The wire to the lamp is live once the ignition is turned on and your parking lights is switched on also I have a junction box under the rh foot plate every wire from all rear lamps and trailer plug come into that then a single 7 core wire feeds that from the back of the dash panel hope this helps you out

Thanks heaps

Best of luck with your 165 thanks for your comment

I’m afraid the old cab has has been sold on already

I’m afraid the old cab has Been sold on already

Thanks it turned out nice yes it’s living it’s life out now under a blanket in a shed he only uses it now as a play toy

@@garydollard I have a 1959 M-F 50 petrol that I still use on a regular basis, & this year she should get a respray; & all new gauges, & I already put on a new seat sea, & back rest cushion; I also have all new decals for her, But she'll always will be a working tractor as long as I have work for her to do. I might have her in a Christmas parade this year; Along with my newer 2018 M-F 1526 diesel. I've had the M-F 50 for 27 years now so she is due for a refurbish. I hope she turns out as good as your M-F 35 X. Thank You for your reply.

@ACF6180T very nice I didn’t think iv ever seen a mf-50 I’m sure youl do a great job il love to see a few pictures when your finished it I’m working on a mf 135 and an ih 784 at the minute full refurb il post videos once completed this summer best of luck with your my 50

@@garydollard Thanks, & good luck to you, & your future endeavors; The I/H 784, & the M-F135 sound like nice projects.

Thank you very much it turned out ok was a nice little tractor

Hi James I would have no problem doing it for you if you were interested but would be 5 or 6 months before I could start I’m almost finished a mf 165 and I’m starting a mf135 straight after it

No worries, I'm in Melbourne, do you think I could contact you for a chat about it in the next few days?

Yeah no problem at all you can give me a call on +353876135565 when ever suits you

I’d be afraid to even count the hours 😅

@@garydollard the condition she came in she deserves to be restored was the cluch the only mechanical job you done well needed it would they be as good as the massey is there a smaller universal tractor did you fabricate a cab frame whats that tractor doin now earning her keep

Would be a handy tractor around the yard

The clutch was the biggest mechanical job really just a few seals and bearings and bushings after that the rest was all cosmetic

It’s sitting in a shed now retired I think only uses it on a few runs here and there

Hi Stephen I have a few others on the go but nothing finished yet working on a 135 Massey and another universal will post videos when their done

At that sorta money You can’t go wrong their a good tractor and very reliable still capable of a good days work

Thank you I will check the colour for you tomorrow from memory I think it’s called fiat dark blue but I will double check tomorrow for you

Yes I’m in Ireland

Thanks Stephen their a nice tractor alright still prefer a mf 35 or 135 myself I’m working on my own 135 at the minute and iv a diesel 20 for a fella to start any day il post videos of both once complete

Ps good luck with your tvo

@@garydollard class tune Gary keeper suckin diesel

@@garydollardHello Gary if you look on TMcK RU-vid MF 35 theres a fella called Tom he restored some job well worth a look

Thanks Stephen il have a look at that later

The fella that owns that has it since new his dad bought it says it was a great tractor done everything on the farm until 1998 when the bought a John deer never gave them any trouble

@@garydollard Ours was bought in 73 and had a tanco 968 trip loader. It was the only tractor on the farm until a mf 165 arrived in 84 and that was replaced in 87 with a Universal 640. The 445 was left idle in 93 when a Zetor 8111 with a quicke loader. The 445 did a huge amount of work including emptying the slurry pit and loading side flingers. It was never minded too well but just kept going. They were based on a Fiat. For me the 445 was one of the best tractors ever made.

The only way I could get parts for that one was looking under the fiat heading you won’t find much bits listed for universal iv another’s one there to do now a later 445 with a power steering on it heavier front axle on it and a hand Lever for operating the pto

We have on our farm also an u445 made 1981 my father bough as scrap in 1989 and than he restored it we using evryday, and than we restored again on 2023 works like new, everything working -15c no problame to start, low fuel consumtion, love it

Their not mine Michael I’m only doing them for people i wave goodbye to them all 😅

Thanks Michael turned out a nice tractor I’m working on a 135 at the minute when I get time il post a video of it too once it’s finished

There’s a place in Galway that does the parts for those they can be hard to get bits for I work in an Agri parts store and sourced some of the bits that way too curley universal tractor parts in Galway is the fella that specialises in the odd bits

Ireland

Thank you it turned out ok

Thanks Noel starting into a mf 135 now will put up a video when finished

Yeah they are rare enough iv not seen too many of them it wasn’t in bad order either

Thanks Ian that’s a very small bit of what does be going on 😅

Wasn’t my tractor Oliver was done for a lad I knew that’s what he wanted he sold it then after it was finished I thought he was mad

@@garydollard Yeah pretty crazy

Thanks Taranjit