Vintage Tractor Mechanical courses?

youngfarmer93

Hi All,

not sure do these even exist, so In 2023 I have thought about buying an vintage tractor to do up, something like a Ferguson 20, 35 or 135. Now I wouldn’t have much experience mechanically bar changing filters and oil. But is there such thing a course you can do to pick up basic mechanics or I’m I best to just dive in myself and use YouTube, research to attempt a restoration. When I’m saying restoration I’m not looking for a full nut and bolt rebuild to show room standard. If I could get it running smoothly with replacing the odd item, rewire lights, do breaks, sandblast and spray paint. Tool wise I should be ok, tick the major ones of welder, compressor, and all the usual Jazz.

Be purely a past time. So any advice before I jump in be great.

blue5000

Look up bundy bears shed if you’re going to do an old MF like a 135 etc. he goes into great detail.

mickdw

For a first attempt, I'd suggest you buy a runner needing tidying.

That way you are guaranteed to get something finished out of your shed.

If you pull a non runner out of a ditch somewhere, it may just be too much and you end up selling it on in bits.

Buy something that bodywork and you can do as little or as much as you wish and still have a tractor.

A late model 135 with long pto and straight front axle with Duncan cab would be my choice.

kollegeknight

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058277602/vintage-tractor-mechanical-courses

Also if you get the proper handbook, it goes step by step in replacement of parts and fine tuning.

you get pdf copies online for about €40 (now I’m sure someone has a digital copy also,)

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120050032#Comment_120050032

Bundy Bear has some great videos, I found some on setting dual clutch and rebuilding injector pump particularly useful. I also got some videos from http://vintagetractorengineer.com/maintenance-dvds/, videos on 3 cylinder 35 were fairly relevant to my 135 and probably other similar models, but be warned the head is a little different also found I&T manuals very useful https://vintagetractorspares.co.uk/products/i-t-massey-ferguson-s.