thanks for the video, I've learned more than I have with any other video. I have a Massey Ferguson 231, grandpa passed away and lost the repair manual. so you've really helped me out. thanks again. please post more videos

First time I've ever commented on a you tube video, but I had to say..This video was awesome! Thank you!

Great video.

Awesome video! I also have a MF255 and the steering pump is empty and probably I will need to change the filter. What type/kind of fluid do you use for your pump? Thank you!

having trouble .....mine will run at 1500 rpm like a new one. Wont go beyond that. any suggestions? loved the video. tractors looks great

Where did you buy the grey paint? Brand?

any idea what the yellow light to the left of the steering wheel means?

What paint code color is that? MF has so many grey color paint codes....Thx

that's gonna be purdy. We have a massey 245.

Where are the thermostat

Got to love the sound of a 245 MF diesel engine... It is like a therapie. Thanks for the video Chud327 and best regards -Yves!

I do love old tractors! Great video for the Gacgyver in all of us, total win on that fuel float!

Great video you are an inspiration. I bought a MF-265 for my brother in law and it's in the garage now I am changing the fluids. Once it's done it will be transported north to run an auger for fencing. Need to get the hydraulic filter off next. Kudos to you.

Really sweet!! Thanks for Sharing

Love my 245 it sips fuel and works all day. thanks for the vid

Great job!

awesome video and have fun

good stuff chud! may the 245s live on!

I wish I had land, so that I would have need for a tractor that I could maintain. Looked like a fun project.

My uncle worked at Massey Ferguson. O-rings scare me since the space shuttle disaster caused by a faulty O-ring.

I need to do th same for my 1045. Needs some paint, my area aroung the grille is silver and so are the rims. I also need to get some flashers. Nice work!

MF 35/135/240 Series are the best small tractors ever made by a country mile !..they could still sell these models all over the world by there thousands in their original format ,no fancy electrics etc.My family farmed within 1 1/2 MLS of the factory at Banner Lane Coventry England (Check out your tractor plate ).PS. good video ,look after her they are like gold every where ! regards.from over the pond.

great video. please do more on when ypu next service or fix somthing on the MF245. I have a 230 and seeing how to do the needed repairs really helps.

This is great. Ran across this while trying to find how to replace my power steering pump. I have a 1978 245 and you have inspired me to do a little fixing on it, maybe some painting. I love this tractor. I have had to stop it with the choke lever for years, would like to use a key. Would you know the name of the part on the tractor I might be looking to replace since you are familiar with the 245's.

great video, brings back a lot of memories, grew up driving a Massey 35. Do your self a favor though any time when your working on the fuel system use gloves, because there is such a high content of water mixed in Diesel fuel it contains a high level of micro-organisms..... not good for your health..... go to any truck stop all the attendants use gloves because its SOP.....

Great job! Looks great. Now all you need to do is paint the hood, dashboard, fenders and it will look good as new.

I did that fuel distributor "rebuild" on my dad's MF 135 last Summer. His wouldn't even crank until I did that.

"Pull the old one off, drop it in the tank...no just kidding." That killed me! LOL

Do the perkins always make that knock in the engine? I have a 165 and it sounds like the engine is knocking but I'm not sure what it is. Not the pumps, checked all that.

That grille reminds me of my grandpas old 49 jeep willys...

i have a 230...and she keeps bogging down...ive changed the fuel filter. could the muffler have anything to do with it. olus it sounds bad when working her...i need help

I am having problems putting a 245 distributor back together. Can you recommend any help.

I still can't get my clutch to stop my tractor I have the same tractor any guess on why the clutch won't stop the tractor?

I have the same tractor and I'm getting fuel in my oil, what will cause that?

what beach where you at when the car was stuck

what would be the size of oring if you could please

you should replace that glass bowl with a metal one. I bought a new glass bowl and two weeks later it cracked for no reason and I lost 30$ diesel too all on my shop floor.

My boss dropped his mf 245 off at my house and told me to get it running, and he told me it has not ran in 15 years changed oil and filters put battery in it and it fired right up first try.

that little Perkins diesel is a very good engine to learn on very forgiving and easy to start pretty much no matter what the reverse manufactured models of that Perkins diesel is what they put on the Ford tractors of the same era and they're a little more picky the firing order is even different instead of firing 132 and idling real smooth like yours they fire one two three and have a choppy idle because they're not firing a full 180 degrees opposite the other cylinder I don't want to quote because I'm most likely going to be wrong but it's similar to the way a Harley Davidson fires on the Ford tractors funny how they reverse manufactured the Perkins and change the firing order so that two different brand names could share something with common similarities