viking Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) rite, im thinking my next project is going to be a tractor, iv been looking at a few Massey Ferguson 35's and my mates brother has a Nuffield 6 cylinder for sale so thinking about buying that, does anyone else own tractors like this, whats the deal with driving them on the road, what entitlement do you need, what are they like to insure, do they need tax and mot's, any thought comments will be more than welcome, these are what im thinking of when its all done up, will start will the fergies lee . . Edited July 5, 2017 by viking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 and the nuffields . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 You've not finished one tractor yet and you're thinking of starting another ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 very nearly mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 my mate has a partially restored massey 35 he might sell for a good price.....PM me if you are interested............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 i dont want to pay a good price, i want to pay a low price and unless its cheep i wont be making any purchases until bonni has gone, so we may well talk then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Once you have one there is a big tractor show at the ryedale museum with a tractor parade round the village, its great fun watching the village grind to a halt with hundreds of tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 With stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 With stripes dont you start there all out tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Trundling down the M60 tonight, to pick up some shells. Got held up behind a slow moving tractor and trailer. I understand they are prohibited vehicles on a motorway, but this lad was undeterred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db135 Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 I've got two mf135 and David brown 995 no mot needed tax is free and insurance is £68 a year both are road registered use them on vintage tractor runs and David brown on log splitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 what about license?? Trundling down the M60 tonight, to pick up some shells. Got held up behind a slow moving tractor and trailer. I understand they are prohibited vehicles on a motorway, but this lad was undeterred. cant see me going on a motorway on/in one, i wouldnt even take bonni on a motorway, that tractor and trailer would of probably overtaken me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 A car license is fine for those. Just be careful over the legalities of running it on red or white diesel depending on its use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustaff Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 looking for a tractor for wife and daughter who have five horses to pull a muck trailer a roller and a topper to look after paddocks dosent need to be road registerd just good hydraulics not a pretty picture a fergie a fordson international got a trailer upto 3.5 ton so can collect if reasonable price.just mesage me on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) Bill Paine along the A17 at fleet has several, possible worth a look and chat as what's worth doing, he collects the unusual ones.owns the farm cafe. Edited July 5, 2017 by Konnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 An old guy who lived by me years ago had one as his daily driver he had no family so a one seat was ok to do the shopping and go to work in. From what I have heard people saying about old tractors it is better to get one in good condition as if you get a rough one it will cost much more to do it up than you will could ever hope to get back on it when you sell it unlike your LR where as long as you do not add in your 5000 + hours labour charges you should make a good profit on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) 5000 hours labour, i spent that amount of time taking photos and when i say project i might mean buy a really nice one thats been restored and tinker im not sure iv got it in me this year to start another full resto, a little tinker will do, tart up if you will Edited July 5, 2017 by viking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) You won't get a cheap restored MF35 they are too sort after now by both English enthusiasts and dealers sending them abroad to India and the like. I reckon minimum for something reasonable 3.5-4k with some really nice stuff pushing up to 7k. Nuffields are normally cheaper as don't have such a following as the ferguson or Fordson majors but are great tractors and very quick on the road. Go for earlier stuff like a 460 rather than the later 465 which is more rounded they are not as good. Personally I prefer the nuffields as less common than Fordson majors but the majors are also a good bet and you can pick something reasonable up for 2k. Edited July 6, 2017 by ferguson_tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 You won't get a cheap restored MF35 they are too sort after now by both English enthusiasts and dealers sending them abroad to India and the like. I reckon minimum for something reasonable 3.5-4k with some really nice stuff pushing up to 7k. Nuffields are normally cheaper as don't have such a following as the ferguson or Fordson majors but are great tractors and very quick on the road. Go for earlier stuff like a 460 rather than the later 465 which is more rounded they are not as good. Personally I prefer the nuffields as less common than Fordson majors but the majors are also a good bet and you can pick something reasonable up for 2k. remember the nuffields well ....used to do bale carting with them....they had a punchy engine and a got top speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 We hade a fordson major now got MF 135 (I think) its horrible you cant get in it or out of it without being a contortionist. Runs good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningDJC Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Got 2 Ferguson's and 3 fords all insured with walker midgley which covers road runs, working days etc as said 35's make very strong money, if you do for a 35 the 3cyl diesel is the better engine than the 4 cyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 remember the nuffields well ....used to do bale carting with them....they had a punchy engine and a got top speed... The 5-speed Nuffields had rather odd gear ratios. The very high 5th gear was perfect on a smooth road with light load, but too fast if you had a plough on the back and an undulating road, as the whole outfit could bounce around like a kangaroo. 4th seemed painfully slow on the road, but OK for pulling a heavy trailer. You had to get used to the throttle control. First-timers would open it a bit too quickly, the tractor would leap forward so the driver was thrown back in the seat and would involuntarily pull the throttle wide open. Soon learned to steady things by keeping the left thumb pressed against the fuel tank. Several nice features on those old Nuffields. It was very handy to be able to lock the linkage in the raised position, without relying on the hydraulics. The separate clutch for pto and hydraulics seemed much more convenient than the MF dual-clutch arrangement. Spool valve would hold a front loader at constant height, whereas Ford and MF with quadrant lever could allow the loader to drift up or down (look behind you while reversing, and the bucket might go up through the roof). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Think the best tractor to do for a virgin....would be the fordson major or the power major....would be nice to get one with a side mounted pully masseys ...rekon parts are getting expensive....... would love to do a nuffield...but rekon parts would be none existant... go for the fordson... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 im all over the shop now iv now decided i dont want to restore one but just buy a nice one to ride around on, as said iv seen a couple of MF35's for £4-6000, id never even heard of the fordsons, seems i need to do alittle more home work, im not really after a show piece just some thing nice and tidy, or something i can tidy up on myself, i dont mind a little tinkle, is there any other makes i should be looking at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 this is a beauty. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Massey-Ferguson-35-Tractor-/152602182270?hash=item2387cc827e:g:D1wAAOSwgv5ZUmw- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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