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chas 09-13-2012 00:36:09 93.23.201.39 Report to Moderator	Le 'huit cent vingt cinq' - 825 - would be the French version ! These really are an excellent little tractor, the 4-pot Perkins diesel starts at the mere mention of work. This looks a very good working example, a credit to the owner, on the basis of the ID about 1959. Not a huge number built (Factory at Beauvais, Paris, France) and spares US side can be a problem, though still quite common in Europe. Sold in Australia as the MF30 (Dunno why !) and with a new suit of clothes but otherwise unchanged became the MF130. [Reply]   [No Email]
Roy in UK 09-14-2012 07:20:46 86.161.6.212 Report to Moderator	Re: M F vin sank? in reply to chas, 09-13-2012 00:36:09   I am not sure about the spares situation in The UK but I remember our MF dealer cursing the fact that he was having problems getting spares for a customer"s 130 in the early 1970"s! I seem to remember the gearbox, steering hydraulics etc.on those models were "unique" to say the least. Some people said the 130 was "underpowered" compared to The 135 well in all fairness it was only 30 hp which is 15 horsepower less than The 135. The two tractors should not be compared directly.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Tony in Mass. 09-13-2012 09:52:24 76.127.224.161 Report to Moderator	Re: M F vin sank? in reply to chas, 09-13-2012 00:36:09   ooooooh. So that is why there is so much confusion about a '30'. Some people are thinking of US made TO30's, others think 1960's industrial models, and in Oz, one of these... head office didn't have much immagination in the model numbering system eh?   [Reply]  [No Email]
chas 09-13-2012 10:43:44 93.23.201.39 Report to Moderator	Re: M F vin sank? in reply to Tony in Mass., 09-13-2012 09:52:24   Yup ! There is also a MF20 which seems to have become the MF122, (same critter but with the smaller Perkins 4.99 engine- the core model of the Perkins 4.107 and 4.108) in the records, but I've never seen one, guess they were a bit too underpowered to be popular. It's possible the MF30 was intended to have the slightly higher powered 4.108, up from the 25's 4.107, but they all seem to have the 107 whether the 25, the 20-25 or the 30. Variations seem to be just in dashboard fittings, double clutch, and multitudes of different starter/gennie combinations. The engine could be French, Polish or British Perkins, depending what came down the line at the time !   [Reply]  [No Email]