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Recently bought a fairly well kept Massey Ferguson MF35 with the Z134 Continental (gas) engine.
I would like to acquire the service/operators/parts/wiring/etc. manuals. Any advice on which of the different publishers offerings contain the "best" information?
Finally, which of the (modern) lubricants do I need to be using?

Thanks in advance
 
(quoted from post at 15:25:01 04/11/18) Recently bought a fairly well kept Massey Ferguson MF35 with the Z134 Continental (gas) engine.
I would like to acquire the service/operators/parts/wiring/etc. manuals. Any advice on which of the different publishers offerings contain the "best" information?
Finally, which of the (modern) lubricants do I need to be using?

Thanks in advance
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agcopubs (add .com) to that, this forum won't let me link. That's where you'll find the factory manuals as written by Massey Ferguson.

I use non detergent oil in the motor, 15w40 in summer, 30wt in the winter.

For the trans case I use Traveller's Premium brand trans/hydraulic fluid from Tractor Supply.
 
I run O'Reilly's brand 20W-50 in ALL my tractors and cars etc. I'd NEVER run a non-detergent oil in any thing.

As for manual I have found no matter what manual you have it will leave out something here or there
 
(quoted from post at 16:47:42 04/11/18) I run O'Reilly's brand 20W-50 in ALL my tractors and cars etc. I'd NEVER run a non-detergent oil in any thing.

As for manual I have found no matter what manual you have it will leave out something here or there
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If there's sludge in the bottom of my z134 pan, I'd like to leave it there unless I drop the pan to clean it out. Not a huge fan of how the oiling system works on this motor.

Just my two cents.

All my other vehicles/machines, I run synthetic. Just my old Massey I prefer non detergent oil. Actually, it may be straight 40wt in summer and straight 30wt in summer that I run. Can't remember.
 
15-40 non detergent oil??? i did not even know there was such a thing. 15-40 is associated with diesels. diesel oil has higher detergent than gasoline oils. really having my doughts on finding 15-40 non detergent oil, unless i have been a mushroom till now on 15-40.
 
(quoted from post at 18:48:21 04/11/18) 15-40 non detergent oil??? i did not even know there was such a thing. 15-40 is associated with diesels. diesel oil has higher detergent than gasoline oils. really having my doughts on finding 15-40 non detergent oil, unless i have been a mushroom till now on 15-40.
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You're right, I don't believe there is. I meant straight 40wt summer, straight 30 winter. I just looked at my jugs in the basement.
 
(quoted from post at 19:45:38 04/11/18) Non detergent oil should only be used to lubricate door hinges.
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Agreed. Only thing I use it in is my Massey. Whatever, it spent 50+yrs running that stuff, it'll probably go another 50! :)

The Rotella 15w40 is good stuff. If I were to run detergent oil that's what I'd use.
 
Thanks for all the advice. I went with the Rotella and have received all the manuals. I also converted the old canister oil filter to a spin-on so I could use (my favorite) Napa Gold filters.
 
This is by far the best Manual I have ever owned on the subject matter that you are concerned with:

Google the MF # on the front cover and you shall locate this information:

Massey Ferguson Manual 1448 88 M1


Bob Owner Operator MF Fe 35 x ...TEA-20 ...and other colored Tractors
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