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[rusty290]

thanks jon,

the 165 dont get used so much now, theres no brakes on it, + got a multi power gearbox, its stuck in low, needs a new oil pump,

[mendiplogs]

thanks jon,

the 165 dont get used so much now, theres no brakes on it, + got a multi power gearbox, its stuck in low, needs a new oil pump,

 

HI RUSTY 165 runs away on hills then no brakes is it the dry ones on there as the multi power in lower then as you no theres no engine braking thanks jon

[rusty290]

hi jon,

no its got wet brakes, its done not bad on original brakes, the tractor is 38 years old,, ive drove a few mf"s with multi power boxes, when they work there are good, alot off people hate the gear box, you can get a conversion kit to turn the box into a 8 speed, it does away with the multi power, costs about £350.00

[mendiplogs]

hi jon,

no its got wet brakes, its done not bad on original brakes, the tractor is 38 years old,, ive drove a few mf"s with multi power boxes, when they work there are good, alot off people hate the gear box, you can get a conversion kit to turn the box into a 8 speed, it does away with the multi power, costs about £350.00

 

Hi RUSTY that sounds great mate or get a 8speed box were can get this conversion kit to thanks Jon

[rusty290]

hi jon

you get the kits from quality tractor parts online,

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[John Hughes]

 

This is my MF35 3 cylinder this morning doing a bit of hedging.

 

The farmer up the road from me has a MF 399 4 wd with about 6000 hours.

Pretty good conditionand not used for the last 5 years.

Any thoughts on this model and what it would be worth would be appreciated.

I need a larger tractor to pull my Farma trailer. I will be travelling about 5 miles between woods.

Thanks

John

[sandy2210]

not driven a masey for a while now but drove a pre production 590 in the early eightys was working for a contractor at the time who had all masseys mostly 188s and a couple of 168s at the time -was told to give it the hardest time possible and to note all faults the first ones had the windscreen and back window straight up and down so when a car came behind you in dark you were blinded by double reflection - production ones had a different power steering pump and a few other things changed including the spool valve lever which were straight and to short to reach

also remember that there was a lever on the right hand mudgaurd beside the linkage levers which would lock the arms and divert extra oil through the spool valves great for tipping large double ram silage trailers so would be great for a logsplitter =this was on the production models

we also had a 599 fitted with an after market turbo but it blew a head gasket on a weekly basis so went back to massey

[Michael C]

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This is my MF35 3 cylinder this morning doing a bit of hedging.

 

The farmer up the road from me has a MF 399 4 wd with about 6000 hours.

Pretty good conditionand not used for the last 5 years.

Any thoughts on this model and what it would be worth would be appreciated.

I need a larger tractor to pull my Farma trailer. I will be travelling about 5 miles between woods.

Thanks

John

You wont go wrong with the 399, reliable tractors with no electrics to give bother. They can often be bought cheaper than the smaller 390T

[mendiplogs]

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This is my MF35 3 cylinder this morning doing a bit of hedging.

 

The farmer up the road from me has a MF 399 4 wd with about 6000 hours.

Pretty good conditionand not used for the last 5 years.

Any thoughts on this model and what it would be worth would be appreciated.

I need a larger tractor to pull my Farma trailer. I will be travelling about 5 miles between woods.

Thanks

John

 

HI JOHN just PM YOU mf399 105hp great tractor easy to work on good on fuel hold there money very well not fast but if your only doing 5 miles why worry if yours has 6000hrs go for it is it 3 stick gear box thanks jon

[rusty290]

the mf 399 is a good tractor, stay clear of the shuttle or single gear stick boxes, the 3 stick box wont give you any bother,, some can do 40kph, easy to do repairs on,