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Sorry I read it as who was mentioned by a customer, I'd say the 362 got a mention
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That 362 always gets a mention its a talking point lately..
But keep guessing think back to last year
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The 65 you had to get the block for?
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No no no further back
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I will have to go and get my thinking hat on
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Actually No. The old 175 was fitted with the Perkins 4/236 producing 66hp . We had one and we thought it was a good tractor but some farmers found it a little bit underpowered so Massey replaced it with The 178 which was basically a 175 but fitted with a 72 hp Perkins 4/248. Later the 178 was replaced by The 185 which had the same 4/248 engine as The 178 but tweeked a little to give 75 hp. The 188 was The full spec version of The 185 it was the same hp as a 185 and indeed shared The same 4/248 engine. The MF 168 had actually a bit more power than The 165 mk2 as The 165 had The Perkins 4/212 engine but The 168 had The 66 hp 4/236 as fitted to The 175! Confused?
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Sames engines then in 188 as the 178 if ive read it correct?Actually No. The old 175 was fitted with the Perkins 4/236 producing 66hp . We had one and we thought it was a good tractor but some farmers found it a little bit underpowered so Massey replaced it with The 178 which was basically a 175 but fitted with a 72 hp Perkins 4/248. Later the 178 was replaced by The 185 which had the same 4/248 engine as The 178 but tweeked a little to give 75 hp. The 188 was The full spec version of The 185 it was the same hp as a 185 and indeed shared The same 4/248 engine. The MF 168 had actually a bit more power than The 165 mk2 as The 165 had The Perkins 4/212 engine but The 168 had The 66 hp 4/236 as fitted to The 175! Confused?
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So what was the point of the 175? Would be better with a 168Actually No. The old 175 was fitted with the Perkins 4/236 producing 66hp . We had one and we thought it was a good tractor but some farmers found it a little bit underpowered so Massey replaced it with The 178 which was basically a 175 but fitted with a 72 hp Perkins 4/248. Later the 178 was replaced by The 185 which had the same 4/248 engine as The 178 but tweeked a little to give 75 hp. The 188 was The full spec version of The 185 it was the same hp as a 185 and indeed shared The same 4/248 engine. The MF 168 had actually a bit more power than The 165 mk2 as The 165 had The Perkins 4/212 engine but The 168 had The 66 hp 4/236 as fitted to The 175! Confused?
I'm confused
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Well 188 has 248 engine and 2 spacers, that I know for sure, and wet brakes
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The 175 and 168 tractors were not in production at the same time.
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I suspected that
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Yes Perkins 4/ 248
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Even the right puh on it, original wings as well, a cracker
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Yes same farm from newEven the right puh on it, original wings as well, a cracker
There is one little tiny bit of rot below the toolbox on the rh wing so i shall patch that, the bonnet is straight as a die rims are brilliant.
Brakes need attention few oil leaks here and there, engine been done already
Steering abit wandery other than that swap seat
What seat should it have? Also what bars are missing from puh all our old ones dont fit, can you shed some light on the matter thanks.
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The last of the 178s had the spring suspension seat the same as the 185 188 one that age would have had as standard the same as a 165 with the sloping riser and the number plate on the bracket bolted to the seat back . You might need to get creative with the welder to get stays long enough
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Seat easy then thanks,The last of the 178s had the spring suspension seat the same as the 185 188 one that age would have had as standard the same as a 165 with the sloping riser and the number plate on the bracket bolted to the seat back . You might need to get creative with the welder to get stays long enough
Where do the bars go to from hitch to...??
There isnt a T bar for these is there i will have a look in book tomorrow if your not sure.
I have some seat risers so that use 1 up and a genuine seat bracket for these too so that worked out well.
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Aye its just the same as this
but longer stays to fit the lowered hook bracket
but longer stays to fit the lowered hook bracket
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Aye yes thats right also the t bar is longer in the fork for the top mount too on these
Cheers i will have a root in the stores but i think our t bars are the smaller ones