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- Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:29 pm
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Super major wet clutch?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7547
Re: Super major wet clutch?
hi all haven't been on for a while none of the pictures are coming up for me and i don't know your location but here in aus malcolm moore had a super heavy clutch for the new major on non live drive tractors . the kit consisted of various seals gaskets plugs and so on to enable an e27 clutch apparen...
- Fri Jun 29, 2018 1:24 pm
- Forum: Ford and Fordson Conversions
- Topic: Moore Loader industrail clutch set up 1963
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20305
Re: Moore Loader industrail clutch set up 1963
hi mike its not one of moores super heavy clutches or a home brew attempt at it which was to go back to the e27 wet clutch.the woods museum at rupanyup has one and i think barrie m has a flyer on doing it
- Fri May 04, 2018 9:48 am
- Forum: Ford World Series
- Topic: Any select-o-speed owners?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9620
Re: Any select-o-speed owners?
the early select o speeds workmaster. had a couple of free wheeling gears like an mf muilty power but not by the time of the 5 some thing would have to be broken however the t bars de tents on the valve body is like half a sprocket and can wear flats on the teeth which gives a false netural fixed at...
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 2:07 pm
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Good luck Brian and Oscar
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31944
Re: Good luck Brian and Oscar
just found this sad but i would offer my thanks have got a lot out of it over the years my thanks to Brian and Oscar b
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:53 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: News from Down Under
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24590
Re: News from Down Under
HI all well the hundredth is over we left Friday at 9.30 arrived 5.30 420 k later 840 the round trip the k series averaged 12 mpg at ninety five k foot welded to the floor its full governing .only trouble was a loose fuel line on it and the clutch playing up in the following ute. We were met at the ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:40 pm
- Forum: Fordson F, N and E27N Major
- Topic: RAF fordson standard N gearbox
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7777
Re: RAF fordson standard N gearbox
as i understand it and im often wrong there are 4 different gearbox combinations and i have all of them the standard 4.3 and standard 7.7 which is actually about 9 mph thats the front gear set in the gear box also effects reverse the high has a different front plate. then there are the sr or so call...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:08 pm
- Forum: Fordson F, N and E27N Major
- Topic: snow motor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8690
snow motor
many have probably seen the original film of the snow motor working https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo31_3UzTTY and a few pictures of those in preservation well one has been restored to working enjoy bj https://www.facebook.com/pg/Fountainhea ... e_internal
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:48 pm
- Forum: Fordson F, N and E27N Major
- Topic: Fordson N Starting and running problems.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6985
Re: Fordson N Starting and running problems.
blocked main jet . leek at the vaporiser plate
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:48 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: The Pub 2017
- Replies: 40
- Views: 58677
Re: The Pub 2017
hi brian you might enjoy this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AojXpg57ujI one of five songs spred through the episode judith in her only ? acting role from an episode of cash and co an Australian western series i was fortunate to once meet gus Mercurio one of the stars of the show
- Fri Jun 02, 2017 11:11 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: The Pub 2017
- Replies: 40
- Views: 58677
Re: The Pub 2017
as i remember each trailer holds enough fuel for a years running ? there was one good story amongst many one morning on her delivery trip she wouldn't start blocked or frozen fuel filter after three attempts they were out of air which i think was recharged from the engine vir the decompresser its a ...
- Fri May 26, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: The Pub 2017
- Replies: 40
- Views: 58677
Re: The Pub 2017
the article about the timber carriers is great i read it a while ago how ever they were built as straddle carriers for that job i have seen pics from the us of similar using a fordson f power plant . Big Lizzie however was built as the power plant of a go any were road train towing two tanker flat t...
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:11 pm
- Forum: Fordson F, N and E27N Major
- Topic: fordson standard electric start
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10085
Re: fordson standard electric start
Hi steve could you post some pictures as far as your question none factory but it can be done
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: The Pub 2017
- Replies: 40
- Views: 58677
Re: The Pub 2017
not bad i have seen a longer clip with voice over apparently he had a life long interest in steam when the plant railways went to diesel he kept one steam engine in serviceable condition everything had to be able to work
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:08 am
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Rail conversions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5924
Re: Rail conversions
Its at the Upper Yarra Museum Address: Old Railway station, Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction VIC 3797 not far out of melbourn
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:39 am
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Rail conversions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5924
Re: Rail conversions
heres an other at the yarra vally muesuem its a goer they have a short bit of track for it. It and the marysville are much the same both f/s this one rebuilt in 38 by mm they apear to have reversing diffs there are others about williams town vrhs have no1 in broad gauge http://www.westonlangford.com...
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:49 pm
- Forum: Fordson F, N and E27N Major
- Topic: Steering wheels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10861
Re: Steering wheels
hi here i have seen 4 spoke wheel press metal spokes inverted tapering u iron rim inverted c section n/s early e27 3spoke rubber covered mid range and the aluminium on the later
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:49 pm
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Perkins l4
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8318
Re: Perkins l4
i have seen a perkins add in an old power farming offering conversion kits p6 l4 for several diffrent makes and models i know malcolm moore put them in the mk 1 for industral use because the e1a was weeker than the p6
- Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:03 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: mystery small square bale loader
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7216
Re: mystery small square bale loader
if all else fails good old powerfarming 68/69 also 67/68 now mines red but the the ford equipment was bought in and there are small difrences so i guess mines original manufacturer ? b
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 1:24 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: mystery small square bale loader
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7216
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:44 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous topics
- Topic: mystery small square bale loader
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7216
mystery small square bale loader
hi possibly mainly for those in oz my late farther bought this second hand in the early 70/s its been rescued from the scrap pile wondered if any one new who made them or any thing else about them it it appears to be red its mostly there . in operation where looking at it from the front the a frame ...
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Super MAjor Handbrake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7544
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:54 pm
- Forum: Ford and Fordson Conversions
- Topic: to good for scrap mm crane aus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6551
Re: to good for scrap mm crane aus
made 8500
- Sun Nov 20, 2016 12:23 am
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Major Hydraulics 'click' off when using log splitter
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9704
Re: Major Hydraulics 'click' off when using log splitter
i must say i have never seen a control valve without a blow off its often a allen headed stud under a domed nut
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:16 am
- Forum: Ford and Fordson Conversions
- Topic: to good for scrap mm crane aus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6551
- Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:56 am
- Forum: Fordson New Major
- Topic: Stiff steering in reverse
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4054
Re: Stiff steering in reverse
hi i would go with brians idears also just what pressure are you running i have 45 in mine and the pins on the tie rod ends wear does not worry going ford but back it allows a lot of toe out and that jams the steering