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I have had a 2135 (gas) for about five years and I'm very happy with it as far as the functioning of the tractor goes. It's pretty old (~40 yrs) so it's fairly crotchety, but it still works. My understanding is that the only real difference between the 135 and the 2135 is the front end. The 2135 has a one piece front axle which pivots in the middle (around the drive shaft). It is a heavy beam made up of a "U" channel about 3" by 6" tall. The open part of the "U" is closed up with a welded plate (that's on the bottom of the axle). On either end of the axle are welded ~18" of ~4" pipe for the wheels to rotate (steer) in. My understanding is that you don't want to put a front loader on a regular 135 because the axle can't handle the load. The 2135 TURF has another axle. It appears to be a three piece (cast) beam which can be adjusted for the width of the front end. You can also check to see if it's a 2135 by looking at the color. The 135 is red and gray and black and the 2135 is yellow. You might try scratching the paint to see what's under it. Although I'm really a tractor novice, I'm positively flabbergasted that your tractor doesn't have a lift system. My owner's manual does mention it as optional, but then, air conditioning is optional in most cars and you don't see many without air conditioning anymore. does it have a quadrant just to the right of the seat? That's one or two levers which rotate between straight up and forward. if you have those, then you should have a lift. If you don't have a lift, I can't see any reason to have a three-point! If you decide that you really DO have a lift, but it just doesn't work, don't despair, it won't be outrageously expensive to fix (or even replace) it. As for the hydraulic pump, is it driven by the drive-shaft? If so, that may have been intended for a front-loader. Does the hydraulic pump drive the sickle? If you don't mind my asking, What'd you pay for it? Just tracking the value of mine.
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