restoration photos

[Lincsman]

Cant believe they went to the trouble painting front rims 2 different colours.

 

[SMID]

Nice ..

 

[multi power]

Here she is just waiting on seat cushions number plate and few little bits to finish off
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That pin looks different on drawbar/hitch

 

[REStracTORATION]

That pin looks different on drawbar/hitch

Which 1 the bottom 1 that goes right through the hook latch's

 

[DeeGee]

That yellow Massey is superb looks as brand new!
We did one in an identical colour scheme about four years ago. Ours is an L regd. 1973 highway model with twin rear brakes and a speedometer on the dash. Not sure if it is a model 20 or a 2135; got 135 roundel on it now after restoration anyway.

 

[multi power]

Which 1 the bottom 1 that goes right through the hook latch's

Yes, I'm thinking it's the normal swinging drawbar with the rods etc added, I'm only asking because I'm going to put a pick up hitch on 65 , I will be using the hitch from 398 and putting a de lux on that

 

[REStracTORATION]

Finaly got round to getting a coats on this and a few bolts and pins to hold her all together

 

[multi power]

Finaly got round to getting a coats on this and a few bolts and pins to hold her all together
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That's very fancy, we used to have one, but it was a bit older, the type that fall in a heap when you hook them off

 

[SMID]

That's very fancy, we used to have one, but it was a bit older, the type that fall in a heap when you hook them off

That was the one called the octopus reaper,

 

[two-cylinder]

That was the one called the octopus reaper,

IIRC coupling up the lower links was not too bad but the long break back pole under the tractor rarely lined up with stabiliser bracket!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

That was the one called the octopus reaper,

Every new young tractor driver should be made to do a day mowing grass with a finger bar mower in a heavy crop just to appreciate what frustration is REALLY like.

 

[multi power]

Every new young tractor driver should be made to do a day mowing grass with a finger bar mower in a heavy crop just to appreciate what frustration is REALLY like.

But with no power shift , in fact not even synchromesh and no power steering, would they even make it to the field?

 

[SMID]

It was a pure curse on the 35x the pin in the stabiliser had to be turned facing out the way to get the breakback arm to clear the safety wing

 

[two-cylinder]

It was a pure curse on the 35x the pin in the stabiliser had to be turned facing out the way to get the breakback arm to clear the safety wing

Never liked the safety wing, hinders getting on and off.

 

[Gator]

Every new young tractor driver should be made to do a day mowing grass with a finger bar mower in a heavy crop just to appreciate what frustration is REALLY like.

Aye, and to keep getting off to remove the mouses nests

 

[SMID]

Every new young tractor driver should be made to do a day mowing grass with a finger bar mower in a heavy crop just to appreciate what frustration is REALLY like.

And yet cutting clean timothy standing the height of the 35 bonnet was a picture

 

[Mursal]

Rose coloured glasses .................

 

[SMID]

Rose coloured glasses .................

Aye there was 4 acres of timothy and 65 acres of ryegrass , 4 drum Fahr was revelation even on the 35x.

 

[multi power]

Aye there was 4 acres of timothy and 65 acres of ryegrass , 4 drum Fahr was revelation even on the 35x.

4drum mower, ?

 

[Mursal]

Yes you know the wee Micky mouse drums almost like disks ......