MF40 Tractor Walkaround

Got it home at last. What have I bought this time? Should I have left it where it was? I'm starting to think I should have spent my cash on beer instead.
Anyway, a quick walkaround and a look at it.
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[@CowfarmerDan]

You'll have it sorted in no time 😁

[@calumanderson5617]

Are you going to help Dan?

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

If only I shared your optimistic outlook 😂

[@markallen6961]

Im glad im not the only one that buys projects like this👍

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I do like a basket case 😁

[@paulf2529]

What a thing of beauty. But then I've not had an opticians appointment in years!!

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Neither have I, but it would never pay to see too clearly in my house anyway.

[@Freklund]

Oh! That bluetooth power steering will certainly catch on. That's the future of the industry in tractor making 😄

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

It's the future in the making, right there.

[@theoriginalwelderpaul]

I hope one day my welding will be to that standard. Offload the backactor into an appropriate hedge, rebuild the engine, make the tractor and loader functional and keep us entertained in the process! Good work Mr FW and remember, don't drink and ebay.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But does your welder go up to 11 though? If you are using 5/16 6010s you need it to go up to 11.

[@theoriginalwelderpaul]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel I'm using 1/8" 7018 coat hangers. Maybe that's where i'm going wrong.

[@CalamityKim1]

Your welding is not to dissimilar Paul 😂

[@billupstateny9151]

@@CalamityKim1 How about some new content from Kim💡❓

[@theoriginalwelderpaul]

@@billupstateny9151 Just don't ask to see her welding Bill 🤔🤣

[@robertbulmer2544]

I would say get it to a useable condition, will be a very handy machine when done

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think the loader with a joystick and a Euro 8 headstock will be a quite useful bit of kit. Thanks for watching.

[@CalamityKim1]

I like it. You should double can it. Then send it 😬💁‍♀️

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

It hasn't got enough compression!

[@LordMuck]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Hold my beer...

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

At least wait for me to put a new starter on it to get the cranking speed up.

[@patkelly7999]

Nice original looking machine Clarence, well wear and good luck, You'll get her purring again👌👍🙏🙂

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

If lord muck doesn't get there first... Thanks for watching.

[@trevorsidley7697]

Used to have one on the Farm for loading silage out of the clamps. In the summer we took the backacter off and put 6 kerb stones on the back. Used foreloader for stacking round bales 4 high

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I agree, as a simple little loader, they are hard to beat. Thanks for watching

[@kenwood8665]

Keep up the amazing work

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Thank you, glad you are enjoying it.

[@zundappz4]

Hello Fud weasel!! Really nice machine you got there!! I deserves that professional touch of yours!! And some videos for the Massey lovers on this side!! 👍👍

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think that might be arranged 😊

[@bobpaterson1845]

We had a 40 with just the loader an the great big steel weight tank on the back filled with sand and re soaked every now an again an it was a fantastic loader tractor 💪💪 as such I would say ditch the back actor and if you need to do any digging then borrow a Kubota digger 🤔😁👍

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I like the instant reverse too. I wish this one had it. Great to drive and really simple. Didn't I see an instant reverse trans on eBay? Thanks for watching

[@kingzyblood]

I would say part it out and if your after something along those lines get a 50b, we use to have one on our farm and we used it for bales and its brilliant with the forward and reverse pedals for that kind of job.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I'd love a 50HX, saw one at Cheffins a while back, but was too slow to bid. The instant reverse pedals are excellent, love them.

[@billupstateny9151]

I'd like to think that if parting it out was the goal, it would still be where it was found ❓

[@tscottscott7720]

Fix it to use and still not happy part it out and get some money back

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think you know me by now 😂

[@stevebrown2996]

Operating that thing would be my idea of hell . Drive to the dig area , park up , clamber some how up on the backhoe without falling into the great divide . Then do a bit of digging , retrace your steps following a trail of bread crumbs back to where you think the tractor seat was when you saw it last. No doubt you would make a great job of it Clarence but wrestling with all that ironwork to rebuild the engine would be a monster of a job on your own . If it were mine I’d fit the rear tyre round the right way , do a bit of tidying and get a profitable sale to put towards a more straightforward project. But then we all have different opinions !

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I was thinking about ways to make it more useful. Change the seating position, put electro hydraulic joysticks on, that sort of stuff. Who knows where it might take me! Thanks for watching.

[@vincentwalker7134]

I think your purchases are great there maybe some negatives but stacks of positives. Dump the back actor and the rest is a good fixer upper. I'm sure you will have the engine as good as new in no time...👍

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

It's all a bit of fun isn't it. I know what to expect and I buy these things because I enjoy the work. Thanks, as always, for watching.

[@chuckle30]

That looks a fair project we had the later 40 with the big cab when we did the clutch we split it the same as would with the tractor I scrapped ours in the end think I might still have some rear buckets for it.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think the cab tips the balance over which way to split is easier. I'll do it up , it'll keep me out of the pubs 😂 Thanks for watching.

[@HootMaRoot]

So many of these backhoes(older design) I have seen rotting on land that is no longer used. If you want to see someone have a great time like you said changing seals in the slew cylinder wes of watch wes work did one a year or 2 ago, he enjoyed it so much he had to do it twice

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I don't want to know, I still wake up screaming 🤣

[@jamesjenkins81]

A Cold BEER gives you a clear mind. I think you need a CASE for this one .LOL

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

A case for a basket case? Thanks for watching.

[@dankierson]

​@@ClarenceFudWeasel I felt he was punning on CaseIH - the men from Doncaster. Their diggers were 50% Perkins and 50% Cummins. Ideas for a replacement engine if needed 😊

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I tried to ignore that, I can't think of any circumstances where I'd need a Case. I had an MX135 for a while, I still wake up screaming sometimes!

[@nickhill3362]

I would sell that back actor climbing up and down that thing and playing the piano would soon get less than fun 🤪 and put linkage back on it get it in good working order and have a nice usable loader tractor that you would actually use 👌any digging get kim to sort out with her Kubota digger 😊

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I might convert the piano to electro-hydraulic joysticks on a pair of arm rests, you never know... Thanks for watching

[@johncook3817]

Great little machines! I have an mf40 and have always found it very reliable. It's a total bugger working round the frame on the front though, even changing the diesel filters is a misery but I wouldn't be without it. Mine is a 1972 machine. The power steering even when working is not up to much!

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But do you have the Bluetooth upgrade? Thanks for watching.

[@johncook3817]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel hi. I have special Arnold schwarzenegger power steering because with a full bucket he would be the only one to turn the steering wheel!!! I hope you do your one up because I hope to do mine and I could do with all the help I can get!!!

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Keep watching then, I'll see what I can do.

[@hamptonequipment5853]

Could have come off a Muir Hill Loader, which the MOD had?

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Did they use an MF? It's definitely a model 52 Massey.

[@normancrosbie2949]

Yup indeed we had them on both the Muirhill A5000 and the IH 100B and they were tagged as MF 220 backactors.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Well that's probably it then, I did think the brackets were not right for an MF 300 track shovel.

[@malcolm8938]

I came here to suggest that very thing.

[@hamptonequipment5853]

@@malcolm8938 Great minds think alike.

[@casto-]

I must admit, I get a certain glow when someone buys stuff like I’d buy but in the safe knowledge I didn’t pay for it 😁. Well you asked… your gonna have to go for a full rebuild I think!🤦‍♂

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But I think you know I had already made that decision, don't you 😂

[@casto-]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel 🤣🤣 yeah but where’s the excitement of it if it was confirmed 🤔😁

[@davidisherwood7458]

Bin the headache attached to the back ….I think that bloke with the welder is stalking you Clarence😂

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Or maybe it's my mission to fix the crimes against machinery he commits 😂 Thanks for watching.

[@paulthompson8467]

I think it would be worth an engine rebuild and a general mechanical tighten up but I would remove the back actor and fit a set of lift arms instead it would look alot better if nothing else thanks for sharing your video 👍

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I was thinking of modernising the controls with electro hydraulic joysticks for loader and backhoe, improve the operating position and a few things and comparing it with a modern 50k compact. For 5k, I think I could have a more reliable and better made machine.

[@paulthompson8467]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel goodness if you do all that she would be some weapon

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

@@paulthompson8467 That's the plan 🙂

[@spannerdog123]

You know how to pick ‘em! I’d part it out.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think I must like a challenge!

[@DJC995]

Hi Mr Fud Weasel That looks better than the 35 baste digger I brought years ago the tractors in the work shop still weighting for me to get the time enthusiasm & skill to finish it the loader & back actor got weighed in Interesting to see what you do with that one Thanks again

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Hopefully you will see some changes soon. Thanks for watching.

[@2frogland]

thats a lot of work,

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I don't know why I keep doing this, you would think that I would learn wouldn't you?

[@andyhoare3993]

Be nice to see it running well and all one colour.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Believe it or not, it's the colour that bothers me most. 😂 Thanks for watching.

[@TimS366]

The proverbial curates egg. Good in parts, problem being those parts don't seem to be on that machine! I have no idea what you were smoking but can I try some.....😁

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

🤣 you know that I can't resist a basket case.

[@JonneOksanen]

Nice machine, fix it and make videos for us Massey maniacs to see!

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think I might just do that 😉 Thanks for watching.

[@JonDingle]

Well squire, that is handy on the one hand if it was fit for work or a money pit if not. Given it doesn't work and has been cobbled up and not maintained properly, it will consume both time and money in equal measure. You won't be happy just fixing it up. So do it right if you can make enough useful work for it to return your investment? Otherwise break it up.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

It's never going to have to work really, other than annoying Lord Muck, but it would be nice to have it running a bit better than it is. I'll probably just add it to the projects pile for that day when I have time to do something with it.

[@ballyhoulihanagrivideos397]

Woild loke to see you rebuiding it

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

And you might just be lucky. Thanks for watching.

[@roberthiggins6401]

Gotta do her up. Its very straight considering except the bills for bolt pins, engine, and seals i and those Welds .

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

A bit like Trigger's broom then? Thanks for watching.

[@roberthiggins6401]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel If you like but on the whole it's pretty good but I suppose it depends on the costs and what you paid.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I paid scrap money for it, so I can't complain 😉

[@Masseyfan]

Good stuff

[@Masseyfan]

Proper tractor that is

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Proper something 😁 I'm starting to feel sorry for it.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Thank you.

[@ianhaggart1438]

Cracking vid.. we have a mk2 50b the posh one 😂. If I was looking for a digger of a certain usable vintage a ford 655 or a late 675 😉.... built like a tank and repairable. The twist leaver for 4in1 was a pain on silage wrapping but everything else 👍🏻. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I personally like the 50HX and the Fermec 860, one of them might appear here at some point. The fords aren't bad machines, but at the end of the day, they are Blue Yellow and not Red Yellow. 😉 Thanks for watching.

[@ianhaggart1438]

@Clarence Fud-Weasel 🤣😇 each to there own 😉😁

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Indeed. Nothing wrong with Fords, I even worked for a Ford dealer for a while.

[@ianhaggart1438]

@Clarence Fud-Weasel did the same around rear 1999 .. Farm services.. Fermec would be another for you then to look out for then 😉

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

@@ianhaggart1438 I was back in the early 80s, I re-sprayed several silver 7810s to get them to sell. Nobody wanted them then 🤣

[@woidviatlalausbua8699]

I think the best would be to get it to an acceptable working condition for a reasonable price. I dont see a whole lot of good parts on that thing for parting out, and it seems too far gone for a full out restoration to be financially acceptable. However that are just my thoughts as someone who has recently also invested in a shitbox excavator (KamoX3), and is doing just that.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But I can never resist a basket case. It's why I can never have nice things 🤣

[@neilweston6686]

Do it up you know you want to

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

You know, I think I do 😉

[@OliverLee390]

Join the club of old knackered digger owners, doesn't quite beat my 702 for broken bits though ;)

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I was inspired by you! I thought if it's good enough for Oliver, I'm getting myself some of that action. 🙂

[@OliverLee390]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Thanks very much, you learn to love and hate them all at the same time

[@stephenfricker7106]

Far to nice to part out. Get it in a useable condition and keep it running.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think you have seen through my thin veil of pretending to moan about it 😂 Thanks for watching.

[@petewood2350]

He did his best thinking while he was wearing his Gumboots.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I left them at home when I bought this thing 😂 Thanks for watching.

[@thomasmacpherson5236]

If you have loads of wedge and not much else to do in your dowd age Mr FW then get right stuck in all the best.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Thanks, and thank you for watching.

[@roxnsky]

Part it out and let a few others live on with the bits.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Are there any useful parts on it? 😂

[@narisse89]

You've got to fix it up properly full restoration

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

That sounds like a plan 😁 Thanks for watching.

[@weegrant1980]

It would be handy tool to have but needs a bit of work. Would it be possible to modify the excavator so it uses the lift arms or would the weight be an issue? Also would the loader fit your other masseys without too much hassle, you could have a 1080 excavator

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I've just bought an 80 loader to put on something, this is just something I can use to stop Lord Muck's yacht from floating away when the sea level rises.

[@charleshart6992]

Looks like a lot of work and expense, much better to get the 175 in tip top condition!

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Don't worry, I will be back on the 175 next week.

[@philipm1009]

We have a Massey 50 digger based on a 175 tractor,they are useful machine nice to see the comparison with the Massey 40 ,is it based off a 135?

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

This is pretty much a 135 with a hard nose, different front axle and a huge hydraulic pump on the front of the crank shaft. Three speed mechanical transmission with high and low. Thanks for watching

[@miketaylor8777]

If I said move it on then then there would be no great video content of you putting your skills into action, so I'm not going to shoot myself in the foot! Moreover I am sure that a man of your experience does not buy a machine without doing due diligence so whilst there may be regret it was also bought for a purpose and it will be a good machine eventually. So time for a cold beer and snacks and crack on!

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

You have seen through my thinly veiled plan already. I must try harder 😂 Thanks for watching

[@mitchp350]

I have a 202 with the 200 loader, and the 220 backhoe. Very similar. I did notice the Hydraulic filter on the side of loader, I am curious as to if it is on the suction side or return. Mine is on suction side and I feel as if the pump is starving when oil gets warm.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

This one is actually a bypass filter, so it doesn't really matter if it gets a bit plugged. I suspect yours was too when it was new and a previous owner may have adjusted it. Thanks for watching.

[@mitchp350]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Well that someone was probably me. The way the filter was placed in the canister, which looks exactly like the one you have, it appeared to me it was useless as a filter. So I searched for a filter that would solve that problem. So in doing so have probably restricted the flow within the filter to a point that it starves the pump. I have been going to eliminate that set up and put a modern Hydraulic filter housing on the return side after the backhoe.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

If it helps, I will post a hydraulic schema for you to help you plan.

[@mitchp350]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel That would be great Thanks

[@misttrash2673]

I think it is too good of a tractor to part out you should do it up and get her working again

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I think you know that's what I'm going to do, don't you. 😁

[@misttrash2673]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel certainly couldn't see you parting such a good tractor like that out

[@patlydon519]

Sell the back actor ,fit lift arms and full rebuild the rest

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

What's the price of scrap at the moment? 🤣

[@patlydon519]

How did ya know ...ghana might want it

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Or send it to Somalia, I think they might need it when things calm down.

[@jamieshields9521]

It would be shame to part it out but it’s not full original, looks like fair bit work to turn into baler tractor especially if you have to split the tractor.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

You know, I have seen plenty of these scrapped because they needed splitting, when in reality it isn't actually as hard as people think. It adds a couple of hours to the job, but that's just undoing stuff nothing difficult. I think the book time to do a clutch was about 6 hours if I remember. Thanks for watching.

[@billupstateny9151]

Doesn't Calamity Kim perform equipment transport ❓ or does she drive too fast ❓ & there is a YT channel in Texas, wherein he painstakingly got an elderly MF TLB running again. He did not restore it, got it functional & used it for work.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

She did, not sure what she's doing at the moment, but she's also based quite a distance from me too. Can you remember the channel name?

[@billupstateny9151]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Channel is a revival of one that was deleted by YT because of creator Shenanigans There are several videos on the MF TLB. New channel is "Official Welding & Farming Archive" The video to see is back 11 months, Titled. "GETTING the $2500 Backhoe Running & Operating IT" Other MF TLB videos he posted will have a photo thumbnail or a description in the video title.

[@billupstateny9151]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Additional info concerning the MF TLB. You may recognize the creator who was quite successful in the early days of YT. He had 500,000 subs. Threw it all away over nonsense. He is in the process of uploading much of his previous content. When he had the incident wherein the cheese slid off his cracker, he lost most of his followers, I seldom watch these days, however he does make proper repairs w/ humor injected. His machine is a factory TLB.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Part it out .

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But what would I have to complain about then? 😉 Thanks for watching.

[@multipower617]

Well it's not useful as it is so no option but get it going Anyway it will save you from getting bored

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

You see through my plan every time 😉 Thanks for watching.

[@noelcahill6707]

Dont part fix it and upgrade it make it better then what it was

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

That's one possibility, put an electric joystick on the loader and a pair on armrests for the backhoe. Be an interesting project.

[@noelcahill6707]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel i think when u look at it all these machines should be upgraded ul pay 30k for for a 50hp solis or tym tractor why not upgrade a massey or ford for landscaping work and so on we have a tym in work its lay out is the same as a ford from the late 70s but its crap it leaks and its weak out so yip with your know how upgrade everything you can and if companies read any of this i hope they send u upgrades

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Did you suggest this on another video? It's probably the way I will go.

[@noelcahill6707]

I did mate its something thats really not done and i think it should be done in the car industry they upgrade cars from 40 to 50 yrs ago tractors should be the same

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

@@noelcahill6707 I agree. Give me something like this every time over some over-priced planned obsolescence modern crap.

[@AllSortsOfStuff58]

Needs a bit of love and attention I'd say. Maybe get a few other things finished first and think about what to do with it then. I can't believe you swear Clarence. I don't. I do lie though...

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I need every penny I get through KZbin to buy beer, I can't afford to upset anyone.

[@AllSortsOfStuff58]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Ah, the struggles of the common man...

[@joefarrow8054]

I'm inclined to say part it out, sadly.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But then what would I have to complain about?

[@joefarrow8054]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Suppose so!

[@marctunney3743]

Spend some money ace tool

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I might just do that. Thanks for watching.

[@w056007568]

What on earth were you thinking about that heap of junk that you needed to purchase it? I'm assuming that no one gifted it to you FOC as you will have had to at least agree to pay the haulier hard cash to collect, haul and unload it for you? I personally think that it is far too far gone for all the reasons you highlighted to be any sort of an economic repair and you should have directed the truck straight to the local breakers / scrapyard and gone for a total scrap price based upon weight.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

You are probably right on all counts, but where's the fun in that? And you know I collect basket cases. And if I did that, what would I have to complain about? Thanks for watching.

[@steamfan7147]

I would say part it out and put the money towards an excavator. Why? Because excavators are easier to work on and require vastly less alcohol and profanity.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

But where is the fun in that? You know I love a challenge. Thanks for watching.

[@steamfan7147]

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Yes, but imagine the endless fun of owning a Massey 450 excavator. I just saw one sold about a month ago for $2200

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

Now that's something I need to own. And a track shovel too.

[@garethmcmahon9769]

Good Lord Mr. Fud-Weasel. Unless you really want its a basket case. Move on.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

You know I love a lost cause 😂

[@Rabchog]

What should you do? I think you should brace yourself for "another dipstick" comment from his lordship, unfounded of course, it's a Massey, always good........ish.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I'm surprised he hasn't weighed in already actually. Thanks for watching.

[@yant8777]

I agree with most here.Make it a little respectable and shift it on especially as the back actor is non original.Too much work too.

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

If I dug a pit with it and pushed it in, would that count? Thanks for watching.

[@willtricks9432]

You have purchased a large amount of KZbin content. With the current armed struggles going on "military repair" on a video will drag in the pointless commentators by the thousand. I would watch a full repair. Cheers

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

I'll hold you to that 😉 Thanks for watching.

[@jameswilkins7757]

Get working so it can be used

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

That's the plan, thanks for watching.

[@dankierson]

At the least make it usable. Get it going and doing real work around your own place - maybe rentable to neighbours too. You then have the option of a full makeover later if it's worthwhile *and if you have the time.* When it's going you will also have a more saleable MF40 should you not have time to do the full Mariah on it. What's all this "involuntary" cussing about? 🤔 Cussing is at the heart of all good farming, plain and simple 😐

[@ClarenceFudWeasel]

It's never going to have to pay for itself, so while I might leave the cosmetics alone, it will get to be one colour anyway. I'll get it mechanically sound and use it for odd jobs. Thanks for watching.