1971 MF 135

Also where can I get a picture to know what it looked like when it was new. If it had head lights, where they were mounted etc..

This project keeps getting bigger, I've never done anything like this before.

Nice work David!
I am in a situation similar to Wesley.Just bought a 75 MF135 diesel for work and want to go over the mechanicals,clean it up and paint it.Here is the first before pic.

This is my 1966 MF 135 in off farm condition, looked better than it mechanically was!
David

Stripped off the tinwork, and did all the mechanical jobs. Re-bushed front axle & kingpins.
Overhauled clutch, brakes & hydraulics, re-wired and new guages & light units.
Made sure everything was working perfectly. Then sand blasted to get rid of old paint, rust and crud.

Re-srayed and rebuilt, I spent more time restoring original parts and only bought a few aftermarket parts where neccessary because I wanted to keep it as original as possible.
This is the correct colour sceme for a 1966 model, yours will have all silver painted wheel centres & rims; and your US fenders will be different style.
It is the best 45HP tractor ever made (and thats praise from a die-hard Fordson & Ford man! LoL)
David

I would laugh also... My neighbor has a 135 that I used the first year we were on the property, mowing, box blade etc.. Then I bought my Ford 3000, in my opinion, no compairson, I wouldn't trade my Ford for two 135's :)