A very unusualMF 165

[John 1594]

See this while at cheffins auction today, maybe a tractor pulling project what someone got bored off

wonder what would have been if they had actually produced these back in the day?

 

[spanners]

Not a DB You feeling ok?

 

[John 1594]

how many 165s do you see with a 6.354 neatly fitted in them?

 

[agrimax]

Bad enough for wheel spin with the standard engine.What would it do with the power of the 6 cyl in it?

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[John 1594]

and its a MK1 with dry brakes

 

[Kevtherev]

how many 165s do you see with a 6.354 neatly fitted in them?

399/699 are pretty much the same box and backend.

 

[blackbob]

Often used to discuss doing that to a 178 to give a bit more oomph to crawl up steep hills with a Land-drive lime spreader, were just dubious whether the ground-speed pto gears would be strong enough, have seen us snap off a pto stub.. luckily not at the top of a steep grass field with a nearly-full spreader and 2wd..

 

[John 1594]

reckon a nice restored cab-less 185 with that power unit would turn a few heads at steam rallies!!!!!

be a bit different to a 6 pot major???

 

[Nearly]

By the look of the drainpipe sticking up out of the bonnet it would turn a few heads.

 

[multi power]

that would be a simple straightforward conversion, IF i could find time, a bit of spare cash n a tidy 500 series with a fecked engine i would do the same thing
but would definetly be not wanting dry brakes

 

[multi power]

how many 165s do you see with a 6.354 neatly fitted in them?

how much did it make?

 

[DrWazzock]

Spent a few years on MF165 with spring tine harrows. needed ear muffs with 4 cylinder in the old bell chamber safety cab. Dread to think what 6 cylinders would have been like. remember multipower being a novelty, especially getting used to freewheeling down hill on low range. No power steering either, but you never had, you didn't miss.

 

[Blue.]

reckon a nice restored cab-less 185 with that power unit would turn a few heads at steam rallies!!!!!

be a bit different to a 6 pot major???

Keep talking the idea up John,I've a 6.354 in the shed complete with mf698 front axle that I had in my 590.

 

[John 1594]

how much did it make?

not been sold yet, id have a punt on it for 750 though

 

[John 1594]

Spent a few years on MF165 with spring tine harrows. needed ear muffs with 4 cylinder in the old bell chamber safety cab. Dread to think what 6 cylinders would have been like. remember multipower being a novelty, especially getting used to freewheeling down hill on low range. No power steering either, but you never had, you didn't miss.

6 pot in our mf combine runs a lot smoother and quieter than any 4cyl would, id just like to build one for novelty value tbh

 

[Kevtherev]

There's a chap comes on our road run has a 35x with a 6.354 in it think he's from Knighton.

 

[multi power]

6 pot in our mf combine runs a lot smoother and quieter than any 4cyl would, id just like to build one for novelty value tbh

definetly agree, my 1200 with straight pipe, 6 354 of course sounds far quiter than the 248 in the 690 n thats with proper exaust

 

[Ley253]

That drain pipe exhaust, makes me think its a 6.354T, even more fun!

 

[John 1594]

That drain pipe exhaust, makes me think its a 6.354T, even more fun!

unfortunately not

 

[DrWazzock]

I like the air cleaner!