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Hello Chuck - The 4 cyl Standard is one tough engine - once you get it running. Ours had probably 5000 hours on it when I overhauled it, and the crank was still standard size. The overhaul did not cure the starting problem. It took heat - a 200 watt or so in-line coolant heater installed in the lower rad hose. 15 minutes in the summer, an hour in winter, and it lit off just like the Perkins. It smoked until the temp came up. You may find the thermostat is a bit lazy and needs replacement. With the 3 point control valve, if it's like ours, the left lever is a switch valve (center position is remote, held back gives normal 3 point operation) and the right lever controls the remotes. You lose the position control feature (holding the lift arms and implement at the height you want, automatically) when you use the valve bank lever for 3 point control. You won't find a better tractor for the money - anywhere. And parts are all available at extremely favourable prices from aftermarket suppliers (occasionally even from MF! - they had sleeve kits for the Standard a while back cheaper than aftermarket, in their Classic program). I think our hosts at YT are dealers for Vapormatic (UK) and other parts. You also have a Bareco (Australian) distribution warehouse in CA. Prices are good because there are so many still around, worldwide, nearly 50 years after they started coming off the production line. That's a real tribute to the durability and reliability of the design.
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