"The FACT is, during the years when the 135 was in production, 1 out of every 4 new tractors (in ALL sizes) sold in the UK was a 135 Massey. Ford NEVER touched Massey's stranglehold on the market in that size class. Not even CLOSE"
Fact?? Sounds like you pulled that one out of thin air. It may indeed be that Massey was the market leader in the UK in the late 60's, but the CITED FACT, here, from 'The Ford Tractor Story: Part Two; Basildon to NewHolland 1964 to 1999' quite clearly states in the preface that FORD became the market leader in the UK in 1973, a fact that NH still held that position in 1999 at the time of that book's publishing. I don't doubt that NH holds that title today either. That was also coming on the end of both the 135's run and the thousand series run, but it would suggest to me more the success of the thousand series that they overtook Massey at that point aftern having some early problems with those tractors after their introduction.
Your claim that the 135 represented 25% of the UK market on it's own is absolutely absurd. Massey might, and I say might have had 25% share as an organization, and Ford another 25% or so, but no one tractor would represent 25% of the tractors sold in one country. Really, think about that... I'm sure that if I did some more reading in that book I could turn out a page reference where Fordson was the market leader from perhaps the early-mid 50's up until the end of Dagenham production in 1964. So, by my arithmetic, that equates to the better part of the last half century...
"The FACT is, 135's on average command a higher price than ANY tractor from ANY brand in the same age group and size"
Mabey where you're from... but the auctions I see, they're no different than anything else. If anything, I'd give the pricing edge to the Ford's for the simple fact that you've got to pry them from someone's cold dead hands. There were plenty of the Massey's around, and plenty of them to go around yet. Supply and demand... and there's more supply than demand. I can think of a few where the weeds and thorns have a pretty good stranglehold on them though.
"The Perkins AD3-152 is by far in a way the cheapest engine of its size to completely rebuild. Parts kits can still be had for under $500. Try to find a rebuild kit for a 3-cylinder Ford for that number."
Far and away?? I priced a Ford 201 kit for said 3930 a few months ago. Right in around the 500 mark. Mabey more than your ADE kit, but not by much. Course, that depends on whether you're talking a major kit or inframe kit or a ring and bearing kit... There's a lot of complete kits out there. Had enough yet?
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