All these little nuggets of information from your dad, there'll come a time when you're saying to someone have you checked such a thing? You've reminded me of the farmer I worked for in the late 70's buying a brand new SAME leopard which kept stopping after a few hours. Young ish mechanic kept coming out bleeding it and would get it running again for a few hours. After a few days of it still cutting out they sent an older one, who with'in minutes noticed there wasn't an air hole in the diesel cap. Tank wasn't drawing air and stopping the fuel. 1st thing the younger fitter was doing was removing cap to see if it had any fuel, which was the letting air in and hiding the problem.👍
Thats a very interesting story there actually, just goes to show that there is no substitute for experience. I used to work with a guy who would say "Ive forgotten more than you will ever know"😂
Sometimes the simple things catches us all out.165 is in pretty good condition.long time since I seen the finger bar in action hard to believe they were once the main cutter in its day 👍
Yet again a great video, pleased for you to have sorted the 165. Just so you are aware your 3 knife bars/mowers are all Massey Ferguson... The two grey ones are of the grey gold period 1957 and into the early 60s and they were grey, the same mower then was painted red for a short time before the next red Massey Ferguson mower was developed which has the rounded pulley guard at the rear.
A self made disaster Gearoid but got there in the end. Some people call them sickle bar mowers also, but up here in the Glens we just call them reapers.
Great video Cathal. Good to see the 165 sorted.. It seems we've had very similar experiences in the last few weeks with radiators and leaks😅 I've have been loving getting out joy riding in our own 165 recently.😊
They might be the same age actually Paul as I put heavier arms on mine. Mine doesnt have the fixings in the bell housing for the cab, we made that bracket, mine never had a cab from new.👍 Yours probably the same.
@@FlyingFergyMan that's true ours just came with a roll bar we are the second owner she was registered in February 1970 and supplied by Howard Abraham motors in lurgan
Gotta love old gear 😩🤦♂this lads still on with the 698 front axle (he’s taking an age🙄) and my Sanderson has decided to throw a solenoid fault which won’t curl the bucket back up😖oh and went spreading with the MB trac and don’t realise the hydraulic coupling was leaking! 3 laps round an 11 acre field… definitely can tell when’re I’ve been now!😆🤦♂😭
That 165 is in powerful condition and looks well And that knife bar is some job too. It’s a credit to yous . Listen my old boy at 85 can still catch me out. As they say we learn every day. If I only knew 1/3 off what my father knows I’d be satisfied. Great video Keep them coming and keep them red😂😂
Actually love your 165 looks in fabulous condition, did you have it refurbed? Was there a flexi or rigid cab attached to that frame? Would you ever re cab it?
Thanks Gregory, I refurbed it about 5-6 years ago. It actually did not have a cab at the start and we put that frame on it. I have the flexi cab material and will put it on eventually.👍👍
