Massey Ferguson MF 165 farm tractor (SOLD)

Completely rebuilt engine, all new paint, lots of new parts.

  • Engine rebuild professionally
  • Machine shop serviced block and cylinders
  • New rings, bearings, seals, and all gaskets
  • New fuel and power steering filters
  • Engine oil filter upgrade to spin on type
  • New water pump, rad cap, hoses, clamps
  • New fan belt
  • New commercial HD battery
  • Injection pump serviced
  • Injectors serviced - all new nozzles
  • Generator replaced with Delco Alternator
  • All new wiring
  • Clutch serviced new release and pilot brgs
  • New lights and reflectors
  • New volt meter, circuit breaker, hobbs switch
  • New seat adjustable for operator weight
  • Primed with good industrial epoxy primer
  • Painted with good industrial enamel
  • All new decals
  • Tires all serviced at Kal Tire

This tractor sold at the BC Livestock Equipment Auction in Williams Lake for about $6500.00 in 2012.

MF 165 - approximately 1973. This tractor has a Perkins four cylinder diesel model A4 212. The manufacturer's specs say they are 63 hp as opposed to the normal 52 or 58 hp available in the MF 165. It has a 6 speed transmission plus Multi-power.

Below is a photo tour of the tractor being rebuilt. All photos enlarge if you click on them.



the start of the project - engine
just back from the machine shop


cleaning and cleaning and
cleaning - all ready for new rings


assembly time - crank and pistons in and oil pump attached


valves in and head ready


oil pan on and timing case in place


flywheel on, bolts torqued & locked


engine aligned and bolted in place


timing gears aligned and locked


head, injector pump, & injectors


fan, starter, crankshaft pulley


front axle and fuel tank in place


air cleaner, exhaust, & fuel filters


fenders & tin work off to clean tractor & prep for paint


fenders ready for sanding, primer, and paint


grill, headlights, etc, prepared for paint - black paint done


fenders & hood sanded for primer


note the tin is all in good shape


wheels sprayed with primer


fenders, front bumber & hood primed ready for top coat


everything was prepared right
& a good epoxy primer was used


the whole tractor was thoroughly cleaned, sanded, & primed


primed and ready for top coat


the original Flint Metallic Gray


top coat applied and ready to roll


masking grill for top silver coat


original Silver Mist colour


tractor masked against over spray


MF red top coat on fenders


hood and grill all ready


grill installed on tractor


hood in place around dash


hood on and bolted in place


grill, headlights, & bumper on


grill, headlights, & bumper on


fenders bolted in place


top coat is original MF Red


wheels painted inside & out


wheels back on tractor


wheels back on tractor


wheels back on tractor


brand new seat - adjustable


seat adjusts for operator weight


lights on and wired


reflectors and chrome on


new decals all around


pretty much ready to go


first time out of the shop


pretty as a picture

The engine was rebuilt in November - it was started and run for about 20 minutes at various speeds around the shop yard. The tractor was then parked, dismantled, and painted throughout the winter months and finally the wheels were painted and installed in March, 2012. Lights, decals, reflectors, new seat, etc, were all done in March. The paint job isn't perfect (it was painted in a dark shop in the winter) and the body has some blemishes (we didn't want to use a bumch of body filler). The brakes, 3 point hitch, PTO, transmission including the multi power, rear end, differential lock, etc, all work. At this point in time the new engine still only has about 20 minutes on it.

This tractor was sold at the BC Livestock Consignment
Equipment Sale in Williams Lake on May 5th, 2012
www.bclivestock.bc.ca/equipment_auctions


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