MASSEY FERGUSON 135 ( MF 20 INDUSTRIAL ) FULL RESTO

greendragon3

i also got stuck into the top link draft coupler , it was well seized so we had to use a lot of heat and a heavy hammer to remove the old one , got the new kit for it this morning and got it fitted .

greendragon3

and finally for today we dropped the back end oil and whipped out the old filter and got a new one ready to go in when i have the gearbox washed out , there is a lot of heavy black sludge built up in it form over the years .

mrsoundie

Was that filter ever changed?

greendragon3

mrsoundie wrote: »

Was that filter ever changed?

ha ha not sure how long ago it was changed but its well shook thats for sure , when i have her all cleaned inside ill fit the new filter and fill her with new oil so she will be sound again for a long time .

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Greendragon delighted to see you back. I have a feeling that she was an airport tractor belonging to BA...............

greendragon3

thanks lads for all the kind comments , back again today with another update , got the cast " locators " for the handbrake rods back today and i must say he made a fantastic job of them and they work perfect too which is great considering cast is a bitch to weld and the fact that these are nigh on impossible to get anymore its a great job all round .

greendragon3

i also got the steering finished today with the new track rod ends , i forgot to share some pictures from the other day ( photobucket is on the blink again ) of the trouble we had pressing out the spindles from the drop axles , my poor old 30 ton press was at its best ha ha . i had to bodge up a make shift kind of a bracket using a Massey and zetor draw bar to hold the spindle in the press at the proper angle .

greendragon3

and finally i got the new top link joint finished up but i dint get any pictures of that and i got the new quadrant fitted to lift head and washed it out .

greendragon3

the owner called today to see the progress first hand and he is delighted so far , he dropped off a load more useful bits and he also dropped the rubber dust boots that seal the handbrake cables to the backing plates , very hard to source these little blighter but a nice addition to the restoration .

BigWill

Looks like a Duncan cab

greendragon3

hi again , today we were tightening up the pick up hitch and i started to clean the back end and gearbox , few pics .

SmartinMartin

BigWill wrote: »

Looks like a Duncan cab

Thanks will, I'll remove the post now, don't want to ruin the flow of this great thread.

rushvalley

Will be following this closely! Just wandering though where you got the rear window for the Duncan cab? Did it cost an arm and a leg? Looking for a few bits myself.

greendragon3

rushvalley wrote: »

Will be following this closely! Just wandering though where you got the rear window for the Duncan cab? Did it cost an arm and a leg? Looking for a few bits myself.

hi rushvalley , i think it came from a john deere if that makes any sense , we haven't got a right look at it yet but the owner has told me that the brackets for the rams have to be modified slightly and he did say that its from a john deere .

greendragon3

update time again guys and today i was cleaning up some of the parts of the pick up hitch and re boring out some of the freshly welded holes , hopefully this will really take up most of the play the was in the p.u.h .

greendragon3

and after a good session with the wire brush .

greendragon3

chezzie

this is great mate mate. i will be doing up a small international soon and was thinking of putting it up too,
anyone know if you can put a video up here too

emaherx

chezzie wrote: »

this is great mate mate. i will be doing up a small international soon and was thinking of putting it up too,
anyone know if you can put a video up here too

Upload to YouTube first, then you can attach YouTube videos to be imbedded in your posts.

greendragon3

so its update time again guys , we put in a full 12 hour shift in the workshop yesterday , long day but we got plenty done and we are making good progress despite a few minor set backs , anyway first thing was to get the rest of the tractor stripped down ready for another good soaking in jizer and a final wash .

greendragon3

as you can see in some of the pictures we have pulled the shafts for the brake pedals and i have new brass bushings to go in there along with a new set of pedals should leave her as good as new , you will also see in another picture that the safety start switch has been damaged at some stage , i have a new one to go in as well .

greendragon3

now when the tractor arrived to us i noticed that the sensor for the temperature gauge had been snapped off in the thermostat housing , we tried to remove this with pliers etc but it was stuck fast so there was nothing for it but the dismantle it and get in out on the bench .

greendragon3

i had to splash out on a new vice as the " others " made bits of the old one trying to sledge something while it was in the vice !!! not recommended , anyway i got a new 10" Jefferson industrial swivel vice with quick release slide , it is a fair brute of a thing and the biggest , strongest one i could get from mackeys so hopefully they wont manage to smash this one !!!

greendragon3

while the brother was washing i got stuck in to dismantling the doors off the Duncan cab . they need a bit fetling but the overall shape is good and original Duncan cab doors are very hard to get intact , i got all the glass removed and got the locks off ready for a bit of cutting and welding .

greendragon3

and finally washed off including all the parts .

greendragon3

time to start wire brushing now !!!

greendragon3

the tractor is now split so that we could get access to the shaft that runs to the clutch pedal and activates the release bearing , i could not take any pictures as the battery went on the phone , i will take some tomorrow , one of the shafts is badly worn so i will either get a new one made or order a new one from QTP and again i have a set of new brass bushings to go into her and a new clutch pedal to leave her like new again , we had a close look at the clutch itself and it is in very good condition so it should have plenty of life left in it .
that's it for now guys but i will have another update tomorrow evening , thanks for looking .

TheBody

Thanks for the update!

I'd love to watch the restoration as a tv series.

Great stuff!

greendragon3

TheBody wrote: »

Thanks for the update!

I'd love to watch the restoration as a tv series.

Great stuff!

ha ha thanks lad , funny you should say that , i had a fella approach me a while back wanting to do a fly on the wall time lapse type documentary similar in concept to American chopper of all things and he wanted to present it as a pilot to the discovery channel , he said no one was doing anything yet regarding tractor restoration and they would go for it !!! i said we would think about it

pablo128

greendragon3 wrote: »

ha ha thanks lad , funny you should say that , i had a fella approach me a while back wanting to do a fly on the wall time lapse type documentary similar in concept to American chopper of all things and he wanted to present it as a pilot to the discovery channel , he said no one was doing anything yet regarding tractor restoration and they would go for it !!! i said we would think about it

You could offer to restore old Jacks FOUR HUNDERD EXCAVADER! LOL. :pac: