MF 175

I was given this old girl but it cost me $1500 to get it home. Given that the right hand rear tyre is brand new I reckon I got a bit of as bargain. The engine starts easily and runs sweetly with good oil pressure, no smoke. Everything works, but the hydraulics for the bucket look a bit ordinary.
All I need to restore is a new set of mudguards and hood and badges plus rearrange the hyraulic lines and I have an almost new tractor.




Any suggestions on where to get the mudguards and hood?

Hey Bob. Looks like you got a good one there. As for tractors, your panel work is fantastic. I'd say just a little panel beating.
BareCo has paint, decals, badges etc;
www.bareco.com.au/files/massey2001/mfindex.htm
Regards, Rod.

The pictures show the panels in better shape than they are, not much that hasn't been belted somehow. I don't think it has seen a shed in its life until today.

Having trouble identifying the year. Does the serial number FGH 72079 mean anything to anyone?

175 Serial Numbers:
Location: Below instrument panel on steering column
1964: 644000001
1965: 644001494
1966: 644003041
1967: 9A1000
1968: 9A39836
1969: 9A63158
1970: 9A87325
1971: 9A107597
1972: 9A128141
1973: 9A152025
1974: 9A179544
1975: 9A207681

Do 178 serial numbers fit in with that list or do they have their own?

Do 178 serial numbers fit in with that list or do they have their own?

According to this;

www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/006/0/...ey-ferguson-178.html

No list exists for the 178...........