Anyone here own/use a Massey-Ferguson 135?

by Catoosa, Saturday, February 18, 2017, 10:20 (2773 days ago) @ Otony

My father bought a MF 25 back in the early 1960s. New but previous year's model. He ran that durn thing into the ground, and it's still sitting out in the field behind their old house. Great tractor, BUT it was built in France, not many were sold over here, most MF dealers have never even heard of that model, and parts had to be ordered and shipped from France. The 35 was much more common and relatively easy to get parts for. I don't have any experience with the 135, but if it's a later version of the 35 it should be a good machine. How many hours?

Unless it has been obviously abused or just plain wore out, it should be an OK deal. Crank it up and see if it smokes when running at about working rpm (800-900 rpm. If it does, and especially if the exhaust has a pungent, irritating odor, you are looking at a wornout engine and an expensive fix. That's what happened with the one Dad had - we just plain wore it out!