MF 1155

[76masseyman]

Another one that used to be local, but its in yorkshire now.

 

[Husqvarna@1234]

Same tractor, but it still belonged to the original owner when your dvd was filmed.

Oh i see must be nice to drive you a arable farmer with ploughing n discing

 

[Husqvarna@1234]

Another one that used to be local, but its in yorkshire now.View attachment 935368

Oh where abouts in Yorkshire iam in west Yorkshire crap end of Yorkshire

 

[Ray]

Id say not. Wev a ford 7000 with a cab and a mf 185 that used to have a cab but we took it of and provided its not rainin the 185 is so much nicer to drive, less noise, less obstacles blockin ur view and easier to get on/off. Tbh i totally hate the ford, what a hateful thing to drive

If you hate the 7000 that much you can always let me take it off your hands !

 

[daveydiesel1]

If you hate the 7000 that much you can always let me take it off your hands !

Its not mine. Its me das. He bought it to restore as he wanted 1 and a 185 from young. Wev done a few things to it but its a bit to go yet. Personally i dont understand the attraction as in my eyes a tractor has to be pleasurable to drive to make it a worthwhile collectible. If it was up to me it would be gone along with the 185 and 35x and put the money towards a fendt 818 822 or 824 turbomatic. But then me da cant understand the attraction to them or my 1455 so guess its just what u dreamt about when growin up that makes it special

 

[76masseyman]

One for @bill and bens dad, looks like they breed ‘em in Ireland mate.

 

[Cowabunga]

If you have the US brochure @Husqvarna@1234 you will see the Western models with solid front axle and no rear linkage in there, as well as open station models.
The tractors were built at the Southfield Road factory in Detroit, and the cabs came from one of the Canadian factories, but some Australian models had locally made cabs fitted.
Approximately 50 came over, although unsure of how many of each model, but the 1135 did seem more popular.

A friend has an open station model without rear linkage. It is an earlier model than the 1135 I think. More like a six cylinder 1080, but I haven't seen it in at least eight years and can't remember much about it. It has the 6.354 engine.

It's not a 1100, I don't think, which was imported in the mid 1970's.

 

[holywell farmer]

One for @bill and bens dad, looks like they breed ‘em in Ireland mate.View attachment 935565

Good looking line up there.

 

[bill and bens dad]

One for @bill and bens dad, looks like they breed ‘em in Ireland mate.View attachment 935565

thanks for the tag 76 masseyman, apparently there were a lot sold most likely for powering trailed foragers, i presume you still have yours?

 

[bill and bens dad]

A friend has an open station model without rear linkage. It is an earlier model than the 1135 I think. More like a six cylinder 1080, but I haven't seen it in at least eight years and can't remember much about it. It has the 6.354 engine.

It's not a 1100, I don't think, which was imported in the mid 1970's.

are you sure it was not a MF 1100? perhaps it was a MF1130?

 

[Cowabunga]

are you sure it was not a MF 1100? perhaps it was a MF1130?

I just can't remember what model it is. The more I think about it, the less I remember. It has a dash mounted gear lever and Multi-Power. It is not a model that was officially imported and it spent its working life in the USA.

 

[76masseyman]

thanks for the tag 76 masseyman, apparently there were a lot sold most likely for powering trailed foragers, i presume you still have yours?

Absolutely.

 

[Roy_H]

One series earlier: We bought a brand new 1100 in 1969, it looked ENORMOUS in those days (A bigger and more imposing beast than a JD 4020) I felt like the king of the castle driving that thing around, I was 15 at the time. Used to purr away with a 5 furrow 14" Kverneland plough.
Perkins 6 cylinder 105hp engine, 2 wheel drive with Sekura safety cab, front weight frame complete with 8 weights, weighted front wheels, PAVT rears, pressure control coupling, 2 double acting spools, 540 and 1000 rpm PTO, dash mounted gear change + multipower transmission, hydraulic diff lock, hydraulic brakes, hydrostatic power steering, and hydraulic fully adjustable seat all for the princely sum of three and a half thousand pounds!

 

[Husqvarna@1234]

One for @bill and bens dad, looks like they breed ‘em in Ireland mate.View attachment 935565

What the hell

 

[Cowabunga]

One series earlier: We bought a brand new 1100 in 1969, it looked ENORMOUS in those days (A bigger and more imposing beast than a JD 4020) I felt like the king of the castle driving that thing around, I was 15 at the time. Used to purr away with a 5 furrow 14" Kverneland plough.
Perkins 6 cylinder 105hp engine, 2 wheel drive with Sekura safety cab, front weight frame complete with 8 weights, weighted front wheels, PAVT rears, pressure control coupling, 2 double acting spools, 540 and 1000 rpm PTO, dash mounted gear change + multipower transmission, hydraulic diff lock, hydraulic brakes, hydrostatic power steering, and hydraulic fully adjustable seat all for the princely sum of three and a half thousand pounds!

I never could get over the massive leaf spring with inverted V cutout for the top link sensing on this tractor series when fitted with links.

 

[76masseyman]

I just can't remember what model it is. The more I think about it, the less I remember. It has a dash mounted gear lever and Multi-Power. It is not a model that was officially imported and it spent its working life in the USA.

Must be an 1130 if it has the same styling as a 1080, but with the 6354 engine. 1130’s were not sold here.

 

[serri]

I never could get over the massive leaf spring with inverted V cutout for the top link sensing on this tractor series when fitted with links.

We had one new in 1979, nothing but trouble from day one. Hopeless hydraulics on it and it used to shear the bolts off that held the inverted V quite regularly, sometimes it could take all day to get the old studs out the casting. Great tractor for PTO work though.

 

[Cowabunga]

We had one new in 1979, nothing but trouble from day one. Hopeless hydraulics on it and it used to shear the bolts off that held the inverted V quite regularly, sometimes it could take all day to get the old studs out the casting. Great tractor for PTO work though.

American tractors of that era were not designed to lift any substantial weight on their three point hitches, whatever brand they were. In fact they were designed mostly for reasonably high speed low draft work, hence the light rear ends altogether. Wide shallow implements and relatively small ploughs for the engine power, pulled at quite a pace by the drawbar in large fields. Look no further than the back axle and links of these and SG2 and earlier Deeres and Ford TW tractors to see the light build.

 

[76masseyman]

Mike Mitchell on YouTube done a video on getting an ageing MF1105 up and running again. It’s a western model with no 3 point linkage and a solid front axle.

 

[holywell farmer]

One for @bill and bens dad, looks like they breed ‘em in Ireland mate.View attachment 935565

Bet that line up be worth over 150k