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Age : 39 Join date : 2013-06-02 Points : 3917 Posts : 65 Location : Allentown PA
 | Subject: 1970's Massey Ferguson MF1200 Garden Tractor Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:55 pm | |
| I've started working on this thing again, so I figured it might as well make a thread. I got this a few years ago for $50, and it didn't run. After rebuilding the carb, putting on a new coil, points, and condenser it ran. I welded up a ghetto plow mount and used it to plow. Well I let my girlfriend drive it off the trailer, and she didn't understand the whole "manual trans" thing and ended up breaking the shifter, so it sat for a few years while I bought a house. I'm finally tearing into it. Here it is as she sit's tonight.   I also bought some new meats for the back tires. Painted up the old rims with some hammered paint.   | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1970's Massey Ferguson MF1200 Garden Tractor Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:04 pm | |
| Finally got to work on this again. We got the trans apart. Took a 20 ton shop press to get the hub off, and a torch. I didn't lock the diff, because we lost ambition, but it turns out both shift forks were bent in the trans. I fixed them, and put it back together. Painted it up tonight. Hopefully will put it back in the tractor tomorrow. I lost the key for the brake drum, so I have to pick that up tomorrow before I can do any more.   | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1970's Massey Ferguson MF1200 Garden Tractor Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:53 pm | |
| I think that's the same tranny moose is sendin me aint it moose?
Anyway, moloko, wifey is from Lehieghton, so we've hit your stompin grounds before! I'm really likin the looks of this old iron rust pearl. I can do anything I set my mind to... the impossible just takes me a little longer Tech Manual mod, If ya need it, and cant find it... Just ask.... Pm if I'm not on line | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1970's Massey Ferguson MF1200 Garden Tractor Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:55 pm | |
| Finished it up today, but its parked in by my girlfriend's Chevette and I can't get it out of the garage. Had to change the gas tank to this one. I'm proud of my installation technique.  | |
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Lawren Wimberly Established Member


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 | Subject: Re: 1970's Massey Ferguson MF1200 Garden Tractor Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:20 pm | |
| You'd be surprised at how many aircraft leading edges on the wings are held together with RTV and zip ties.
I think we have all used this temporary installation technique LOL I can do anything I set my mind to... the impossible just takes me a little longer Tech Manual mod, If ya need it, and cant find it... Just ask.... Pm if I'm not on line | |
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 | Subject: Re: 1970's Massey Ferguson MF1200 Garden Tractor Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:58 pm | |
| Stacks are simple and effective, if ya keep the shiny side up. Elsewise, one needs to engineer a fail point, Like Doc did for mule II. One suggestion though... If you plan on leaving it outside, find a can to put over the stack when not in use... It minimizes the "Rain Gauge" effect. I can do anything I set my mind to... the impossible just takes me a little longer Tech Manual mod, If ya need it, and cant find it... Just ask.... Pm if I'm not on line | |
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