Massey Ferguson 65
The Massey Ferguson 65 was in production from 1958 – 1964 before being replaced by the MF 165.
The MF 65 came off with the production line with 1 of 4 engines as standard:
A 4 cylinder, liquid cooled, 2.9 liter, Continental gasoline engine, a 4 cylinder, liquid cooled, 3.3 liter, Perkins 4A – 203 diesel engine, a 4 cylinder, liquid cooled, 3.1 liter, Perkins A4 . 192 diesel engine or a 4 cylinder, liquid cooled, 2.9 liter, Continental LP Gas engine
The Massey Ferguson 65 has a fuel tank on the gasoline models capable of holding 13.2 gallons of gasoline (or 50 liters of gasoline if you are in Europe) and a fuel tank capable of holding 17 gallons (or 64.3 liters) on the diesel models while the hydraulics system requires 8 gallons (or 30.3 liters) of hydraulic fluid.
It’s factory weight ranged between 4,185lbs (or 1898kg) and 4511lbs (or 2046kg) depending on which engine was used. The MF 65 measures 133 inches (or 337cm) in length and has a wheelbase of 84inches (or 213cm).
The Massey Ferguson 65 was a reasonably popular tractor in the MF range during the late fifties and early sixties and is kept by many today as a collectors item, while some still use it to work their land. However getting insurance for a tractor without a roll bar can be very difficult indeed.
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need to know if can tell what year this 65 mf was made snm 683156
My 65 S/N number starts with 699___ and was made in late 1963. There is a web site about Massey Ferguson that lists S/N year to year.
will be a ripper tractor once i rebuild it
I used this tractor on a nearly daily basis for years.
To answer the question as to how to determine which diesel engine is in a 65, the A4.192 has injectors that are mounted vertically in the top of the head and also has a wedged shaped cast filler piece between the back if the oil pan and the bell housing. Also, the second letter of the tractor serial number will be an “N”.
The injectors for the A4-203 direct injection engine are mounted into the head at an angle and the oil pan is one piece without the wedged shaped filler piece. The second letter of the tractor serial number will be a “D”.
Would like a ROPS mostly for some sun shade! Can be hard to start below 40 degrees.
Disc, front end loading, ditching
super
Done everything with these from poughing to silaging, hedge trimming, haulage, general cultivation, pulling out timber, you name it I’ve done it.
Engine was reliable, both MkI and II but the MkII was a better starter. Maintenance was easy, fuel economy was good and you could fill it from a Jerrycan without drowning the operators position unlike some competitors. Those fitted with wide rears had better traction in soft ground as you would expect. You could change gear without skinning your knuckles and a good driver could double de clutch and shift gears on the move as we had to when hauling Track Marshall bulldozers. Fast on the road for their day at 15mph. Even faster if you took the seal off the pump and twiddled it a bit. 2400rpm never seemed to hurt any of them.
awesome little tough tractor. This tractor has a lot of heart and never quit on us or let us down.
locking differential great for snow and mud.
Great power for it’s size.
wonderful utility tractor
expensive and rare parts
I enjoy working with that tractor it is very stable I enjoyed it even more when the 4 wheel drive worked.
It use to get stuck in gear but easily fix the problem by replacing an inexpensive guide in the transmission.
The brake use to seize, fix that by replacing the brake pad and seal.
The rear engine seal was leaking (rope seal) a really poor design those year replaced it cure the problem and increased my pressure.
The Tractor front wheel gets its power from a shaft that is hook up to a selen transfer case that is mounted over the rear PTO. When I put the lever in Ground PTO the front wheels move as I move forward. When I want to use the PTO I select PTO and the power transfer to my PTO in the rear, only problem I don’t get PTO and 4×4 at the same time.
Please if you are aware of such mod let me know because one of the gear in the trasfer case is worn out and I would like to replaced the whole Transfercase tahnk you.
Was expensive to get back into usable condition, but I like the old thing.
The safety switch has been disconnected long before I got it. Also mainly because of the tires, it has a tendency to slip on the hill side and on grass.
The brakes really suck on hillside even after being replaced.
excellent