MF35 no logbook

You should be able to find one for sale, a collectors item.;)

muddle84 wrote: »

Hello all. I have an MF35 at home with no logbook. I want to register it so I can tax it and drive it on the main road. The chassis number plate is long gone so how can I register this for the road?

was it ever taxed in its lifetime and more percise after 1990 at some stage.if it was its on the motor tax system and the garda system so if u know the reg no they can give u the chassis number and fill in the the required paperwork to get the logbook bak for you.

I just had a quick look at the Ferguson webiste. Have a read of this page, particularly near the bottom where he states -

"A few Ferguson tractors have lost their serial numbers, however we can still year date your tractor..."

Obviously the content of the page relates to registering a tractor in the UK, however if he can supply you with a letter dating your tractor then you can apply for a 'ZV' or 'Year' plate.

Link -

http://www.fergusonclub.com/dvla/

There's a date of manufacture cast into the transmission housing, it's in the day- month-year format. A lot of info on the vintage tractor engineer site;

http://vintagetractorengineer.com/discussion-forums/

muddle84 wrote: »

Hello all. I have an MF35 at home with no logbook. I want to register it so I can tax it and drive it on the main road. The chassis number plate is long gone so how can I register this for the road?

A lot of the rules regarding registering tractors have changed over the last few years making it near impossible to register an old tractor here, resulting in log books being sold on donedeal.
You have to provide proof of when the tractor entered the country, register it within a month, Vat has to be paid on it , it has to be registered within a month of entering the country. it has to be brought to an nct centre to be registered
There was a story in the farmers journal a while back about a man who bought a mf 165 off a neighbour out of a ditch. he restorred the tractor and went to register it. As it was assumed the tractor was in the country for its full life , he got caught for a percentage of back tax to be able to register it. it cost around 700 if i remember correctly.

My advice would be to talk to a local friendly garage man who imports a few tractors and get him to register it for you. he can provide all the paperwork that the nct lads need .
Then at least it would be registered properly and not a bought logbook

muddle84 wrote: »

I managed to get through a helpful fella in the nct helpdesk who talked me through what has to be done. Basically they will not accept a letter from an owners club as proof of year of manufacture. It has to be the manufacturer or MF main dealer that has to identify the year of manufacture. Then this paperwork has to be brought, along with the tractor itself, to the local VRT/NCT centre. He made it sound relatively simple if you have a way of transporting the tractor to and from the dealer/NCT centres.
But according to what you are saying 9935452 it may not be that simple.

Mother of God, how in the name of blazzes is a modern dealer suppose to identify a tractor built in the 50s?:rolleyes:What boghole of a country we live in.Could they not have a simpler method of registering a vehicle without documents? We had a similar issue registering a davy brown some years ago.What a kerfuffle it was.Jumping through hoops with different people giving different advise.We eventually just registered it from the start using the chassis number, but we had a fake logbook (we didnt know it was fake).Chassis number was right, reg number was not.
link to a thread about it HERE

We also brought the tractor to the centre, and was then told not necessary:mad:.

It seems to be silly to have a chassis plate riveted to the tractor instead of etching it to it.I wonder was the plate taken off for some dodgy goings on with it?
specs below

http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/007/5/2/7529-massey-ferguson-35.html

muddle84 wrote: »

So further to this the only method I have found to get a logbook for this tractor is to use the friends of ferguson service to register it with the dvla In the uk then get a british logbook for it. Then "import" the tractor into ireland. Can anybody tell me any reason why this wont work?

Was the tractor in the UK at one time?

muddle84 wrote: »

From Memory the plate was there when the tractor came into my fathers possesion. Was parked in a field for quite a few years before I came of age and started giving it some tlc at which point the plate was rusted off.




Yes it was bought in the north without logbook etc.....

Oh I see, I'm just a sceptic .Pity the chassis number is missing though, I'd say you would be able to register the tractor without difficulty even if it was never registered before.Suppose the last suggestion might work, worth a try but does the DVLA not need the number?

Maybe an enthusiast/restorer of the make might know if there is a alternative location for it.

By the way, I think a fellow boardsie,"MrFoxman360" has one of these tractors.He may have an idea.

Pity MF didnt put the number in a more sturdy manner on the tractor.When you say the DVLA will accept a number, you mean chassis number?....but you dont have it.

I dont know if Mr Fox has registered the tractor or not, maybe he doesn't need to.Maybe you could PM him.He has also got a "youtube" channel, thats where I saw it.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=103594

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amKp6Wgnsek&list=UUGun52YFO7IFFdV51fMA3HA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ubvFW_quMo&list=UUGun52YFO7IFFdV51fMA3HA

P.S I am not his agent by the way, nor do I have a connection to the chap except through here:D....

On the 135 there are numbers on the back axle the one near the left hub is the chassis number a friend went true all this a few months ago there is a lad in sixmilebridge co clare that help him out pj ryan tractors youl get his number in the book

As of September 2025. the owner of a unregistered vehicle ( tractors included ) should check with the tax office to see if the vehicle has been registered before by submitting the V.I.N number and the engine number. they will need a letter from the tax office to confirm it was never registered then they contact a registered Vintage club so someone can look at it and verified that the information is correct. they need to have a: Serial number, engine number, Date of manufacture, colour, name and address of the owner, the name of the club, name and signature of the club member that verified the tractor and stamped with the club stamp. the owner now has submit a copy to inland revenue who will in turn invite the owner to book a date to attend there local VRT office. the must present the vehicle and all original paperwork not copy's at the VRT office ( there are some circumstances where they don't have to present the vehicle depending on weight and type ) the officer at the VRT centre will look at the vehicle and paperwork and if everything is sound they will register the vehicle. IF THE V,I,N, PLATE IS Missing as often happens on Ferguson then there tractor can not be registered