Massey 135 electrics

[essexpete]

Morning

I have a '74 135, possibly an Orchard model with down swept exhaust and round wings. Most or the lights are missing, including one headlight and the main switch. Would this type have had a bracket to mount the round combined tail and side lights? Did this era have a fuse board? It is fitted with a dynamo.

Thanks

 

[agrimax]

Would have had these Pete...

Side Light Bracket suitable for Massey Ferguson - 54575182 54575183

For models with Round Fenders. UK Made.Requires nuts & washers, order Agriline ref 1261 & 1282

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and

Butler Side Light suitable for Massey Ferguson -

Models With Round Fenders.Supplied With Bulb.

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Only ever seen inline fuses under the dash on a 135.

 

[essexpete]

Would have had these Pete...

Side Light Bracket suitable for Massey Ferguson - 54575182 54575183

For models with Round Fenders. UK Made.Requires nuts & washers, order Agriline ref 1261 & 1282

agrilineproducts.com

and

Butler Side Light suitable for Massey Ferguson -

Models With Round Fenders.Supplied With Bulb.

agrilineproducts.com

Only ever seen inline fuses under the dash on a 135.

Thanks as ever!

 

[essexpete]

I have found most of the wiring is in place but the light switch missing. Inline fuse still floating about.
Found the bonnet a pig to take off with the front oil cooler. Shame someone chopped the rear mud guard wire right back. Did the 135 have a horn?
Also there is a big hole in the dash on the bottom left, I see some dashboards had a plastic plug. Would that be where an indicator switch might have been fitted?

 

[agrimax]

Don't think they ever came with a horn.
There would be an arched or elongated hole and a smaller round hole below that these fitted into. Never seen anything there in a 135 before but a MF20 with a cab and lollypop indicators had the switch and warning lights.
The 240 then used the later one piece electronic switch fitted in the same place.

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[essexpete]

That would figure.

 

[Hair Bear]

I thought the 135 had a big-ish dome style switch for the lights, and the switch pushed in for the horn, and from memory it would have been on the vertical face of the dash - mirroring the key position perhaps.

Massey Ferguson Tractor MF 135 165 240 290 590 595 Headlight Light & Horn Switch | eBay

Quality Durite Manufactured Massey Ferguson 135 165 240 290 590 595 MF Tractor Headlight Light Switch & Horn. Massey Ferguson. 500 Series - 550, 560, 565, 575, 590, 592, 595. Headlight & Horn Switch. Has the 4 following functions: Parking, Traffic, Driving Beams and Horn (press).

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[agrimax]

That's the 200-500 series switch with push for horn.
The 100 series used this...

 

[Hair Bear]

I should have known that! Still, opportunity to upgrade and fit some air horns.
As a side note our Massey 40 had the 135 type dash with the 3+1 holes for the indicators blanked off, but had a separate 'afterthought box' fitted to the cab frame with the same indicator switch.