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RBoots · Jul 12, 2015

After I told a neighbor to be good to his equipment and check it over before using it, because I am now concentrating on fixing my own stuff and not fixing everybody else's stuff. I get home late from work Friday, and see this setting by my shop. It's his Massey 65 I put an alternator on for him last week. He said it was rattling when he was brushhogging with it. I asked if he checked the oil, and he told me he usually does. (More of an add oil occasionally than change oil type) Nice guy, just doesn't check stuff he should. It took over 5 Qts to touch the bottom of the dipstick. He said it was doing it for quite a while though, I told him it would be a miracle if its OK. He started it up, pretty quiet, decent oil pressure, and took off with it. Wasn't 15 minutes later he was back and it was knocking bad. Oil on dipstick looks like antiseize now. I told him its toast now and checking the oil everyday is cheaper than what this will cost him. Especially since it was his wife's dad's tractor. Too bad, was a nice tractor.

Ross

Buddy · Jul 12, 2015

"Oil looks like antiseize" A little bearing mixture in the oil. What a shame.

Gchase24 · Jul 12, 2015

As said on this forum before YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID !

caterpillar guy · Jul 12, 2015

OH the ignorance of people. And yes you can now fix stupid. It is on indefinite back order though.

504 · Jul 12, 2015

Nothing $5,000.00 won t fix. While there,new clutch and might as well do the hydraulics too.

J.Wondergem · Jul 12, 2015

If your going to do the work in it for him, you might want to put a low oil, and water, shut off on it.

Brendon Warren · Jul 12, 2015

Too nice of 65 to be treating it like that. Best little tractor ever!

MichiganMike · Jul 12, 2015

Or teach common sense. The only hope that type has is to be a copy cat around people with common sense and patience. Oh it is tough sometimes. MTP...

RBoots · Jul 12, 2015

Hydraulics are done, rebuilt resealed all that stuff along with pwr steering pump and cyl 2 winters back. Also resealed the axles and final drives while doing the brakes at that time, along with a rewire and 12 V alternator conversion. I guess I'll do the engine when I have time now.

Ross

RBoots · Jul 12, 2015

Yep, I told him it would be 6-8 months out, before I can even start at it. He said he wanted me to do the work, so he's going to pull it home and put it in the barn until then. Fine with me, lol...

Ross

2x4 · Jul 12, 2015

I've got a MF 65 diesel that I haven't use in several years. Good motor, brand new rear tires. I'll sell for $2500 in mid Tenn. It's sat outside & steering wheel no longer turns but it was loose before it sat. If it just needs a diesel motor this might speed things up for y'all.

JMOR · Jul 13, 2015

(quoted from post at 23:51:22 07/12/15) Yep, I told him it would be 6-8 months out, before I can even start at it. He said he wanted me to do the work, so he's going to pull it home and put it in the barn until then. Fine with me, lol...

Ross

ome people don't have time to check the oil, but have plenty of time to mess up more stuff!!!

Brown Swiss · Jul 13, 2015

There is a bright side to everything, now he can bottle and sell antiseize! LOL

NoNewParts · Jul 13, 2015

shame, looks like a very nice tractor.
I understand it's a friend, but I salute your bravery.
Re-doing an engine for someone I know doesn't check stuff...naw, I'll pass. When a rod comes out the side it would be .....my fault..lol

reminds me of the farm I helped out at, that I've posted about.
MF135 with the Perkins. completely worn out, [i:b49a82e73a]blowing[/i:b49a82e73a] oil out of everywhere, knocking, clattering, had to pour oil in every use. Not a square inch on that tractor that wasn't beat. It still did the work even though you expected it to blow at any second (owner wouldn't fix it)
Never did blow, I heard it just wouldn't start anymore.
still brought $1k at auction. tough stuff

RBoots · Jul 13, 2015

Thanks 2X4, but this one is a gasser unfortunately. If it was MINE, I'd swap it for a Perkins any day. And, If this was mine, it probably wouldn't be in this situation, aside from unseen catastrophe.

Ross

RN · Jul 13, 2015

Good example of why lots of equipment maker put in low oil sensors now. Old days a lot of people had the oil pressure light switch wire grounding point sets spliced into a T fitting to the oil pressure gauge and sometimes a radiator sensor for 'Hot' added- 'Murphy Switch' would shut off engine when trouble just started. check aftermarket for a variation of the Mitsubishi dipstick tube- has a low oil float and contact wire that gives a warning at one quart down and shut off at quart .5, can be varied some. This is a external mount assembly used one some rebuilt industrial engines, was featured article for some forklift rebuilds, main parts are common Japanese sensor, etc used in many of their cars since 1980s. couple other low oil safety sensor units out there now- wouldn't surprise me to see if MF already has a unit on newer models and maybe a retro kit for older rigs. Makes a aircooled 2 stroke engine with a fan flywheel seem reliable- reason some of the old OMC Lawnboys still out there. RN

dr sportster · Jul 13, 2015

Only thing is Anti-seize is made from pulverized aluminum and his is made from bearing material.

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