Bryce Frazier
Well-known Member
Bought the Massy Ferguson 50 and got it home last night. It is rough no doubt, fenders are trashed, dents in the hood, and lots of just crappy farmer fixes. LOTS....
Tried starting it, someone had messed with the Distributor and it was all kinds of screwed up, so we fixed that, and put a new carb on it (came with a brand new carb in a bag??). Thing fires right up and runs great! No signs of lack of compression? All cylinders sound even, and it cranks good. No burning oil, any of that. Runs GREAT!
Then I try to move it. 1st gear won't hold, even if you forcibly HOLD it in position, it just kicks out. Same when it is in High too. All other gears seem to be good? Has NO brakes. Nothing, not a hit of stoppage at all!
Long story short, I am thinking I am going to part it out at this point. Tractor is a gas engine, wide front, high crop. No power steering. Does have Engine / Ground PTO.
What do you guys think the engine is worth?
Tried starting it, someone had messed with the Distributor and it was all kinds of screwed up, so we fixed that, and put a new carb on it (came with a brand new carb in a bag??). Thing fires right up and runs great! No signs of lack of compression? All cylinders sound even, and it cranks good. No burning oil, any of that. Runs GREAT!
Then I try to move it. 1st gear won't hold, even if you forcibly HOLD it in position, it just kicks out. Same when it is in High too. All other gears seem to be good? Has NO brakes. Nothing, not a hit of stoppage at all!
Long story short, I am thinking I am going to part it out at this point. Tractor is a gas engine, wide front, high crop. No power steering. Does have Engine / Ground PTO.
What do you guys think the engine is worth?