massey ferguson 65 tractor

johnnyredbird · Jan 2, 2009

Can anyone tell me about a massey ferguson 65,,are they a good investment,,and where were they built?

sasedivy · Jan 2, 2009

I have a 1958 wide front gas with a loader, strong 3pt, good on fuel, ok brakes, not bad power for an older 40 something hp tractor.

It will drive a Hesston 7ft haybine & IH37 baler with on problems what so ever.

The high/low 3 speed trans is a little crude, but it really is a nice tractor & so far it's been tough as nails.

Good luck!

Scott

Mr. Bob · Jan 3, 2009

We had a '59 MF 65 low profile on our farm. It was a gasser. It was my all time favorite tractor. Very deceptfully heavy and powerful for its smallish appearance.
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2x4 · Jan 3, 2009

some over here were built in England

NEsota · Jan 3, 2009

My 65 gasser and my 8N are both low hour tractors and are not getting many new hours. I think of the 65 as equal to about two 8Ns. It has about twice the H.P., twice the weight and burns twice as much gas. Both of these are solid and do a good job of doing what they were designed to do. They do not have what I would consider any major design flaws. Parts are readily available in the U.S. and they are easy to maintain. I have these tools because I need to use them once in a while. Never do I consider them "an investment", and at their present burn rate they will out last all of us.

NEsota · Jan 3, 2009

I should have said that my 65 is low-profile, which may be a reason for comparing it to the 8N.

Mathias NY · Jan 3, 2009

I have not personally run one, but the neighbors had one and my dad spent some time with it. A nice solid tractor. The Perkins diesel engine was probably a better engine than the gasser, but harder to find. The hydraulics and power steering leave something to be desired, when compared to newer tractors. Good luck.

patiolant · Jan 3, 2009

I have had a 1961 65 gasser with loader for 12 years, and would never sell it. Great for an old tractor; doesn"t have the features of more modern tractors but is a very solid and reliable machine. It has baled up to 4000 bales a year with a NH273 baler, and ran a NH1002 automatic bale wagon with no issues. The only problems I have had are typical seal problems with an older tractor (check the weep hole under the clutch housing for oil dripping), and the brakes are not the greatest.

sodly · Jan 3, 2009

Have had two 65 gassers and a 3165 (industrial version) gasser. All good tractors with lots of power and good brakes compared to most of their contemporaries. They have internal disc brakes plantary final drives at the ends of the axles. The gas versions are very good starters in cold, too. The power steering is good if it's been refurbished and set up correctly. They're tricky to get adjusted properly, though, often giving you power one way and not the other. Not the best power steering design I've ever seen. Although overseas versions may have been built in England, US tractors were built in Racine, WI or Detroit, I believe. The 65 lived on for many, many years (as different models) with minor revisions. If I'm not mistaken, MF still makes a tractor today based largely on it. Or at least they did not long ago. Must not be too bad of a design. I think they were popular in the South and, of course, overseas. Don't see nearly so many in the Midwest as most farms had larger tractors than that and, at least in my experience, MF was not a popular brand there.

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