MF 205 Industrial insta-reverse transmission

Hey guys, been kind of a lurker but now I'm in need of some specific help. I have a MF 205 industrial with the 3 cylinder perkins and instareverse transmission. My transmission pan is
leaking pretty substantially and I also have a leak at the pto and left lower 3 point arm. I have bought the necessary gaskets for the the sump cover and front cover and I've bought
the pto shaft seal, but I haven't bought the seal for the lower 3 point arm. I purchased a manual from ebay but had to return it because it was for the wrong tractor, so looking to
order the right one.

Couple questions...
1. Can I drain all the transmission fluid through the plugs in the sump cover and front cover?
2. Is the fluid that is leaking at the pto seperate from transmission?
3. When I drain the fluid and pull the covers, is there anything else I should do or look for with the covers off?
4. What is the fill capacity of the transmission? (I've tried searching and haven't found a straight answer)
5. When I change the pto shaft seal should I go ahead and replace the seal that is leaking at the left lower 3 point arm? If so, what is the process for this?
6. Where is the best place to get a proper manual (preferably one with decent pictures)?


I know this is a lot of questions, but there doesn't appear to be much info about these old mf205's. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

You can get the manuals from AGCO http://www.agcopubs.com/massey_ferguson

Look up the part numbers online at http://agcopartsbooks.com/PartsBooksN/Viewer/Default.aspx?

These yellow industrial ones were usually an adapted red ag MF (beefed up front end etc). Find the ag tractor it was based on and then you will have a lot more info to work with. By it's date range and engine size it might be based on a 135 but that's only a guess.

(quoted from post at 02:56:18 10/19/16) These yellow industrial ones were usually an adapted red ag MF (beefed up front end etc). Find the ag tractor it was based on and then you will have a lot more info to work with. By it's date range and engine size it might be based on a 135 but that's only a guess.

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From the information I've found, it seems to be the same engine as the 135 but possibly the same rear end as the 165. The instareverse transmissions seem to be unique to the industrial tractors, and that is where I'm getting stuck.

The instant reverse came only on the industrial tractors.

Yep, that's what I've found out so far.

The transmission fill plug is near the reverse pedal above the foot rest. Just keep adding red automatic transmission fluid Type F until it's full. It uses the same fluid as a car. If it gets low the tractor will not move or lose speed in high range.

Larry