll put 10 bucks on that number! I put a new battery in it and the bendix went clunk 3 or 4 times before it engaged the flywheel. When it did engage it spun over easy, as it should. Put a shot of starting fluid in it and it started right up, ran a couple minutes and concked out. Pulled the carb and the float was stuck in the closed position. The float rod had some fuzzy corrosion on it so it wouldn't move. Cleaned it out good, blew it out too. Stuck it back on and it started and ran fine, purred like a kitten. Drove it all around the neighborhood. The one thing I really noticed is how easy it turned. Do these have an internal power steering? It does not have a hydraulic rod on the front end. It's an easy one hand turn. It also has wheel weights on the inside of the front wheels. Today I started it up and it coughed and sputtered, had to keep pulling the choke in and out to keep it running. I'm going to put a kit in the carb. I was thinking about trying one of the new ones on the bay, they are going for less than $200. But, they are so basic I figured I'd try the kit first. Then a tune up and fresh oil. Then I'm going to take it to my farm in WV to mow the 7 acre field. I'll be checking in when ever I have a question, and to check out the tractors here. Thanks in advance, and here's my 135, Joe.