[Ford-ferguson] Diamonds in the rough? 202

[Mike Sloane]

There was no oil on the dipstick, but I am not sure that would assure me 
that there is no water under the oil - the engine hasn't been run for a 
LONG time, and nobody knows why it was parked. If I only knew why it was 
parked, I would feel better about buying it and fixing it up. The fact 
that I could turn the engine easily has me puzzled - on most of my other 
tractors, it take a fair amount of effort to turn the engine by hand, if 
they are tight. My fear is that he spun a bearing or threw a rod, and 
now the cost of repairs starts to climb rapidly. People don't usually 
just park a tractor in the woods and leave it covered with a tarp for no 
reason...

The main reason I would like a backhoe is to clean a quarter mile of 
ditch that runs along one side of my property, and the 202 is light 
enough that I could probably run it out on the soft areas without it 
sinking in (when the area is dry). I am so tempted...

Mike

Buckies at aol.com wrote:
> the 202 is essentially a mf 35, beefed up. The 134 engine/trans is  
> common,,,, eng may well be cracked, as is so often the case. If there is no  water in 
> the oil pan, you are lucky.
> This unit was popular, if underpowered.  Nice little loader  tractor.