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Superb

Be handy if she boiled over I have to 2 wait also on the model but don't mind.

excellent both real and 1/32

love all the spud boxes stacked up

fantastic as always

super work, a lot of detail in there, wish I could round to something like that. I seem to just build and build and sit upon shelves always hoping to oneday set up scenes like this

excellent Alex... I'm currently planning on a new planter for myself since the loss of the 32b but just cant decide what size or maker I want to go for but itll be along sometime soon... Had thought of a 4 row mounted but such a planter is very heavy on the tractor. Itll be a cup type planter of some kind and as ive already covered the Reekie and the Grimme 32b itll have to be something different from anyone except Standen as ill never make any of their stuff due to my experience of contacting them for information on their products to replicate in model form but they weren't nice or helpful at all....Ill have to decide soon on the planter though

the 100 series was legendary, all of them, 50 yrs on and still going strong, this is my own 135, every nut and bolt is correct and all original genuine parts were painfully hunted down during my 4 year restoration

nicer job Paul. now I'm going to have to add another "to do" to my long list of backlogged MFs.... so far they include more 500 series, more 3000 series and more 100s. I was actually hoping someone would have brought out a 165 or 168 or similar but hopefully will happen sometime, the 135 is one of my favourites of all time

135s came out in july 1964 at the Smithfield show, round fenders were fitted and red wheel centres. in late 1966/early67 the wheel centres changed to silver (except for the pavt)...In 1971 flat top fenders came out because that year a safety cab legislation was passed and it was deemed easier to fit safety cabs to flat top fenders, the reason that UH released this model with round tops is because MF restored a 135 to promote their 10+ parts range ( this tractor I believe is still in the Beauvais factory visitor centre), the tractor they restored is incorrect for the year in many ways including the mudguards and the seat type, but to add to the confusion 135s were made to 1979 for the export market with round type fenders, you could till order a 135 though through dealers and specify flat top fenders. There were 3 different types of flat top fenders, 1) early type with aluminium grab handles at front, 2) aluminium grab handles were replaced with a one piece fender with grab handles made as part of the mudguard and a toolbox with a one piece lid and 3) exactly the same as number 2 but the toolbox lid had a hinge to allow it to fold and this was because many aftermarket cab types limited the lid opening... 1964 to 1979 was a long production run and just over 252000 tractors were made, they were one of MFs best selling tractors of all time and had a heart like a lion and were built to last

the grab looks excellent Sean on the 575. God only knows when ill get round to fitting mine but nice to see the first bale grab fitted and displayed so nicely

i definitely must push on with another few 500s next year as I'm very fond of them, I remember drawing silage with an early 4wd example like in your above pic, bad lock and awkward wheel centres for going through narrow gates etc. The later 4wd was much better and in later years I got to drive one over many miles going from farm to farm with a slurry pump. My most desirable 590 4wd would be a very late example with the red cab and sliding side window...

I have found that the track widths too wide on the standard model Paul. And you may have discovered that the tractor doesn't sit level, this is due to the 2 rear axle trumpets not being attached level, it takes a bit of cutting and adjusting to get this right, I have a 590 4wd planned at some stage for myself and would like to narrow the track width a bit but unfortunately this means cutting the front axle and rejoining it probably around the centre, just a pity UH didn't get these things right at the time because most things about the tractor are good, the not sitting level is very apparent when looking at it from the back and this bothered me a lot