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I don't think it is bad news at all. You know now what Model the tractor is, what engine was in it (Tecumseh HH70), and what year it was made. like I said, if you need literature I can email it or post it in files. Do you still have the foot pegs? I personally would return it to original. The old HH70 or H70 engines are not uncommon, many came on tillers and cultivators as well. I'm not sure, but believe the 1968 was the only year the MF-7 had foot pegs instead of running boards, no other models came with foot pegs but the MF-7.

It is in fact a Massey MF-7, It was built in 1973, in fact one of the last ones built, the last one off the line was 1590012928. This attached list is a reproduction of the original list that I found at Massey's Headquarters in Hesston, Kansas over 10 years ago. I went there and ask them if I could dig through their archives. I found serial numbers, production dates, price lists, and many many more things to do with Massey Ferguson push mowers, tillers, lawn tractors, and garden tractors. I don't mind sharing, but the owners/operators of more than a few forums took these as their own and reproduced and water marked them. They do the same with manuals to prevent people from selling them, but the forums neither bought the manuals or obtained permission to use the manuals, until they already had them in their reference libraries. The way I see it, if I use or take something that belongs to someone else, I should ask for permission, but as Native Americans found out all too well, that was not widely accepted policy. It still isn't in today's world of put it on Facebook, anything goes. What I am trying to convey by posting the forum copy instead of my copy is, they took it and made it theirs, so I will repost their copy and not my copy, the yellow, old, and slightly faded hand typed original. Masseyserialnumber.pdf

If the serial number is what I read, 15900125?, then it appears to be a very early 1969 Massey Ferguson MF-7 recoil start model, but that is not, or doesn't appear to be a Tecumseh engine, it appears to be a Briggs engine, which would be a replacement. The foot rests instead of running boards in the first picture was a clue as was the absence of the round cut out for the air breather on the rear left side of the grill, only 7's did not have the round cut out. Let me know if you need parts/service/owners manuals, I have them all on pdf files. They made the MF-7 from 1968-1973 and produced 12,927 units. My serial number list breaks down numbers by recoil start, 3 speed, and hydro models, each has a different set of serial numbers.

The serial numbers are not clear enough for me to read them, sorry

The Massey 8 3 speed of yours was one of 2474 ever built with recoil start. If it is original. Yours is very unusual as it seem to be a very early model. The grill is not the same as later Massey 8 grills and neither is the muffler or tank, more like the older Massey 7. If you don't mind could you post the serial number so I could see what year it was? It should have a Tecumseh HH80 or OH80 for the motor. Thanks.

At least you have a choice, out here in IT we can only use Satellite. Most of the times its good, but at times it will slow down to your rates without warning, no idea why.

I also use 10w40 Heavy Duty Castrol in my transmissions, but I'm in a very warm (65F-74F last week) climate. Transmission fluid is something not changed every year or even two, it is viable for 500 hours, it is good for many years. That said, I might consider using a lighter weight oil in cooler climates, unless I was going to warm the engine at 1/2 to 2/3 throttle for several minutes and/or use the machine a severe duty situation for an hour or more, snow ploughing, furrow poughing, etc. The heavier oil in cooler climates will take longer to get the transmission moving and working. To tell the truth I do not know which scenario is best, but with engine oil the right viscosity for the right climate is deemed important, but that may not be the case with transmission oil, or it might be. In the northern states they are using ATF, due to sub zero weather, but as the tractor warmed up, or was under a greater strain over an extended time. I am not sure this choice would be good, but again, I'm not sure as transmissions and engines behave differently. Good Luck

. Actually all my manuals for Sunstrand transmissions call for Heavy Duty engine oil, I've only found a few brands that say that, but when I cant find it I use something like Castrol. Heat gets pretty intense in the hydro, that's why many later models had transmission coolers and why early models had fans.

5.7 liters of 10w30 is what the books says, In summer or if in severe service 10w40 may be more applicable.

me too minky, me too.

They could of at least gave her a fresh coat of red paint, hopefully they filled her with petrol. Glad she is back home being taken care of properly.

Superior workmanship! Very nice, Ewan

Happy Birthday Charlie!

The dash appears (to my sorry eyes at least) to be a 750, wonder if they patched the hole in the dash tower or it rotten away, hard to say what they might have done. It looks like someone got real creative.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/grd/5392349802.html

You might try and use a lead pencil over the data plate to reveal numbers

A word of advice on any loader tractor, if intended for daily or extensive use, the frame really needs to be strengthen/braced. Almost every loader tractors I have found has had several stress cracks in the frame.

As soon as monsoon season is over the metal will be painted black and the wood will get a natural stain and varnish, I'll use electrical panel plugs welded into the "air holes" to fill them up. As you might have guess the trailer is homemade.

I found a set of 195/75r14 tires and rims, nearly new, for 40.00. The rims fit on my old trailer, Whoo-Hoo

It would be placed in a box filled with the feathers of young doves, put into another box surrounded by packing peanuts, and then finally into a hard plastic container lined in foam. I can substitute the hard plastic box with military grade aluminum for a nominal upcharge. Insurance highly suggested.

I thought that was mandatory?

I was surprised they were there when I saw them. I should have cached the ad, they really were nice.

TWO very nice diesel tractors for 2950.00 wow, they usually go for that or more apiece http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/grd/5388180608.html

I had some watchers, but no buyer yet, I relisted it. The spiritual chip market is a little down right now, so I was't expecting it to fly off the shelf