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MF165 excavated after 3,5 months under snow
- Thread starter ITW
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I agree not good for the equipment, the mini dumpers have good engine covers so I think they are ok but the tractor shud have been moved some times during the winter
The mini dumpers I normally have in storage inside during winter but due to projects taking up space inside they got parked outside.
But now they are going in
The mini dumpers I normally have in storage inside during winter but due to projects taking up space inside they got parked outside.
But now they are going in
petepilot
Senior Member
twice in my life i have been in a similar situation with road tractors once in minn. & once in mass. sometimes there`s not a hell of a lot you can do about it
Queenslander
Senior Member
As a teenager, a 165 was the first tractor I drove with power steering.. I thought it was like a limousine.
Never had one buried in snow though....come to think of it, I’ve never even seen snow.
Never had one buried in snow though....come to think of it, I’ve never even seen snow.
Never seen snow
wow
This one also have av power steering and that is actually somthing I need to fix on it becaus it leaks oil in too the engine so it's probably an seal.
So I just fill engine oil on the servo so I don't damage the engine.
It's almost impossible to steer without the servo.
The MF240 dosent have servo but with the snowblower on its no problem almost no weight on the wheels
wowThis one also have av power steering and that is actually somthing I need to fix on it becaus it leaks oil in too the engine so it's probably an seal.
So I just fill engine oil on the servo so I don't damage the engine.
It's almost impossible to steer without the servo.
The MF240 dosent have servo but with the snowblower on its no problem almost no weight on the wheels
Queenslander
Senior Member
Another bit of useless information, I was a student at the Qld. Ag. College, or QAC, when I drove the 165.
Among the fleet of 30 or 40 tractors that the college had, was a MF188, the 1000000th tractor to come off the Massey Ferguson assembly line.
It was kinda special, so not many students got to drive it.
Among the fleet of 30 or 40 tractors that the college had, was a MF188, the 1000000th tractor to come off the Massey Ferguson assembly line.
It was kinda special, so not many students got to drive it.
Don.S
Senior Member
Why is that equipment abuse? Snow is not wet unless it melts. No salt in there to rot everything. I dont see how that could be any worse then having a machine parked outside and having rain on it
GregsHD
Senior Member
The sun is what does the most damage, I figure the snow was protecting it! As long as there is no way to allow water in where you don't want it, I don't see it as abuse.
Of course It's an old school tractor, try leaving a 2019 model under the snow like that, good chance the plastic/electronic garbage wouldn't run!
Of course It's an old school tractor, try leaving a 2019 model under the snow like that, good chance the plastic/electronic garbage wouldn't run!
This tractor have lived all it's life outside winter and summer, maby not under so much snow before.
But I'm in the process setting it back together now, have the 3 point lift back on now, it had an digging attachment when i bought it.
Used it yesterday for digging some snow with the frontloader and it works great, so as soon I need to fix the electrical on it and than it's ready for the snowblower.
Will be an new video of me fixing it also
But I'm in the process setting it back together now, have the 3 point lift back on now, it had an digging attachment when i bought it.
Used it yesterday for digging some snow with the frontloader and it works great, so as soon I need to fix the electrical on it and than it's ready for the snowblower.
Will be an new video of me fixing it also
oceanobob
Senior Member
Do the buckets have a plastic edge to avoid scarring pavement, curbs, and the occasional tractor?
He he maby I should get an bucket with plastic edge for the future
Actually I never hit the paint, and it's ready for an repaint also in the summer.