The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

the throttle is acting funny but did not used to act funny, above 3/4 of the way from idle towards full throttle the resistance becomes same or slightly less than when set at low idle but above 3/4 throttle the engine reduces rpm's and I think it may be the cause as well of hard starting when engine...

this year I went to do hay making at the normal time. I have some rather strange neighbors one of whom claims she doesn't like competition yet she is the worlds worst there is at farming, well up until I had started hay making my 2 fordsons, one a new major who you folks dated for me last year had b...

is there any such thing as a locking fuel cap on the market somewhere to fit
the fordson major series?....especially the new major and the super major

anyone know where I can find a used but VGC set of bucket tipper rams and a pallet fork
for my super major fordson?....it already has a loader frame with the manual
release bucket on it, I wish to upgrade if I can.
I am in the orkneys which is a part of the scottish highlands

My business partner insisted on replacing the nosecone as the original was badly damaged when it was bought in 2012. I do not know whether he misplaced some of the bolts or what happened but I need to know all data for the 2 bolts that hold the back of the nosecone secure as I can not find them anyw...

The brakes are adjusted by a star wheel that is acessed through a slot in the brake back plate or by taking the drum cover off and then going in through the hole in the brake drum. The adjuster pushes the shoes closer to the drum. Jack up one side of the tractor and block the other wheels. Turn the...

Well, it is certain that you have a replacement engine if your engine number starts with an "S". If your serial number is 1301089 it is a July 1954 tractor. Your casting code should be C27F which would make it a 1961 casting. (G was not used in the casting codes until 1963). H23V is June the 23rd 1...

Hi, This tractors foot brakes are NOT holding if going backwards, the left foot brake is barely working when going forwards IF one stands ALL of their weight upon the foot brake pedal which feels like it is at that time fully against its travel stop though the right foot brake is working very well a...

I have a fordson, it is the one that had originally an optional live pto drive as optional but has a 2 stage clutch in this case which means according to tractordata.com that it was made between 1958-1961 and personally I think it might be a 1961 model if they have the info correct as it has both po...

I am sorry I see that I got this into the wrong forum, should have been the new major forum, my apologies

the 4 cylinder diesel with pnuematic<sp?> simms injection pump, tractor was dated as a 1954 tractor by this club, you can see the data on it in other posts, anyway the misfiring only happens when nearly at or at full operating temperature, as that happens it lets out black smoke for a few seconds be...

I sent my fordson e1a e27n new major over to a friends to get the finger bar mower fixed, got it fixed and tractor came back home, did some mowing roadside on my land then took the tractor into a field of mine and it was going well at the start but then the engine started misfiring with reams of bla...

I need to know how to adjust the clutch on my super major....this tractor has the double clutch system where
there is one for the pto and another for the gears all done through one pedal and what is the proper amount of
free travel supposed to be?

I hope this is the right place for this but am looking for a pair of replacement tyres size 8.50 x 12 for a
new holland 274 hayliner baler

Must be the steering. Worn out steering is just about controlable at low speed. Faster and the you get a "snaking" effect, like a badly loaded trailer. Stick some weight on the back, mower?, and the problem is ten times worse. Stick some weight on the front, loader?, and it will get ten times bette...

hello members, sorry for taking so long to get back to you, that odd behaviour as far as I can tell is this: that tractor has power assisted steering, now what I have found is that where the hydraulic ram for the assisted power steering is on the front has something wrapped around the front part of ...

yes there is steering play and its power assisted steering and to answer another members question I am not sure that the brakes are part of the problem as the last owner tore them apart for some issue and had not enough knowledge to know what he was doing so there are no brakes on that tractor apart...

question for you folks, does this system require a washer to fit under the fuel filter canister against
the head of the bolt?

is there somewhere that can be bought a fuel filtration system that uses a spin-on system using the same old fuel pipes for the fordsons like the mid to late 1970s tractors did because this old style fuel filtration system that uses a bolt from the bottom to hold all in place is a hard to deal with ...

in additiion to our discussion re identifying this tractor is there anyone who can help get reg plates for it?....it as far as I know has never been registered ever in its life, no v5c or tax disc either has it had in its lifetime.

hello club members, as I was driving my fordson new performance power major up the islands road towards home something very weird happened today and that is that the tractor suddenly lurched over to one side and started diving for the ditch on the road side (no it did not have tyres that went flat e...

hello,
question for you folks, where the hydraulic fluid goes is where?.....I can only find one dipstick
which is part of the transmission, is that where the hydraulics gets its fluid from?....as the
hydraulics only work when the pto is turning

hello everyone and thanks for your help, while I was in town today my business partner got the tractor running which is lucky as there appears to be no way to put pictures up as I had taken 4 pictures just a day or 2 day ago that I was going to put up here but as I said I see no way of posting any p...

the fuel tank sits right in front of the firewall and the steering wheel column has nothing to do with crossing through the fuel tank area as the steering column goes down behind & under the fuel tank then out to the front of the tractor, fuel tank is the width of the under bonnet area and the back ...

Please don't get mad and take it out the machine. :evil: Beat you ratty partner instead... :wink: If you could provide us with some photos of exacly what you have, then we would be better able to tell you exactly what to do. All leaks must be fixed. The bolt for the filter should have a copper wash...