| Production | |
| Manufacturer | Massey Ferguson |
| Row-Crop tractor | |
| Built in Detroit, Michigan, USA | |
| Original price was $4,618 in 1962 | |
| Massey Ferguson 85 Engines | |
| Continential 3.7L 4-cyl gasoline | |
| Continential 4.0L 4-cyl gasoline | |
| Continental 4.0L 4-cyl LP gas | |
| Continential 4.5L 4-cyl diesel | |
| Fuel tank | 23 gal 87.1 L |
| Massey Ferguson 85 Power | |
| Plows | 5 |
| Drawbar (tested) | 55.23 hp 41.2 kW |
| PTO (tested) | 62.21 hp 46.4 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Two-wheel drive | |
| Power steering | |
| Mechanical disc brakes | |
| Open operator station. |
| Photos | |
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| Hydraulics | |
| Type | open center |
| Valves | 2 |
| Pump flow | 7 gpm 26.5 lpm |
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | II/I |
| Control | mechanical lower-link draft control |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | live *Two-stage clutch |
| Rear PTO Type | 540 |
| Engine RPM | 540@1500 |
| Dimensions & Tires | |
| Wheelbase | 88 inches 223 cm |
| Weight | 5737 lbs 2602 kg |
| Front tire | 6.00x16 |
| Rear tire | 15x30 (standard) |
| Massey Ferguson 85 attachments | |
| front-end loader | |
| 85 Serial Number Location | |
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| Serial number plate on the instrument panel or right side of the battery box. |
| 85 Serial Numbers | |
| 1958 | 800001 |
| 1959 | 800048 |
| 1960 | 804355 |
| 1961 | 807750 |
| 1962 | 808564 |
FAQ: How to read a serial number table. | |
| References | |
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| Loaders published in 1963, by Massey Ferguson | |
| Preliminary Features Massey Ferguson 85 and 88 Diesel Tractors published in 1960 | |
| 5-Plow Massey-Ferguson 85 published in 1959, by Massey Ferguson |
| Page information | |
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| Updated on April 7, 2022 |