"I needed a small to mid size tractor to mount a front end loader on to replenish dirt on a pond dam. I looked for several months and found the 8-speed 165 diesel that was in good condition. I also found a Massey Ferguson 32 industrial loader with a front mount pump that I installed on it. The tractor works well with the loader on ploughed loose clay and nothing has broken on either one yet. "

"Okay."

"MF 165, & MF 12 handle all my jobs very well."

"Three years after buying this tractor I had to buy a new battery. Eight years after buying it with unknown hours on it, I had to have the injection pump rebuilt (under $400.00) and the injection shop said the pump had never been rebuilt before in over 35 years! With temps under 0 degrees the Perkins engine will turn over less than 45 seconds and START with no starting fluid and no glow plugs. This can NOT be done with today's engines. This is the MOST reliable piece of equipment I have ever owned in 69 years."

"Great Tractor! This 1972 model MF replaced a 47 model 8N ford. My New used tractor. Love it---wish I had 2."

"When I bought this second hand tractor I had never driven a tractor before. I have since driven a John Deere with all the bells and whistles and there is no comparison really. Being that they were manufactured 40 years apart. It was well maintained and runs like a dream. Oodles of power and traction when required. I bought a heavy duty slasher with an 80hp gearbox and made a few dollars using that for many years. Took me a while to get used to the controls but now it's just easy. The only maintenance I have done is the oil & filter and fuel filters change, regular blowing the dust off and I serviced the whole water cooling system. Now even in our warm climate she stays as cool as a cucumber. I also like the auto hold on a hill. Much safer than without it. There is no cab so I have to pick good weather to work in."

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"The tractor was my father's. I use it a few times a year to bushhog around the property. My next project on it is to reseal the power steering pump. It is leaking profusely to the point I can not run it very long. It has been a great tractor over the years."

"Good machine. Still performs well. All systems go."

"This tractor was purchased new by my son in law's grandfather. Finally ended up on dairy farm loading palm kernel and is in poor condition, but runs and drives okay except for hydraulics working very slowly. I intend to restore this tractor over the next few years and use it on my 5 acre lifestyle block."