Yup!! Dad bought the M sometime in the early sixties, what a relief from baling in first and second gear with the Super C. Enough power to actually run the hay conditioner without stalling on the big lumps. Armstrong power steering worked just fine, never had live power before, so I didn't miss it.
Came back from college, M still the big horse, Dad slowing down a little and didn't really like to run it any more, guess who did?
A few more years, baler with kicker, pulling wagons, Hesston mower-conditioner, lack of live power/live hydraulics really aggravating. Armtrong power steering beginning to wear on the "power unit".
Got a MF 175D in a basket, made it run, all the modern conveniences, including automatic mosquito fogging, what an improvement.
MF cr@pped its drawers, (LPTO clutche$$$ and pump). Borrowed a JD A, AARRGHHH, back to the M.
MF working again.
MF down again, repeated head gasket failure, back to the M.
Finally managed to scrape up $$ and bought a Farmall 560 Diesel, M relegated to some rakeing and tedding when the IH 330 wasn't available.
MF engine rebuilt, still needs brakes, PS pump and leaking transmission seal fixed.
IH 330 broke a crank, M tedding and rakeing A LOT.
Tropical storm Irene!!! M and 560 both went swimming, MF finished haying, and stayed together.
cleaned up the M, flushed everything out and got it running, 560 didn't go as deep so I saved that project for spring, guess what I used for haying THIS summer. Didn't mention, MF has a loader on it, a real pig to use if you don't at least take the bucket off. I did do a lot of the mowing with it, but baled with the M. Armstrong power steering "power unit" just about completely shot, hard to lift my coffee cup in the morning. Put new tires on the Super C and used it a lot more than in the last few years.
So, in all those years, the M has had two new sets of tires, two clutches, and one new PTO shaft (oprator error). The head has been rebuilt once, I added a two way hydraulic valve, and the starter has been rebuilt at least four or five times. The radiator was removed and patched onec, and it may have had a couple of front wheel bearings.
The longest it was ever down, was when the head was rebuilt. The shop had to mine the iron, smelt it, refine the steel, forge the valves, machine them, and then fit them to the head. I borrowed a friend's IH 574 for that spell, really hated to go back to the M.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Choosin, Mounting and Using a Bush Hog Type Mower - by Francis Robinson. Looking around at my new neighbors, most of whom are city raised and have recently acquired their first mini-farms of five to fifteen acres and also from reading questions ask at various discussion sites on the web it is frighteningly apparent that a great many guys (and a few gals) are learning by trial and error and mostly error how to use a very dangerous piece of farm equipment. It is also very apparent that these folks are getting a lot of very poor and often very dangerous advice fro
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
