Robert in NY

Here are some more pics, the box had a small sticker on it at one time and isn't mint but is clean and in nice shape still.

Ended up buying it for $50, was a little higher then I wanted to spend but I wasn't able to go and had my father bidding on it (he went over my limit). So now I am not familiar with Corgi models but since I have an excellent 165 I would like to get an implement to display with it. Over here in the US there are not very many Corgi models so I imagine I will be looking world wide. Can you guys help me with some more information please? If so, are all the Corgi models the same scale roughly? What implements are there available that you guys would feel would match up well with the 165. Around here the MF 165 was used on dairy farms mainly as the big tractor and did the tillage work as well as baling and chopping but as the farms grew bigger the 165 became basically a chore tractor, pulling wagons, running a rotary cutter and other small chores. I never have owned a real 165 but had its little brother the 135 and used it a lot for mowing fields. I will try to get a better picture of it and post if you guys want. Thanks again.

Here is the one I'm looking at

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help.

What is a Corgi 66 Massey Ferguson 165 worth? It is in mint condition with box. I found it today at a small local auction and I am trying to find out its value so I don't over pay for it.

I had never thought of that but I don't think that is the case as there are way too many of them out there these colors. I also thought it was possibly a location thing as far as the models for Japan being painted different colors then models for Europe or North America but I see all three colors listed for sale everywhere.

Ok, can someone answer this question for me? Why are some of the older Komatsu mini excavators painted a blue/green/purple/gray type of scheme while the new ones are painted yellow like the rest of the Komatsu line?

Well, when it ever is released I will add it to my collection.

That would be nice, maybe a tedder

Thanks, it is a lot easier to find as I can never remember how to type kverneland \

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I know there is very little chance but this is the wish list section so I can hope

I don't have any current pics but I will try to get some. My collection has every brand in it and they are mixed and matched as I put models where I had room. I have the majority of my models at my parents house, some at my house in town and a bunch boxed up in my new house. I hope to build a nice display room in my new place as it has a huge attic with stairway from my room there. If I do I hope to organize my collection better.

Yeah, that is a nice model. I have mine sitting on top of my cabinets in the kitchen along with a few other Ford/New Hollands in 1/16 and 1/32. My fridge is decorated with 1/32 and 1/64 models of various OEM's including my first UH model then Denis sent me (its a Deutz). The only problem is I am never at my home anymore since I was hurt so I can't enjoy them very much from here (my parents house while I am rehabing my back). You do have a great collection. My Ford/NH collection is more 1/16 and 1/64 but I have been adding to my 1/32 section more and more recently.

While trying to find more infor on Agritalia (which I couldn't) I found a link to the John Deere 5015F series which is built by another company for John Deere. The link has Agritalia in it so are these made by the same company? http://www.deere.com/en_ZA/products/ag/tractors/5015_agritalia/f_v/index.html

I will add, I am always going to be a Ford/NH guy but my current feelings for my NH dealer lead me to want to see them run into the ground or at least sold to someone who will improve the dealership. Very few people deal with them and the guys who do are because they are close or because of the one salesman (he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet). The store manager is an idiot and no one likes him (well, he is high on himself so one person likes him ) The Genesis line has a great reputation over here. Plus it is a beautiful tractor. I like the 60 series also but have wanted a 8770-8970 for as long as I can remember. Once the store manager and parts manager are replaced at my local NH dealer they will be given the chance to earn my business back but until that happens I am going to support the people who I trust, will support me and will provide me with the service and equipment I need. I am tired of being taken advantage of just because of being loyal to blue paint. I can get the same tractor in red so why put up with it

Well, I easily make more money per acre with grapes. I want to expand into more small fruits where the fields will be turned over every 5 years roughly. I also want to keep haying (for some reason I like it), so my field crops are only for rotation purposes. I try to keep my fields in use for as long as I can. Corn prices are up here as well as wheat but fuel is almost 3 times what it was 2 years ago. So working ground every year and trucking crop 20 miles (nearest elevator) soaks up a lot of profit.

There are not too many Same tractors here. The Case-IH dealer sells a few of the Same fruit and Vineyard tractors but not very many now that Case-IH has a good fruit and vineyard tractor (thanks to New Holland). It isn't a big issue but I was curious but I appreciate the info so far

Hey there Puds This is why I ask these questions. I know others have more experience then I do so I appreciate what I can learn. Tillage wise it will see maybe 20-30 acres a year at most. If I expand my tillage operation (I don't see that happening) then a used Ford/NH 70 series Genesis will come into play. But this tractors main task will be haying and the most demanding draft task will be a 4 bottom 16" plow (MF 880)

The engine ended up being $9k, then they added $1100 for a new turbo (just for the turbo, labor was extra), new oil pump was around $400 or so and pto was $1300. Then they sent the heads out for machine work and ....... Well, I was bent over fairly well by the time they got done screwing me. The best part is they offered to take my tractor for the bill and add the $7k I still owed on it to the $41k they quoted me for a TN85FA. Did I mention I could buy that same exact tractor for $6k less from the next state over, or the Case JX1095N for $1500 less 20 miles away (more horses, less money). They wouldn't cut me any breaks at all. So while I like blue I will never buy from this dealer again. The TDD line has been over here a couple years now but the JX twin has been here for 5 years or so. The dairy farms love the JX and the grain farms like them also for pto work and other utility jobs. They have a great reputation and a great price.

I was thinking the 6 cylinder was the way to go also. I was just surprised to see the next hp jump up went to a 4 cylinder Sisu. I will be using the tractor for haying, tillage and planting. Haying wise it will have a 9' discbine and a NH 575 small square baler with thrower. Tillage wise it will have a MF 880 4-16 (if I buy a larger tractor I can add the 5th bottom back on) plow, 12' disc and 14' cultimulcher. And planting wise it will have a 4 row corn planter (maybe a 6 row if I find a good used one for cheap) and maybe a 12' International 5100 grain drill but I would rather use the smaller tractors for planting. Would the 6 cylinder be easier or harder on fuel compared to the 4 cylinder?

The 7710 motor went out and I took it to my NH dealer to be repaired. They screwed me over something fierce so I will never deal with them again. Long story short, a $5k repair estimate turned into a $13k bill as they did a lot of work they were not suppose to do. So I have been talking with my Case-IH dealer and most likely will buy from them (the next best thing to blue is the red version ) but I had to ask the Massey dealer what they had since I was there for some plow parts. I may still buy a New Holland TD95D but if I do it will be from a different dealer and I will have a huge sign made up to plant in my front lawn so everyone knows where it came from a red tractor would save me the cost of the sign

Who makes the MF 3400 fruit and vineyard tractor and are they the same guys who are making the MF 3600 fruit and vineyard tractors? Over here the 3400 was all that was available but not anymore. MF dropped that and supposedly a company in Italy is making the 3600 model for Fruit and vineyards. MF 3400 MF 3600 available in Italy already

I am looking for a 100 horse tractor to replace my 7710-II eventually and was talking to the MF dealer today and he was showing me the 5400 series. One thing I noticed and was curious about is the engine choices. On the MF 5465 you have the Perkins 1106 (402 CID, 6 cylinder) putting out 100 pto hp. On the 5470 you have the Sisu 44CTA (269 CID, 4 cylinder) putting out 105 pto hp. Both are rated at 2200 RPM to reach their hp numbers. I know Sisu has a good reputation as does Perkins but to me a 6 cylinder would be better then a 4 cylinder. I like the added length wheelbase the 6 cylinder provides also. So does anyone have any thoughts? Does a 4 cylinder putting out 105 horses with less displacment seem like a better option then a 6 cylinder putting out 100 horses with more displacement? Also, please note I am not buying one anytime soon. I just noticed these engine options today and it made me wonder.

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