My uncle had a 285 2wd rops on on the farm while I was growing up. In the spring we'd strap the duals and front end weights on her and pull a 12' disk with a spring tooth harrow. Probably wasn't good for her condidering in the twenty years we had her we had to have the engine overhauled three times and the rear end rebuilt at least once. Best thing to do in your situation (other than scrap it since the 285 was not MFs best model) would be to split the tractor and replace all the internals that are showing any kind of wear or could break down in the near future. If your mechanic is experienced with MF he will know exacatly what goes wrong and when. Most MF mechanics will tell you (including my dad) when you split an MF to replace a hydraulic pump that doesn't work, go ahead and replace the one that is working as well, this will decrease the likely hood that you'll have to split the tractor agin. Believe me the cost of splitting a tractor adds up in a big time hurry.
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