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Pictures are absolutely misleading. Its kind of like those glamour or boudoir photos, or the ones the estate agents hand out that are retouched. Well I bid on an air compressor at this auction site because the compressor was only a 100 miles away and I was going that way. It seemed like a nice portable shop air compressor, one of the older generation that really lasts, well in the picture it was next to some electric motors that I thought were 1-2 hp motors, upon arriving at the auction site the electric motors turned out to be the size of a cow and so did the "date" I had won on auction for 150.00, and at nearly 300kg that works out to 2kg to the dollar. Apparently it has a 5 hp 220 volt motor with a tank that could power the Queen Mary for a jaunt in the harbor. They loaded it in the van with a crane, had to take the front skids loose to lower it enough to pass into the cargo area, it was 51 inches tall, I managed to get some smooth 2x12 wood ramps to the back of the van and pull it rear ward with a come along until I could slide it down the ramps enough to reattach the front two skids, then pulled it to the end of the ramps and lifted one end (it wasn't the light end, there wasn't a light end) onto a heavy duty dolly and danced a jig getting her centered on the dolly. From now on I'm sticking with skinny air compressors, the ones that stand up. Thinking back after wrestling the old girl out of the van, why didn't I least take the trailer, oh yeah, she looked svelte.

ah, the price I like, free. Really good score!

A guy had them at a swap meet I was passing by, I gave 10.00 for both

Yes, that odd fellow is Mr. D.R. ILL Press, he not exactly a clothes horse or a fashion hound

I'm going to run a 30x10-12. because I cannot get a AG tyre in 27x8.50-15 (I can, but I do not like tru-powers as they are pulling tyres not AGs, not a fan of pulling or pulling tyres) , I can get a 27x 6.90-15 AG tyre but I want something wide enough for the tractor, those are implement and walk behind tyres. BTW there were no 24x12-12 tyres on these machines, there were 26x12-12 turf or AG options, but with these taller front tyres I need more height in the back and even a 27" tall tire would leave it down in back, the rear tyre needed to be 29 or 30" tall. I could have gone as much as 31", but I wanted more clearance around the fender. The tyre height ratio from front to rear stays almost the same as stock, 8" inches taller rear tyre than front tyre with stock 18x8.50-8 fronts and 26x12-12 rear tyres, there is a 9 inch difference front to rear with the 21" tall fronts and 30" tall rear AGs.

Things are going slow, I spend more time at the Veterans Hospital than I do at at home and they don't know a spanner from a spudger. I ordered cast iron Dexter Hubs for a small trailer to replace the stock wheel bearing, 30.00 each delivered, and they allow as short as a 4-1/8" spindle. I went with the 12 inch rims as I am going with the 30x10-12's (another story) and installed the tyres measure 21 inches tall which is about three inches taller than the 18x8.50-8 turf tire that was on there. Using the wheel bearings and taller tyres will not only give me easier steering, but greater ground clearance for the garden work. I am keeping the lower part of the Onan powered D-160 dash as it has an electric clutch switch in it which I will use when I take off the manual clutch from this D-160 and install my electric clutch I have sitting on the shelf. BTW, ONLY the Onan powered D-160 had an electric clutch, all other D series, single and twin cylinders, were manual clutches. Bad news on the 30x10-12, I received one, but not two tyres, the unnamed company (CHAPARRAL MOTOR SPORTS) refused to communicate with eBay about sending the second tyre so eBay told me to send it back with a prepaid label they supplied and they would refund the entire amount this Monday or Tuesday. My communication with the hemp heads at the unnamed company ( CHAPARRAL MOTOR SPORTS) was fruitless. Although they admitted that UPS had not picked up the other tyre, they were supposed to pick it up, so I would have to wait until they settled the dispute with UPS, (who never had the second tyre), before they would send me another. When I called the young man at the unnamed company (CHAPARRAL MOTOR SPORTS) "doode" he hung up on me, I am going to send him a hurt feeling report so he can fill it out and make a complaint.

I sure wish I could have gotten it to you cheaper, but hopefully it will give many years of service.

Wishing your son the best in the Challenge, it will be a life changing experience and be an honour to him and his family. Best of Luck, Alain BTW, your message storage is full or it's disabled it, lol

I know you guys have some good stuff over there too. I drool over some of the older walk behind tractors and cutters. We never see stuff like that.

I have a few, lol, but many are on the back and front of tractors

Picked up an old antique spike harrow, a Brinly 3 point spring tooth cultivator, and a CASE/Ingersoll front dozer blade yesterday. The spike harrow and dozer blade are on auction right now, I'm keeping the Brinly 3 point spring tooth as they are very hard to find.

Bought this 50 inch tiller for 200.00, the guy said it was for a D series and I believe it is, seemed to be in good shape. I also bought a Case/Ingersoll 44 inch trip/dozer blade with the lift bar and mounting plate, a 3 point Brinly spring tooth cultivator, and a nice old spike harrow all for 150.00

I purchased a set of Deestone AGs several years ago and the lugs wore down in less than two seasons, they were not very deep lugs to begin with and now they are more like racing slicks. They were 6 ply "rated" which means they aren't 6 ply, but they rate them as 6 ply. They were half the price of the Intercos and a tenth of the quality, maybe not that good. Price is relative, quality is not. Many AG tires made for our little machines are cheap and poorly made, especially for the price, I for one consider a tire a one time investment, not a maintenance issue like oil changes. A tire worth buying ought to last at least 10 years, hopefully twice that.

I had a tough time deciding on a tractor lug, I finally opted for the 30x10-12 Interco Interforce because it was a good match with my existing wide rear rim on the D series. 142.00 apiece including shipping. I think that is a good price for a real AG tire, they have these in 27x7.5-12 as well.

I can take it for a short time and as a reminder to appreciate those I love. Thanks for all your work

That was a "her"?

I knew this would happen when McDonald's brought back the McRib Meal

If the wheels are not turning why would there be a need for brakes or how would they even work? It would seem that they are already either locked on or the rear is locked up if they are dragging it and the wheels are no turning. I can't see well's maybe they are turning. That was my question comment.

Is it my eyes or are the last ATV wheels not turning?

I was going through all the manuals I gave to Harry in a PM and noticed the engine on the Massey MF-8 was a HM-80, not a HH-80. Funny thing is I heard not long ago that this was backwards and that the HM-80 was not for side load applications and was not used on the Massey MF-8, but that does not seem to be the case at all

They used the same braces. Two bolts secure the foot rests to the braces, I believe the running boards might have used the same braces, if not they sure did a nice job make them look factory. However, I made a mistake in the beginning of the date of manufacturer and I forgot to correct information that related to build dates. If indeed your tractor is a 1973 Massey MF-7 and not a 1968 or 1969, then it would have had running boards, not foot rests. I am going to assume that the earlier pictures might have been supplied by the original owner? or were saved from the eBay ad?

Well the grille is correct for a Massey MF-7 that's good. Are the foot rests still available to you?

Harry, I'm still very perplexed by the tractor, I'm still wondering about the foot pegs in the pre restored pictures and the foot treads in later pics, please tell me about that, did you find a set of treads or did they come with the machine? Also very perplexing is the grill, it is definitely a Massey 7 grill, I'm wondering if the alteration were done at a shop, as the number rebadge looks pretty good, or it was done by an enthusiast. It looks as though someone has removed a small amount of tin from the side to accommodate the chrome silencers inlet pipe, but it is difficult to tell from here in Oklahoma. Did you receive the Owner/Parts/Service manuals I sent?

These really do a great job cutting grass, there gear box deck with the solid rear stripping roller and heavy built deck is far superior to other smaller machines. Massey Ferguson never made a riding mower or any other piece of lawn and garden equipment, they subcontracted the building to outside manufacturers. This series of of Massey Ferguson outdoor power equipment was known as the MF line and ran from 1966-1976 and was produced by AMF at their plant in West Des Moines Iowa. The first Massey Ferguson L&G tractors were the Massey 7 and Massey 8 Executives, they were yellow and they were built by the Duro corp in 1964 and 1965. Massey also produced a small 8 hp garden tractor for export, actually built in Europe, called the Massey ELF, also yellow, it was based on a small Gutbrod tractor. After the MF line had run its course a new line appeared, this group was built by McDonough Power equipment who built Snapper riding mowers, this line which features 8 to 18 hp lawn and garden tractors maybe some of the rarest as they were only produced for a few years, from 1977-1980.

BTW, the first four numbers, in this case 1590, is the model series number for the MF-7 series, the MF-10 series model number is 1446 then the unit number follows. The series number for the Massey MF-14 is 1944. When they reproduced and watermarked my list the didn't get the prefixes, lol, and I didn't supply them later. It's not hard to figure out, but each model has its own identifier and within each model number the variants,m, such as 3 speed or hydro have their own set of production numbers