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Massey Ferguson 10 series

14 models in this series

The 10 series from Massey Ferguson comprises 14 models. Rated output ranges from 25 to 58 hp.

MF 35: the first true Massey Ferguson generation, 25 to 58 hp, three- and four-cylinder Perkins diesels with the Ferguson System three-point linkage

In 1953 Massey-Harris and the Ferguson Company merged to form Massey-Harris-Ferguson, becoming Massey Ferguson from 1958. The 10 series bundles the resulting first joint model generation, built around the FE-35 ("Ferguson England") and the later MF 35, direct successors to the legendary Ferguson TE-20.

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The register lists 14 live models, from the FE 35/MF 35 to the MF 42 S, built between 1956 and around 1965. Output ranges from 18.4 to 42.7 kW, or 25 to 58 hp, weight from 1,100 to 2,075 kg, displacement from 1,753 to 3,346 cm3, across three- and four-cylinder engines.

Carried over from the TE-20 tradition was the Ferguson System with hydraulic three-point-linkage draft control, paired with the rugged Perkins diesel engine that made the MF 35 one of the longest-lived classics in tractor history.

Thanks to its simple, well-supplied technology, this series remains among the most popular collector and working tractors among the early Massey Ferguson models.

The Ferguson System, carried over to the MF 35 from its TE-20 predecessor, was at the time the first mass-produced three-point linkage with hydraulic draft control and formed the technical basis for the later, internationally standardised ISO 730 Category I. When buying used, besides clutch and gearbox, the condition of the Perkins injection pump matters especially, since leaks in this early distributor-type pump are the most common cause of starting trouble on old examples.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Massey Ferguson 10er-Baureihe

Models compared

12 of 14 models.

	MF 251961–1963	MF 25 S/V1961–1963	MF 301963–1964	MF 30 V1963–1964	MF 35 S1960–1962	MF 35x1962–1964	MF 371963–1965	MF 37 S1963–1965	MF 421962–1965	MF 42 S1962–1965	MF 651958–1961	MF 65 Mark-II1961–1964
Power	18.4 kW	18.4 kW	19.9 kW	19.9 kW	27.2 kW	30.5 kW	30.9 kW	30.9 kW	33.1 kW	33.1 kW	–	42.7 kW
Rated speed	2,000 rpm	2,000 rpm	2,200 rpm	2,200 rpm	2,000 rpm	2,250 rpm	2,300 rpm	2,300 rpm	2,400 rpm	2,250 rpm	1,980 rpm	2,000 rpm
Linkage category	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I	Cat I/II	Cat I/II
Cylinders	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Displacement	1,753 cm³	1,753 cm³	1,753 cm³	1,753 cm³	2,500 cm³	2,500 cm³	2,502 cm³	2,502 cm³	2,502 cm³	2,502 cm³	3,346 cm³	3,335 cm³
Fuel tank capacity	45 l	45.5 l	45 l	45.5 l	38.68 l	38.6 l	38.5 l	38.5 l	38.5 l	38.5 l	50 l	50 l
Forward gears	8	8	8	8	6	–	6	6	6	6	6	6
Reverse gears	2	2	2	2	2	–	2	2	2	2	2	2
Top speed	20 km/h	20 km/h	20 km/h	20 km/h	20 km/h	35 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h	20 km/h	20 km/h
Wheelbase	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	1,680 mm	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	1,830 mm	2,138 mm	2,138 mm
Length	2,910 mm	2,910 mm	2,910 mm	2,700 mm	3,073 mm	2,970 mm	2,970 mm	2,970 mm	2,970 mm	3,000 mm	3,335 mm	3,450 mm
Width	1,600 mm	1,340 mm	1,600 mm	920 mm	1,168 mm	1,630 mm	1,620 mm	1,320 mm	1,830 mm	1,360 mm	1,840 mm	1,840 mm
Height	1,400 mm	1,350 mm	1,400 mm	1,350 mm	1,315 mm	1,380 mm	1,380 mm	1,310 mm	1,400 mm	1,500 mm	1,610 mm	1,610 mm
Unladen weight	1,470 kg	1,130 kg	1,470 kg	1,100 kg	1,400 kg	1,480 kg	1,442 kg	1,430 kg	1,650 kg	1,620 kg	1,950 kg	2,075 kg

Massey Ferguson 10 series

MF 35: the first true Massey Ferguson generation, 25 to 58 hp, three- and four-cylinder Perkins diesels with the Ferguson System three-point linkage

Models compared

Models

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FE 35/MF 35

MF 25

MF 25 S/V

MF 30

MF 30 V

MF 35 S

MF 35 X/V

MF 35x

MF 37

MF 37 S

MF 42

MF 42 S

MF 65

MF 65 Mark-II