Uncovering a Very Rare Massey Ferguson 180LP! Will It Run After 35 Years?!

[@craigrasnic4178]

There’s more of us the enjoy and appreciate your videos than the cry baby trolls that complain about everything, so keep doing what you’re doing sir

[@tmonteIH]

I appreciate the support.

[@SouthernFarmingTV]

That be a good one for JT's Barn and Grill channel

[@tmonteIH]

I think it’ll stay here.

[@RuralMidwest]

Love these videos, always looking forward to the next.

[@tmonteIH]

Glad you like them!

[@BarnyardEngineering]

If it's not factory, someone did a darn nice job of forming the hood around the propane valves.

[@tmonteIH]

Upon more research and talking to others it’s factory

[@johnnycampbell2719]

Love old Masseys,this one is really neat. Dont think ive ever seen any MF inLP now that i think about it. really enjoy your videos man, keep up the awesome work!

[@tmonteIH]

I've seen plenty of 50,65, & 85 on LP. Also seen a 97 but that was made by MM.

[@mrcbslawn2018]

Love it, I grew up on a 180 gas, 135 diesel and a 1085

[@tmonteIH]

Love my 1085.

[@ihguy2113]

the 180 diesels are a great tractor

[@tmonteIH]

Really are.

[@kevinsantema6807]

I criss cross 1 inch ratchet straps on front end when moving tractors by myself, helps hold front end straight or turn, Thanks for the videos

[@tmonteIH]

Might try it sometime.

[@super6954]

Thanks for the video. Just for fun I googled the LP 180 there was somebody asking about 1 on Yesterdays tractor forum back in 2005, and there is a picture of 1 on Auction facts that has all the same hood cut outs as this one. Yeah that loaders horrible I modified one to fit a 500 Belarus ,that somebody else had modified to fit a case 730. The Belarus owner just bought me the 2 piles and said make it work L.O.L It needed to go further back on the tractor like this one as the booms are too long but the cab was in the way. I collect Fordson Majors, I had 1 with a local dealer decal, I just bought another one from another guy with the same Decal. His other tractor I fixed came from the same dealer and he tells me there are 4 more in his top 40 acre, with the same dealer decals he bought from a friends estate. That place was a few miles from the original dealer location, and he tells me when the snow goes and we can find them, I've got an opportunity to own those 4 as well. Your grills not bad for a loader tractor the Fordson ones are mostly bent and the sad thing is I can't straighten them, without loosing that original dealer decal and spoiling the original look of the tractors. Take care

[@allancundiff8027]

I have had two 180 Massey as far as I am considered it was the best tractor that was made. I thought they made a few in Canada but I am not sure. Ours were diesels but I used to haul Propane and the trucks we ran were on propane conversions so I always thought propane tractors were cool. Hope you enjoy it. With that loader it would be hard to fill but without it it will be good.

[@tmonteIH]

I’ve been around and use a couple diesel 180s. They were great tractors. Hoping this LP will be reliable and I can get some good use out of it.

[@garygrose6351]

Propane engines usually lite stuck. My case 811b was. We put marvel oil in spark plugs holes. Let set several day then pull started it. They were built tough in those days.

[@tmonteIH]

That’s my experience as well. If it hadn’t been for the bad starter I would’ve have had it running in two days.

[@gerardcallan5655]

We didn't have the 180 here in Ireland, what we had were the 185 and more commonly the 188. All Perkins diesels, certainly no LP, never did see a gasser bigger than the 35.

[@tmonteIH]

I love the look of the European 188s. Wish I could find one in the US.

[@richardnorthern6945]

Nice runner for a Massey that's been setting 4 decades 😊

[@tmonteIH]

No kidding.

[@garygrose6351]

Absolutely a nice find.

[@tmonteIH]

Thanks

[@tamaradoggett70]

I'm glad you got this one, you rarely find one that's never been far from you. It sounds wonderful, hope the guage issues are a simple fix. New subscriber I think I'm going to enjoy your channel a lot I am John not Tamara my page died and I'm using my wife's now.

[@tmonteIH]

Thanks for watching. There will be plenty more fun tractors and other pieces of equipment to come.

[@jimkavalier2831]

Propane and Propane accessories! Hank Hill would be proud!

[@tmonteIH]

Im going to need more propane accessories.

[@curtiswolf313]

Sure runs nice. 👍

[@tmonteIH]

Yes it does!

[@ItsNotJunk]

When you showed the tank fill ports, it looked like the hood cutout was neatly rolled under. I'm guessing it's a factory LP tractor.

[@tmonteIH]

My thoughts as well.

[@ianbartelmez4720]

Jeeze... you're a young-un... I'm in mid 40s, and i always thought I wasn't "that old" and then all the youtubers I follow say their age... Talk about being born into the perfect place! As an aside, I remember when my beard was that red...

[@tmonteIH]

I get more gray everyday.

[@drive42]

Maddys had a Massey Ferguson 35LP when I worked for them in the 80s. No idea where it is now.

[@tmonteIH]

Would guess it’s long gone now.

[@evanpolasek8033]

The right hand on and off with the loader and left hand loader controls are certainly different.

[@tmonteIH]

Pretty backwards.

[@harvestingharrolds1086]

Nice local Massey.

[@tmonteIH]

Thanks

[@williammatzek4660]

I think a back up loader tractor that did not run on diesel fuel would be good.

[@tmonteIH]

I’ve got a Farmall 656 diesel hydro w/ Rhino loader.

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice

[@tmonteIH]

Thanks

[@toby0395]

Any chance of selling the grapple by itself?

[@tmonteIH]

I’d rather sell it altogether.

[@toby0395]

@tmonteIH Ok

[@KNIGHTOFELEMIA-i7i]

Like my ex she doesn't sound too happy you woke her up. Always a fan of old MF and Allis tractors.

[@tmonteIH]

Just needs worked some. It’ll come around.

[@arnoldgonzalez7377]

I'm interested in the loader, let me know.

[@tmonteIH]

Shoot me an email or my contact number is on territorialtrading.com

[@SovZov]

The masseys and their gauges I swear lol

[@tmonteIH]

More surprised when they actually work.

[@strong40]

35 year old engine oil is probably degraded badly

[@tmonteIH]

It’ll get changed.

[@charlietanner6211]

yes that is factory lp not many around even gas were rare but diesel were hot i worked for mf dealer we could not keep them on lot in my personal opion they were the best all around tractor out there you still hardly see one for sale you may have to reseal multipower not very hard good luck good find

[@tmonteIH]

Thanks for the insight

[@rodneybalog4605]

Good thing your slim you'd never get on that

[@tmonteIH]

No kidding.

[@paulthompson7609]

They never made a 180 lp Google it

[@tmonteIH]

@@paulthompson7609 allegedly