It is thought the MF 35 was used as a shunter in Belfast International Airport.
Chris McCullough finds an industrial tractor that once towed aircraft round an international airport and then ended up in a shed
An ageing Massey Ferguson is receiving a new lease of life and a proper makeover. The tractor in question is a Massey Ferguson 35 Industrial, thought to have been manufactured in 1964. It is owned by a tractor enthusiast in Ballycarry, County Antrim, and lay in his shed for around 30 years.
He decided it was time to have it restored as it has quite a colourful history and asked Alan Beggs from Larne to undertake the work.
Originally purchased from Belfast International Airport, where it most likely was used as a form of shunter, the little Massey Ferguson later lay in a shed for three decades before the decision was taken to restore it.
It is powered by a four-cylinder petrol engine and was originally fitted with a power loader. When the tractor was delivered to Alan it certainly was in need of a lot of work to bring it back to showroom condition.
This story is from the March - April 2017 edition of Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast.
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