Vintage Thursday. Massey Ferguson 178 hydraulic repair and drilling.

I wanted to use the 178 with the 30 drill, but first had to wake it from hibernation and get the spool valves operational.

[@steviechalmers1218]

Fabulous video, that takes me back down memory lane , it’s great to see farming done the old school way with Ferguson of coarse ❤️👍

[@patwatters8205]

Another very enjoyable video Dan,I worked the same type drill in 1972 behind a 178 without MP they were both 2 years old at the time,I was 16 back then,we towed a chain harrow behind the drill to cover the seed. There was a Massey main dealer near us so there was a lot of Massey equipment in the area,Combines,balers,tractors, drills.

[@johnkennedy8914]

Lovely shots at 27 min mark as the tractor comes up the hill into the camera. Could watch it all day!

[@gfruchnicht6537]

Love those old massey fergusons ,worked a lot on it and ownd a mf 35x for fun.Good job and nice too see that there are a lot of people with affection with mf tractors

[@tobytractor711]

The best farming KZbinr on you tube by a country mile. Excellent video again Dan, you remind me of a farmer I worked for in Cornwall in the late eightees, he was meticulous with routine maintenance and operated old MF equipment bought from new. I visited the farm last summer and was amazed to see the same MF35x I used to scrape the yard with still on scraper duties. He made sure the tractor and scraper were washed off each morning, obviously a good policy for longevity of his equipment.

[@johnholsey5294]

4wd, trailer breaks and all those spools on that age tractor is pretty rare, she'll have been one hell of a machine when new!

[@andrewdalziel4006]

Great video. Good to see one of the legendary 100 series tractors still ding a days work.

[@benwinstanley101]

That’s a lovely tractor

[@seamusmurphy2877]

Well done Dan grate to see the 178 going well the old stuff is worth watching. Didn't think the drill would seed grass. They were miserable on diesel comperd to modern tractor 👍😁

[@claesmansson9070]

Very often depends on people themselves,how small implements do they use,like the newer tractor in the background rolling with very small roller,don t think thats excellent on diesel as such.But that s up to people to make the choice thems.Thanks for vid.

[@donnellykieranj]

Love it Dan. Super 178. One of your best Videos yet IMO.

[@wallaceloan4169]

Well done Dan in sorting out your hydraulic problem it worked out well in the end. Also Dan it was sweet to see 178 working the drill no problem to her. Never worked a 178 but had the pleasure of working a 165. She was a grand tractor but they traded her in for a case 895 why I don't know! But its great to see you putting life into the old girls. Great video Dan keep them coming

[@nickb2509]

Great video, love the repair and troubleshooting side of it.

[@donaldthomas5852]

One of my favorite Massey Ferguson tractors we had was the 165.

[@claesmansson9070]

Cant claim the MF 165 has been other than strong in wear,but now my best are 9240 s and after that my 525! MF 35 run outside 35 amp generator or Tårup cutter.

[@amandajones3422]

Thanks for sharing this classic 178 ..,we have a good collection and use them!!

[@0796logsplitter]

Wow that brings back some memories!!we had a 178 with a Sirocco front loader fitted and a 188 in my younger days on my uncles farm and he still has a 135 used on the yard scraper.

[@markcorr6704]

Great video again Dan. The 178 does look the part. Looks really well on the drill.

[@e.tagriculturephotography6753]

Great video as always lovely to see the 178 we've got a 135 !!

[@cloudmaker]

That must be quite a rare tractor i don't recall seeing 4 wheel drive tractors of the 100 series when they were new but they started to get popular when the 500 series came out and now of course it seems rare to see a modern 2 wheel drive tractor. Lovely video that showing all the different views of the drill as well. Thanks for sharing it.

[@donaldthomas5852]

I just subscribed to your channel Being raised on the farm we had Massey Ferguson tractors. My dad like to trade for new tractors about every 2 to 3 years the largest tractor was the MF 285 it was one of my favorites, it had a much smoother ride then the smaller tractors , we usually had two to three tractors, we never had a 4 wheel drive tractor. Today I have 3 tractors all are two wheel drive tractors, a 1989 IMT 539 canopy ,open station 39 hp. 2004 John Deere 5320 cab 64 hp. and a 1990 Massey Ferguson 3070 cab about 90 hp. All 3 tractors have front loaders. All 3 are great tractors.

[@darrenduffy9542]

Good work Dan, thanks for sharing

[@paullewis1566]

Thank you Dan, greatly enjoyed that one.

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always keep safe and mind yourself dan

[@ianthomas3938]

Enjoyed big time , thank you Dan.

[@davieboy4x491]

Great video, I love watching the old tractors work. The 178 will still be going strong long after the Kubota has gone to the scrap yard

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video dan, nice tractor

[@bobpaterson1845]

Video took me back unfortunately never had the pleasure of drivin a 178 let alone a 4wd 🙄 we went from the 100 series to the 500 then the 600 💪👍👍

[@WollopingChopper]

Great video 👍, We had the 185 Fergy four wheel drive it was our biggest tractor, 👍

[@joelawrence56]

4WT conversation?

[@780special]

Favourite tractor of my youth. Lovely to hear her working. Ours was 2wd.

[@antonyfarming]

Fantastic 👍 she did a great job 😃 👍

[@marcusbrodie7234]

Another good video dan

[@roberthiggins6401]

That's a fantastic film you've made there Dan! Thanks for persevering with the hydraulics to get her on the drill, a job you could have said sod it and just used one of the newer tractors and left the 178 to sort out in the winter. I wonder how many were made and how many survive now. Thanks again keep well.

[@davidrichardson7656]

Hi Dan , great video I love the old 100 series Massy Ferguson’s , I’ve got a 165 that I’m doing up and hopefully soon get her back to work.

[@adreenryan2901]

165 was the best of them a great tractor.

[@joandneilrobinson5490]

Can you do a farm tour equipment tour of all your tractors and implements thanks love the vids keep them coming thanks

[@IanFletcher1970]

Very Informative Video Dan (As Usual)

[@christopherbrogan1309]

Hold on to the old ones , good stuff 👍

[@john.p7370]

Beautyful machine!

[@gordonwilkinson4389]

Fabulous video spent many hours driving a 2 wheel drive multi power 178 the 100 series where a fantastic range of tractors love them.looking at the number plate that tractor was registered in Norwich VG

[@CowfarmerDan]

Its an age related plate so not Norfolk I'm afraid.

[@anthony342]

over 30 years since i drove a 178 , old girl is still going , she lives on the hedge cutter ,

[@corkfarmer2035]

Wow. Ur channel has grown so quick. I remember it wasnt too long ago that u had 600 subs

[@secondchance4498]

Thank you for another interesting video Dan. Perhaps a telescopic pen magnet to help get the shuttle valve out, should it stick again and need a quick clean........ Yours Chris.

[@stevebrown2996]

What a beautiful old girl ! And so well looked out to.

[@kcphillips1000]

Nice to see old kit being used for the purpose it was built for .I used to have a 15 row MF30 drill like yours but on 11-28 wheels complete with a grass box and the Reekie harrow as with your drill.Eventually we put blanking plates in the fertilizer side and removed the central partitions so that we could put half a ton of seed in it .I used either a 165 or mostly a 185 to pull it. Fully loaded I could plant up to eight acres before refilling the drill with seed and was able to do that in one hour in good conditions. Best Drill I ever had !

[@chrisbonney7563]

The 178 was the first MF I drove with Multi Power, I think I was 13 at the time and discovered that full throttle, high gear and Multi Power was not a very stable way of getting across a field, my older brother liked the no engine braking when going down hill to speed up the trips between farms (clearly insane since you would never stop safely is someone pulled out in front of you)

[@jerrythegaffer]

I subscribed a week ago. Enjoying your videos. 👍 Done too

[@CowfarmerDan]

Thanks, and welcome 😊

[@colmanlong1032]

Super video, must be very rare in 4wd.

[@jaffa154]

i had the same problem with my T20 on the trailer tip pipe

[@hedydd2]

Answer for the drill, if it only requires single acting service and to retain pressure is to tap a pipe into the top cover and use pressure control to maintain pressure. You will then need to hold the links up at the top when you release the pressure. If it has a proper MF selector valve behind your left knee on the top cover, tap the tipping pipe into that and use pressure control. This is just an alternative that might suit many people whether they have a French built tractor with those spool valves or no spool valves or indeed the later Kontak valves fitted to later models to the left of the platform.

[@eicherundeigenbau7283]

Very nice

[@kylesullivan3114]

Good effort Dan got the old girl going and got a days graft out of her on a previous video saw a case 360 on your yard is it yours if yes would make a interesting video 👍

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Really like your massey. The leaks are so minor if the tractor were still dirty from the dust might be difficult to see. NOW I dont want to promote not fixing leaks because they just increase never decrease thus finally creating a dirt ball. My older brother told the story of my father buying a car during the thirties, the car was overheating. Dad cleaned all the dirt off the engine and problem fixed. Probably valve cover gasket.

[@madeljacky]

Good drill the MF 30, we still use a MF 30 2.5 meter 19 row drill every year to sow spring barley, yours looks like its a 2.5 meter 13 row drill

[@edouardvandenbossche1793]

Top super matériel 👍

[@rubielacastillo4145]

Quiero saber como es el proceso para reparar los frenos.Gracias.

[@jackrelihan2352]

I own 1 myself great auld Girl

[@henrymckay731]

NICE.

[@prizecowproductions]

Just found your channel and subscribed because I have a 178 Massey Ferguson tractor as well. Wouldn't mind knowing how you differentiate the 4wd drive models from rear wheel drive. I'm guessing a transfer case would be involved but not sure as this is 1st tractor I have owned. Thank you Aussie Jeff Moore

[@OutofTownwithRobinBell]

oh I want that 178 :o( great tractor 👍 oh yer great video

[@noahjbarr]

Hello, when your turning around at the end of a row, how do you stop the seed coming out the shoots

[@paulf2529]

Brilliant, I saw you have an old gravely 2 wheel tractor near were the 178 was parked, could you do a video on it please.

[@patodwyer721]

Great video. I like the air conditioning on the 178, just wondering what the heater is like!

[@CowfarmerDan]

Good in summer, rubbish in winter 🤣

[@BMCC1980]

What are the tyre sizes. Front & back ?

[@adreenryan2901]

Do you sow grass seeds with the corn.

[@stevehucker7170]

Thank for sharing good to see the masseys and a 1200 in the shed will we see action for it ? Thanks again I will subscribe

[@CowfarmerDan]

There's several 1200 videos if you look back through

[@nickhill3362]

178 would look great at a classic working day ploughing Dan do you take any of your classic tractors on tractor runs,working days or ploughing matches , enjoyed vid 👍

[@CowfarmerDan]

I used to do ploughing matches, have let it slip over the last few years though. I'm on the lookout for a nice plough to suit the 178.

[@neusac4590]

Nice job Dan. Love watching those MF going. Why do mix barley and grass seeds though. Just wondering. 😉👍👍👍👍🇺🇸

[@TheStevegrainger]

Fantastic video again thank you Dan did you use 4 wheel drive?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes

[@rubielacastillo4145]

Desde Colombia Valle del Cauca Finca la Zulia presenta està inquietud de los frenos.

[@JonDingle]

Great video young man. Is the 4wd selctable or permanent on the 178?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Selectable, engaged hydraulically.

[@JonDingle]

@@CowfarmerDan Good stuff, not like sn old Land Rover then with a push down nob or automatically when in low box.

[@g00167015]

Is it a 236 perkins in the French ones? Nice to give the old ones a run now and then 😀 Are the spools off the multipower pump or off the linkage pump. I suspect the latter given your link arms were up when drilling.

[@CowfarmerDan]

248 engine. Spools run from the auxiliary pump. Linkage was just up out of the way.

[@g00167015]

@@CowfarmerDan Cheers, was just curious really 😀 We ourselves use a Banner Lane 575 for our vintage mondays through to sundays LOL The 100 series really look a handsome machine in the 4wd versions. The 135 version, which I've only ever seen on youtube restoration videos not in the flesh is cute as a button 🤠 It's amazing to see how many 135, 165 and also David Brown white tractors 885, 990, 995, 996 are still earning their keep and getting ALL the jobs done on small farms all over the place here in Ireland and no doubt across the pond there. On the bigger farm with modern machinery, it's still bloody lovely to get out the old MF for a day on the seed drill or tedding hay etc........then there is the 1200 💙🚜💙, a beutiful old machine. Air conditioning and fully clutchless gear changes are still very very nice though!😁

[@siertluimes9333]

Can you lift and use hydraulic at the same time ?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, it's 2 separate pumps.

[@simonperry330]

European spec 4WD 178? I have a 4Wheel Traction 178 The Zetor spreader in the background brought back memories

[@bigteddy66]

Is that no an agrostroj spreader?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, tractor was built for the French market.

[@joelawrence56]

later series 168/88,1080 4WDs imported into NZ

[@edtomlinson868]

Is your conventional baler a massey 20-8?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes

[@tonyhester9262]

The license plate shows he’s in the British isles, I’ll venture somewhere in Yorkshire.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Wiltshire, but it's an age related plate so not sure where the number is local to.

[@trevormontgomery2869]

Has the 178 got pressure control on the leavers

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes

[@darraghmcdonagh7457]

Any reason y the 2 frount wheel centres are different

[@CowfarmerDan]

How do you mean?

[@darraghmcdonagh7457]

Sorry I thought 1 was different my bad like alot of people I dident look at the whole video before commenting sorry my bad

[@CowfarmerDan]

👍

[@alastairmccormick397]

Great show Dan, glad you got rid of a few gremlins also! Do you know much of the history of your 178? Not to many built in fwd. I had a 30 drill back in the eighties pulled it with a DB 1212. Thank you.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Don't know any history of it, it was built and spent it's working life in France. A dealer imported it and I bought it from him.

[@jappleton104]

What's the hp ?

[@CowfarmerDan]

72

[@jappleton104]

@@CowfarmerDan thanks,very good and informative video.

[@coolkid1632]

Hello

[@hansgrehoner9847]

in the 1960ies this tractor was named 175 in GB,in Germany 177,because of this §175 BGB about man loving man,which was not allowed.

[@trevorcox3020]

3:16 you read my mind.

[@markleman8649]

IS THAT SOME SORT OF NEW LANGUAGE YOU ARE USING, I HAVE NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE.

[@bigteddy66]

Eh

[@CowfarmerDan]

It's Wiltshire. Only understood by some.

[@bigteddy66]

@@CowfarmerDan there are many areas like that, boring if we all spoke the same. Couldn't take the piss eh, 👍👍

[@AllSortsOfStuff58]

Why are you shouting?...

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤

[@charlietanner6211]

why the lisence plate on tractor long live the fergies

[@CowfarmerDan]

So it can travel on public roads.

[@markleman8649]

I CAN SEE YOU DO LOTS OF MAINTENANCE ON YOUR EQUIPMENT????????????????????????????.

[@rustythebear8989]

I’m not trying to be mean but you look like that guy from the Big Bang therory

[@CowfarmerDan]

Raj?

[@AllSortsOfStuff58]

Should've gone to Specsavers...

[@MXVDJ]

Tractors are girls, its a she :)