A Bucket Tractor to Save the Day

In a strange twist of events Earlier in the summer I was offered a bucket tractor.  Of course I could not say no to wanting a tractor, but at what cost you might ask??  It was not cheap, at the high price of hauling it out of someones back yard.  My new homely looking tractor that Allyssia has aptly named "Massey" is a 70's Massey Ferguson 135. 
My Father and I went to get it late in the evening so I was in too much of a rush to get pictures but amazingly it loaded superbly well, without any problems once we pulled the bucked, weight box, and chains off from it. . Even after sitting for 7 or 8 years it is in good shape and within an hour I was driving around the yard looking for something to do with it. 

Within a few hours of having it running I had the bucket on it and was pushing the manure pile up with ease!  Since getting it running initially I have done a number of things that have gone undocumented on my blog but I did an oil change, put new plugs, wires, points, coil, and condenser as well as clean and rebuild the carburetor,  I still need to replace the seat as it has rusted through, but I may or may not get there before winter.   

On this tractor, unlike Old Smokey, I am going to be able to put one of the fender mounted sunshades and before next summer it will have a sunshade.  This style tractor is also easier to get on to since you get on in front of the tire rather than have to climb up the back. 

Speaking of tires, The tires on this tractor are excellent!  From the looks of them I wont have to replace the tires on this tractor for a very very long time.  Already I have been using this new tractor so much, so you all will be seeing it a lot in future blog posts.
Until next time stay tuned and check back often!!