Coolest looking old Tractor Pulled From the Bushes for a new Life on the farm 

Sorry to hear about the heat. It’s only in the 50’s here in Lancaster county pa. Love the tractor 🚜

The fergie tractor will always be the best tractor ever made . The 65 is a beast of a machine an will outlast by decades all your others includin the newish fergie you got . Great buy

Definitely worth a restoration. It has one of the finest three point lifts ever produced.

My dad had a Massey like that. I use to wire blocks to the pedals at age 6 and disc the 10 acre parcel we had. Good times. Good tractors. WooO!

On our farm we have a gas engine MF 65 from the early 60's. It has a multi power shift and a posi lock rear.It also has a belly mower that I use to mow our driveway road banks. For years I used this tractor to pull heavy grain wagons home from the fields and it had plenty of power. This old tractor of yours is a gem, I hope you get her going again.

Put an ounce Or 2 of transmission Fluid in the cylinders and turn it over by hand before you fire it up. It’s a runner!!

TYVM 🚜 Stoney Ridge Farmer Good deal can't wait to see this tractor restored.

Good to see ya getting that old girl in your shop. There is some old soul in these machines, all the sweat, plowing, hopes, dreams, broken but not put down, it's part of our history, worth a rebuild. Fix er up!

WOOOOOOOO love some vintage tractor restos! Im sure that thing will run like it was yesterday! One tip BEFORE you do anything is get some oil in the cylinders via spark plug holes. Either mystery oil/transmission fluid! Let it sit a few days before you mess with it. That will allow the pistons/rings to help loosen up and properly come back. Dont just slap a battery in it and crank it over, Im no expert but I bought, fixed, and sold over 50 motorcycles over a 4 year period and when I was running my shop and all the non runners that came in all old, neglected, and abandoned I did this before and NEVER had an issue internally. Hope that makes sense! Take care!

Barter skills are a must if you’re gonna live in the country

this video makes me smile, i grew up on a massey 65. they hold a special place in my heart. I would love to see if fully restored

Honestly, I would live to see you and Wesley do a mini series on the rebuild. Would you consider asking him to do such a thing. I'm only saying maybe a 4 or 5 part mini series. That would be incredible!👍

Love the old tobacco barns. We're getting dangerously close to not having any of those old stick barns left here in NC. All of the ones within five miles of my place are gone and the ones still left farther out are getting to be pretty fragile.

very cool tractor! bought a 1952 to30 ferguson this past spring. finally finished my 12 volt conversion. just need a brush cutter now and i'll be ready to start some cleaning up on my 36 acres.

This is how the local tow service used to get the wrecks off his flatbed. (Ones that were going off for scrap, not the customers one that were going for repair.) Drop the chains; tllt the bed, hook her into reverse. Give her a shoefull and hit the brakes. They all come off. I'm a mechanic out here in NZ. We have those old things out here. I've worked on them years ago. They are reliable. We set one on fire . It hadn't been run for a few years and it had a birds nest on top of the motor. A guy had just bought it with a bad clutch and we had to get it going and check it over for him before we split it to do the clutch if it ran ok. I put a battery and some gas and it fired up. I left it running for a few minutes while i dragged the airline outside to pump up the tyres and a drain bucket. When i came outside the nest had fallen off the top of the motor and hooked itself onto the exhaust manifold and was blazing away merrily.. Luckily it only scorched the paint a little before i got it out with the air gun on the airline. I polished most of the scorched mark out. then it was more noticeable so i had to polish the whole hood. The things we do when we are apprentices

'WOW " What beautiful country. As a farm boy myself I fully understand how "rich" you and I are to live in these wonderful places.

I'm currently restoring my wife's great grandfather's 1958 massey ferguson 65. I love the tractor and will pass it down to my son when he gets older. Excited to watch your restoration project. Keep up the great work Josh

I'm 63 now but when I was a young growing up on our farm I learned how to drive on a tractor this size. Oh what fun I had.

Hello to you , Great old mug great video Be well

you asked if you got a good deal, the beauty of it alone is worth the $1000 can't wait to see the repairs and hopefully restoration of that magnificent darling.

Nice old girl you got ! I have a 1956 Massey Harris Ferguson MH50. First year for power steering .Gave her a quick restoration about 8 years ago,now she's all torn down and is getting the full monty....she'll be done in the spring.....also has the 202 industrial loader on it.

I can just see you with that tractor cherried up, pulling a float down main street. They deserve fixing up to remind us how important such machines were, feeding Americans, strong and proud.

Hi...... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

Nice find there Josh. Those tractor's were built to be dependable,. easy to work on and get the job done. Wooo

Good to see the tractor fixed itself. I’m looking forward to seeing it get fixed.

Good deal! Restoring classic machinery is always a labor of love.

They are easy to fix and love to see this going again.

My dad had a 65 on our farm in South Africa. As a child, I used to drive it a lot.

That old tractor has a lot of potential , for a 1000 dollars you got a heck of a deal looking forward to seeing her run soon.

love the massey tractor. they run nice and smooth when driving. Great utility tractor.

Great tractor, power wash the crap off, get rid of the cherry bomb, change oil and clean the air filter, grease it, clean the points and fire her up. great stuff, Mrs stoney ridge will fall in love with it.

That’s gonna be a fine tractor after some love. The first one I ever drove back in the 60’s was a Massey Ferguson!!!

I have a 1959 Massey 65 deisel high clearance. I grew up on that tractor. My grandfather had the gas 65. Not sure what year it was. They are great machines and even better memories.

Awesome old tractor! I look forward to watching you work on it :)

Will be nice to see it all cleaned up and working around the farm.

Even if you didn’t get it running, it would be the coolest yard art! 😃

18F this morning on the Modern Mountain Cabin build in Creede, CO. I just picked up an ALLIS CHALMERS 4wd with bucket for $900 that didn't run for years till I bought it, clutch and Right Rear was stuck too. Took the brake cover off and smacked it, all good. Drove it on the trailer and the seller thought I was McGuiver. Shoot yeah I'd buy that 41 hp @PTO that thing is my age. WHOOO!

Awesome Tractor! Can't wait to see it come to life. 60° here in the thumb of Michigan.

Love old tractors... Great project! You might consider putting the chocks on it before you wake up and find it rolled all the way down into your new pond!!! haha

You made out like a bandit Josh! Cool find!

Love it, if the block is not cracked there is a lot of life left in the old girl. You can have a lot of fun playing in the dirt with it .

That may be a lot of fun restoring! I enjoy the channel.

i love seeing this stuff. cant wait to see it running

The Massey Ferguson 65 Tractor has a category 1 three point hitch and a claimed pto of 41 hp. She should pull 3-14” bottoms. We pulled 4-14’s with our super 65 diesel high arch! You’ll have fun with it!

You got yourself a good deal on the tractor love to see it run

I have a MF 135 from the early 70’s. I have keep her going, but I am not mechanically inclined, so it has cost me a bit to keep up. I need a good used or new carburetor right now. I hope to watch you get yours going. They are good tractors. I need a new seat, too. Good find!

It looks awesome

Spent a day or four on one of those growing up. I'm guessing the wheel was just a rusty brake. I'm going to suggest a farm grade 30 foot restoration. Clean it up, fix what needs fixing and give it driveway spray with a quart from Tractor Supply. Hopefully those rears have enough tread on them to pull ok. Even if you have to put rears on it you should still have less than $2500 in him by the time he's in fighting shape.

Fun project!

It good to see the hood hinges working nearly all the ones I had them broken

I’ve owned a few Massey Ferguson 65 and Super 65! Plus a few other models! Never had one in a gas model! If I’m not mistaken those older 65 gas jobs had continental motors in em! Diesels were Perkins! You’re as happy as a new puppy! LOL

Hi Josh seeing your old tractor brought back so many memories i learnt to drive on one of them when i was 11 years old on a farm in Kent England. The very best of luck getting it going again . Tim (London England )

It's hot in Alabama love the old tractors I am actually restoring a massey Ferguson 230 At this time

My stepdad loved Massey yes we had a old one and Massey Ferguson. All were workhorses he restored with original paint and decals. The one you got should restore well and give years of service. Have fun

Yes you got a great deal Josh. I love old Massey Ferguson tractors I restored a 245 love it...

Subscribed to your channel today. Glad to be going along with you on your journey fixing the Massy Ferguson 65.

Looks like fun

Thank.

Yeah Josh ya got a good deal on that tractor. I think that it will become a good riding tractor and will be a great work horse for the Stoney Ridge farm.

Looks like a Hoyt-Clagwell too me. The front wheel's going to fall right off there.

Tractor is amazing will be nice to see it run.

Interesting to see the choice to buy another project. I guess personally, I would have kept the MF 135 and let this one keep sitting. Locked wheel could be a gear with a chunk of something lodged and some pressure to slide encouraged it loose...for now. Unless it was the brake, I would anticipate a future lock-up until you find and solve the real cause. Not to sound negative, your jumping project to project and not really finishing them, well I lose interest. I like to see the finished product completed and ready to go.

Grew up on a 65 and a 50, both good tractors especially the 50. Was always 12 volt just converted from generator to alternator which is excellent for you. The power steering is a real plus too, that was an option back then. Give the tractor some dignity and get rid of that muffler and put the underslung one back that it came with. Good luck, sweet project.

Those old 65's are great machines. Used a Perkins powered "row crop" version for years as our main plowing tractor.

Looks like fun. Cold start

Hi Josh, Bought a MF 135 yesterday, delivery Tuesday. Three cylinder Perkins diesel. Been looking for years, can't believe I actually found one and only 30 minutes from the farm. In West Wales we tend to be too far from everywhere so really lucky. Looking forward to watching your videos of the 65 as much in common with ours, now christened Meg. Prices over here way higher than U.S. Was also offered a choice of 2 x 65's , 1 x 35 or TE 20, all over $3500 each. Love the channel. Lloyd.

That's a good looking tractor

It’s going fun watching you working on it

Love them old tractors

More than likely the brake broke apart and wedged itself in there causing it to lock the wheel up. Quick trick is pull it backwards and see if it breaks loose. 65s are great little tractors. I own a 65 diesel. Use it for everything

My brother has one of these tractors and it’s been a good ole tractor

So cool! I want one. Thanks to share all your adventures buddy! YOU ROCK!

Great tractor i love the massey 65 135 and 35 cant wait to see her running 👍👍

A full remodel would be awesome.

I have an old ford that was converted to 12 volts but only part way. The coil I think is 6 and the points really melt down with the bad switch. We finally gave up on it (not ours) and bought a Deer. Might grab an option off the old one - measured and it looks like it will fit! Cool. Good luck - thus far you have had it with the wheel.

So cool, I just love old tractors.

They were quite a little tractor in there day .. an can be still very handy to have around the farm in today’s days too. do lots little jobs .. it looks like it has good potential to be brought back to life Josh !! Look forward to seeing how the project goes 👍

Greetings from the Great White North, North Pole, Alaska! We would gladly exchange some of your heat with some of our cold. It's Oct.6, 2019, and +33°f outside with 3 brand new inches of Snow!! It will get down to the low +20s tonight, and a high tomorrow of a whole +38°f., and more snow.

What a cool looking tractor 🚜 Just needs a name now 😁

love that style of massey, i like the super 90 the best

Nice new old tractor it will fit right in with your farm.

I like the tractor! I’d just get it running and get it all mechanically sound and leave the paint the way it is. That paint tells a story and show years of hard work on a farm! No need to strip that tractor of dents and scratches it’s earned doing work

Really cool machine...looking forward to the resurrection!!

Used a 65 gas tractor for years, they are 12v they just converted to a alt. mine had the Ex. come down and under the foot rest.

That Darrell joke is telling your age. My wife, Lisa, and I talk about the Bob Newhart Show and the 2 Darrells all the time.

Get it running like a champ and leave the patina, it looks good the way it is! 🚜-Woooooo!!!

Can't wait to hear that thing run with that Cherry Bomb 🔥😍

I would call it a fun project for the winter, if you get it in the shop to work on it.

Nice tractor! I hope to see more of that one soon! Thanks for sharing!

got the same tractor. although with a diesel perkins. quite cool with the oil bath air filters tho

wow great deal. i would love to come across a old tractor that needs work. i myself love working on old cars and trucks and tractors.

Thanks for the great videos

I have a Ford 1957 850 that I been working on. The best thing ai did was getting the manuals. Including parts and service. Take your time, check the books then go at it. You will have some fun working on it. BUT do not forget you also have a jeep too finish. LOL boys and there toys. LOL.

I have a 1958 Massey Ferguson 85 and 1000 for the tractor is pretty typical because that’s about what you get out of it for scrap iron but if the motor is Locked up Then I believe you got a good deal and it is definitely worth restoring it’s all about what you’re happy with it just depends on whether or not you want to put the work in a little paint a little work And you will have you a nice tractor as soon as I can I’ll send you pictures of my old truck

Marvel mystery oil in the cylinders to start. I bet you could find plenty of original type parts to keep it looking good. ( well, I do like the cherry bomb LOL)

I grew up on a 1963 65 Massey diesel it was one tough son of a gun.Honesty I wish I could buy any tractor that tough today.!!!

I drove one as a kid, aged roughly 9 to 13 in the early sixties. We used it for ploughing (3 furrow) and discing on the 3 point hitch. As well, we baled with it, hay and straw. I don't recall any particular issues with it but it was new at the time. Sad to see it go when we moved off the farm.

"...smells like turpentine..." In the service, they used to say, army coffee looks like muddy water, and tastes like turpentine.😁

Nice tractor.. You are going to want to open up ALL the access panels on that rear end/ gear box. They are known to spring a leak and let water in in those areas. The three point lift cylinder is a must check area too.

That’s a 65 horse beast of a machine. Great old machine. Outstanding deal