The Tractor Twitcher Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I've seen a good number of well restored MF 135 tractors over the years at shows and rallies, but your tractor is definitely one of the finest Brian, absolutely incredible work and attention to detail you've put into it, amazing looking tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeRoebuck Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Fantastic! I really admire how you've researched the tractor when you've restored it, there are as you say many 35s and 135 that have new parts thrown at them to make them look shiny and it has become a little repetitive seeing them all at the shows but yours is brilliant. I have a cropmaster that is currently 8 years into its restoration but waiting to get it all right first and seeing all your pictures certainly encourages me to get on with it. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 brian, what colour have you done the wheel hubs in mate?? not sure if its just the lighting in the pic's but they look darker than i remember, i always thought the rims matched the front grill in colour, yours look different?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 the front hubs are stoneleigh grey as the chassis...the rims and grill surround are the same silver colour,i only bought stoneleigh grey,silvermist and mf super red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 sorry brian i ment the rims all round, not the hubs, ,silver mist then, they just seem a lot darker to me, it may well be my screen or the way i am looing at them??,look very very shiney mind :D have you 2 packed them or have you been polishing them recently?, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 chassis,wheels,bodypanels,all 2 pack paint.....and yes they have been polished just before the pics were taken,there a lot lighter when your beside them,not much sun at the back of my house so may look darker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 i would like to do a flexi cab in model form myself...my real 135 has the rigid cab option,also made by sirrocco but because no parts are available now for this cab i had to hand make or go to specialists to restore the cab,needless to say i ended up spending as much money on the cab as many a man would spend on a complete tractor restoration,id never restore a cab again....1st picture is her loaded at my house ready for a show and 2nd picture is at the show.....note the original MF exhaust fitted on arrival at show in 2nd picture Well in my book if it had a cab on it then it should be restored with a restored cab otherwise forget it! There are to many so call restoration where cabs have been removed and they look totally wrong. Bit like making a an apple pie,would you leave out the apples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archtech Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Just been through the topic form start to finish again. Very impressive account of the restoration and images of the prized tractor. The lengths you went to get everything right was amazing. well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 That tractor and it's restoration is a real credit to you, well done. As you say many co called restorations are not to original spec which is a great shame. To go to the original supplier of the paint etc is what makes a restoration like this so special. It is because those cabs are rare that doing a proper restoration will make it stand out from the rest. Too many people take the cab off because it's too much work or too expensive to repair, a shame really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 thanks lads,yes as you,s say a restoration should mean restoring the original items and making new again or hunting down same period spares from donors,jumbles etc....it takes more time but is worth it for the thrill of the hunt and the feeling you get when you find it...Some may not know this but the rigid cab and im 90% sure the flexi as well were not fitted by MF at the factory,instead all cabs came in flat pack boxes and the dealer was supplied with diagrams and measurements to fit the cabs at their own premises,most MF dealers had a designated person to do this,i was speaking to an ex cab fitter when doing my cab,he fitted cabs for JOSHUA WHITE(a big MF dealer at a time)....probably made it easier to avoid getting orders wrong and made it faster to get the tractors to the dealers as the order books for 135,s were always kept red hot....But as Fred says if the tractor was specified by the 1st new owner with cab then the restoration should very much include it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I believe the mainland UK ones came delivered with the frame only Brian... it was the job of the PDI man to fit the panels (be it flexi or rigid) \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford4ever Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 great job Brian, no more than your models attention to detail is 2nd to none. Think Lord Ferguson may lose is title. suppose you could become King Ferguson F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I can only repeat what everyone else has said - a fantastic restoration and a lovely tractor to admire in the future. We had a 135 with that cab and I'm sure it was dealer fitted as it was badly done first time. Latterly everything was very loose and rattly and I think the doors gave up as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 what a stunning rebild brian , thats a very impressive tractor , i'd love mine to look like that , but i'd be afraid to ever use it again \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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