Re: What is the easist tractor to work on?

Posted by ptfarmer on November 30, 2017 at 20:50:18 from (70.114.32.211):

In Reply to: What is the easist tractor to work on? posted by chas036 on November 30, 2017 at 18:52:29:

The 4 cylinder tractors like Ford 5000 all usually have the inboard brakes where you have to remove the whole axle housing to service the brakes. The brakes will last a long time if you can try to use them as little as possible by idling the engine down to slowdown the tractor as much as possible.

You could "build your own" tractor that is easy to work on.

For example what I would do is find a MF135,or MF150 with drum brakes, and use the transmission, rear axle from it. Then take everything forward of the transmission (including the shifter, and steering box) from a 175, and bolt the engine to the transmission (same bell housing bolt pattern). In the UK there has been some that swapped a 4 cylinder Perkins diesel into a 135, and it seems to work with no problems.

The 135 with a engine from a 165, they made the hood, and drag links longer, looks like it came from the factory that way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m42MWAhZhxk and they seem to work it hard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MazPG_Wfr9o

That's probably more than you want to do, but it could be done.

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