I just bought a massey 231 and changed the fluids and filters. The transmission/hydraulic oil was contaminated with water so I drained and refilled with some leftover oil I had laying around, I didnt know it had a filter under the case so when I change the oil in a few days ill put a new filter in! thanks for a great video ! these tractors need 'universal tractor/transmission and hydraulic oil' because the trans/rear diff/ hyd system all use the same oil. DO NOT use plain old AW 32 or similar grade of oil or it will ruin your tractor over a short time.

Great tip on the rubber boot around the air cleaner. Mine was shot and there is no factory replacement, what you suggested works great.

Excellent job! Love your attention to detail!

I can tell you take great pride in your work. I learned a few things for sure. Servicing my 231 soon. Thanks for sharing!

THANKS! Video helped me out tremendously! Professional job!

I’ve had my 1998 Massey Ferguson 231 for 15 years… Love it! Good video.

Excellent video.

Fantastic video and instructions. Thanks for uploading this video! The video shots are great! I own a 231 as well. The links are very helpful. Keep up the great work!

This was very enjoyable to watch. Hope to see more videos on the tractor, just subbed.

Great video - thank you. Buy new shifter boots from the dealer, that is one way the water enters the trans. Thank you.

i have this exact tractor. for anyone looking at this video down the road, if u suspect u're low on power steering fluid, note that u have TWO places u have to top it off, both in the steering box at the base of the gear shifter and also in the reservoir on the right side of the tractor. most literature i've found only mentions the 1st of those 2 which cost me a lot of time/energy.

great video , specially when removing the trans fluid. it will be great to identify the water source.

thank you so much i was looking how to do servicing on tractor you show me

Great vid and to the point.Thanks.

I always fill my oil filter with engine oil to keep it from running dry until system primed. Old diesel mechanic gave me that advise.

Your videos are great need to do one showing inside the dash I’m currently tracking down wiring that’s been hacked up previously and yours looks pretty complete 🤣

I think the battery bolts were were put in upside. Wing nuts go on to top to be able to remove the battery. When the cover is put back on.

FYI. You should go to the youtube channel @cheaphomesteading, and find his playlist "Massey 231 engine rebuild". It is a great series of videos showing complete tear down and rebuild of a MF 231 engine and front end. Shows how it is put together. I need to find a 232 front loader like his.

Thank you for this video. So I have a now funny story about this model tractor. I am a newb starting a small farm. Went to a local tractor store because they had an early 90's Mason Ferguson tractor. Model 250. Knowing nothing I went to the store and they pulled out the keys for the tractor and it said M250 on the keychain. Salesman fired it up and within 2 turns it was running. I asked if it used diesel or gasoline. He told me the 250 uses gasoline. I kinda chuckled saying at least gas is cheaper than diesel. I really didn't care for something like a tractor what fuel it used in all reality. So I bought the tractor along with a tiller attachment and brush hog. Get it home and by this point its fall and we had a cold snap. They unloaded the tractor and it took abit of effort to get it started. Was assured this was because it was cold weather. Fast forward about a week I fire up the tractor after several cranks to start it, again this was during cold weather and I brush hoged about 12 acres of land. After I was done I parked the tractor and noticed the fuel gauge was just bouncing between empty and half. I didn't trust the gauge so decided to fill it up. Again I was told I purchased a MF 250. So I filled a 5 gallon gas can with premium gas and added it to the tank. Another few days go by and we have some warms days so I decided to fire the tractor up and use the tiller attachment. I now had some flat land that I could till and figured this was as good of a time as any. Go to start the tractor up and it took about 2 minutes of cranking over but it finally started. I figured it was because I hadn't used it in awhile and we had been through some cold weather. Once it started it seemed to run just fine. It smoked abit but knowing nothing about tractors I figured it had to do with the snow, rain we had over the past couple weeks. So I hook up to the tiller and till about 2 acres and the tractor starts running awful. The motor was knocking loudly and the smoke it was producing was awful. When I tried to engage the tiller the tractor just stopped. I tried to restart at this point it just cranked over indefinitely. I contact the place I bought it from and they agreed to send a tech out to examine it to see what was going on. He showed up and tried to crank it over as well as a few other things. He asked me about the fuel gauge and I told him it wasn't reliable but that I had just put 5 gallons of premium gas in it. He gave me a funny look and opened the fuel tank and smelled it. He turned and told me this was a diesel tractor. Even the tech mentioned there should have been a label near the gas cap stating it was diesel but it was missing. Apparently when this tractor was traded in it was labeled as a MF 250, which is a gas tractor. However this was actually a model 231 and was thus a diesel tractor. When the owner of the store realized this he basically took the tractor back, drained the fuel lines, replaced filters, added diesel, etc. He agreed to only charge me for parts and now the tractor runs great. No idea why the person who sold this tractor to the dealership had a keychain that said M250 when it was a 231. I know this was a long story but hopefully somebody somewhere will get a giggle out of it.

good job

What kind of fluid goes in the transmission/rear end, and how many quarts does it take? How do you know when it's full? Great video, full of useful information!

Great video. Thank you. I have a 231 (am also new to tractors) and am trying to figure out how to change the hydraulic fluid. The more I read the more I am starting to realize the transmission system and hydraulic system use the same fluid? Is that correct? This would mean that changing the transmission fluid and filter like you did is also changing the hydraulic fluid. Am I understanding this correctly?

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Hi, Love the videos you've made about the MF 231! I love the tractor, but I find it's hard to find parts for it, where do you get yours?

Great video. Thanks! I have a Massey Ferguson 230 Diesel. Do you know what type of coolant it needs?

lots of info

Hi, I'm from Poland and I would like to ask if your massey ferguson was produced in URSUS under the MF license?

Transmission filter part number please ? And great video Mr I save the video

Hey I have a MF255 and I am adding transmission fluid and power steering fluid. I wonder if Ultra J20A plus is the correct fluid for those two applications? Thank you

Have you had any thermostart (glow plug heater) problems with the 231? I installed a new ignition switch and a new glow plug and I don’t think it’s working. I’m not 100% sure though.

What viscosity or oil type did you use in the hydraulic/transmission system? Thanks

Thank you for all the tips, what kind of work do you mostly do with your MF231?

Hola genial video yo tengo un MF 240, me podrías decir que aceite de trans lleva y dar un link donde pueda comprar el filtro de transmisión. Espero puedas ayudarme 🙏🏽

How many times did you have to change the hydraulic/transmission oil and what type of oil did you use?

Massey fergusson 240, The engine start very properly but it don't accelerate above 1400rpm. I was cleaned the tank also the pipes and filter. The problem still remain. I wander if i must change the fuel feed pump before i check the high presure pump

Hello how many total grease points are on your 231 tractor? I think I may have missed a few points on mine and have watched a few of your videos and have not seen you do one about grease points totals. I can't find anything online about it thank you.

My air breather😮s busted, where did you get the new one.

What a beautiful pink color, ahhaaahaha

What happened to our country that now we dont have an american accent speaking video? How would he like me to go to his country and take over his videos. If this was the only issue its ok but it aint and thats why it upsets me inside