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I've owned a MF-135 gas (continental) for 20 years. Farmed 25 acres of hay and row crops, full tillage. It came with a MF-236 loader that was too much for the size of the tractor. Mine has 6 speeds in the transmission plus multipower to make it 12 speeds foward. Enough for most jobs, though the multipower is reputed to be less tough than the other gears in the transmission. The input shafts for the transmission are concntric for drive and for PTO and the seals there do wear and it takes a split and some machine work building up worn shafts to make the replacement seals work. Some people have troubles with the tachometer drive from the Perkins engine leaking oil. There were many MF-135 made so aftermarket parts abound and there are imitations still made in India. I've seen few complaints about the Perkins engines, though at age 40 years it is possible to have worn one out. I don't have a brush hog, but I do have a 6' 3" JD flail mower I use with mine. Also a 12' field cultivator and a 6' offset disk. I pulled 2x 16 moldboard plow. Rotovator, be sure it will go slow enough at PTO speed. Mine just goes down to 1.5 mph and some rotovators want 3/4 mph. I've mowed many acre of hood high hay with a 9' 3" sickle type mower/conditioner at speeds up to 6 mph. I've had to rebuild the power steering cylinder, but a good machine shop charged $125 while the local MF shop wanted $500 for the assmbly. There are way fewer handy MF dealers than there were around here 20 years ago, so it takes long distance pphone calls and some running around to get genuine MF parts these days. Many potential owners pass up gas models for the economy and perceived longevity of the diesel model. Don't know, never owned any diesel and I know how to tune a gas engine. Gerald J.
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