Lord Ferguson Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 there was a te 20 roller set up at ,alvern opp the ftf stand, amazing thing to see first and only one i have seen to Made by Twose mate... that was an earlier version.. but I'm not sure much changed really. There were not popular as I understand it... the only other one I know of is in the private collection of Mr Paul Rackham in Norfolk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Interesting thread Lord F My neighbour has a MF backhoe based on (I think) a 65 - no decals but could it be a 203? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Interesting thread Lord F My neighbour has a MF backhoe based on (I think) a 65 - no decals but could it be a 203? thanks John... no I am no expert on industrials... but.. I THINK.. the industrial 65 was called the 65 (R or S)... (two gearboxes... one instant reverse (torque converter), they other standard gearbox)... the 165 was called the 3165 in the states... but here it was an MF3303 or 3305. The 203, 203x and 205x were all 35 based machines I do believe - it's all very confusing... we had an MF40 and MF50 tractor too which was a hard nosed version of the 135 and 168/175 (A4.236) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Good info in this thread, keep the items coming Marky. There must be a MF beet harvester or Potato harvester, I know they did a potato spinner, what about planter as well? Britain had the 3165S Marky and I would think the 3165R was available. I'd like to know how many were sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Good info in this thread, keep the items coming Marky. There must be a MF beet harvester or Potato harvester, I know they did a potato spinner, what about planter as well? Britain had the 3165S Marky and I would think the 3165R was available. I'd like to know how many were sold. yup an MF 711 potato harvester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 deff planters done to, but no beet harvestor that we know of sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 yes yes yes Right first up... I stand corrected there was a 3165 R and S .... blimey this is confusing.. Spuddy harvester... as me lernid friend Mr Marcus Singeon Barrett stated above... the 711... Spuddy planter... And a couple of examples of unit seeders... or which there were a fair few over the years and around the world... MF32 was UK... This was for export markets only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 thanks John... no I am no expert on industrials... but.. I THINK.. the industrial 65 was called the 65 (R or S)... (two gearboxes... one instant reverse (torque converter), they other standard gearbox)... the 165 was called the 3165 in the states... but here it was an MF3303 or 3305. The 203, 203x and 205x were all 35 based machines I do believe - it's all very confusing... we had an MF40 and MF50 tractor too which was a hard nosed version of the 135 and 168/175 (A4.236) Mark this beaten up old thing was on the farm I volunteer at earlier this year, can you identify it? I guessed either a MF20 or MF40, but I know nothing about these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I reckon that's a 40 buddy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Yes I'm sure that's it. Love the spec sheet, though I don't think many of those features worked on this one (no power steering for sure). Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue man Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 A self propelled or trailed silage harvester?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 A self propelled or trailed silage harvester?? They did a SPFH in the early 90's anyway! And several trailed as well in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMF Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 MF SPFH http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tractorpool.co.uk/media/1237/1261237/906048/Massey-Ferguson-5150-906048.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tractorpool.co.uk/details/Selfpropelled-forage-harvesters/Massey-Ferguson-5150/1261237&usg=__JHUp8x5N4Ky7Vn2Q7Y9KnS9-cG8=&h=480&w=640&sz=53&hl=en&start=14&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=8v7pnxgNlKyWwM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMassey%2BFerguson%2Bforage%2Bharvester%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I reckon that's a 40 buddy... Me spies a Foden S21 (mickey mouse) cement mixer too ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfjack Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 sorry lads i ment implements they did not make like surry tankers sorry jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdman Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 sorry lads i ment implements they did not make like surry tankers sorry jack they made those too mate there was the mf 17 and some others that im sure marky will know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Here you go people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfjack Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 so they do pretty much every thing really !!! but most of it is foreign >:(markie can you send some more pics please!!! jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 They did self propelled and trailed foragers. My question is Who built the slurry tankers? Some look like they could be Weeks but the 100 with single axle and cleated tyres always looked unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfjack Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 ask mark he will tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughmaster Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I'm pretty sure the MF 100 series tankers were built by Marston Agricultural Services. I'm not sure if Marston sold the single axle/traction tyre version in their own range or if it was a special build for MF. The MF 17 was built by another manufacturer whose name escapes me at present (I think it was a manufacturer now extinct). There was also a larger tandem axle version (MF19?) - the first farm I worked on when I left school in 1981 had an ageing tandem axle one in the manufacturers normal yellow paintwork (well, paint and rust at that time ), and the next door farm had one that was identical apart from being in MF livery. It was sometimes the case that the equipment that MF sourced from third party manufacturers, although at first glance identical to that manufacturers own product, was built to a slightly different spec for supply to MF - the 60/70's Weeks trailers were a case in point; although similar to the Weeks own version, the MF supplied ones had stronger axles and I seem to think that the MF axles were adjustable to 3 positions on the chassis, where Weeks own version had only two positions (I might have mis remembered that, perhaps someone else could confirm or otherwise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 i think youre right about the trailers, the farm where my dad worked had a weeks trailer and neighbouring farm had MF equivelant, i remember my uncle pointing out where it was strenghthened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfjack Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 mark did they make dung spreaders ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 they did jack, good few infact, inc some late marston based ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano MFmad Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 They definitely made a dung spreader old one wooden sides horizontal beaters, i used to play on a old rusty one at home as a kid. Only weighed it in a few years back not much left but the serial plate was still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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