The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Don't fear, I have had luck getting parts for my Super Major and Dexta Petrol, but required a bit of searching. Rebuild kits are available from Steiner and on ebay. Is the pump completely shot? Scout craigslist for used parts in Ohio and Kentucky. Good luck.

My Super Major exhaust manifold just rusted off! Anyone know of a reliable parts dealer in the S.E. Michigan area?

Where can I get a decent starter for my Dexta Petrol? I bought one from Yesterday's Tractors a couple years ago, it has given me nothing but problems. I have had it apart several times repairing the brush holder and replaced the brushes and now the commutator has shorted out. When I contacted them, ...

Hello Lectricman Taking photos at every stage is not just good for us onlookers, which it is, so thanks very much. :beer: Taking photos gives you a record of what you find, thereby providing you with a crucial database for the rebuild. You are going to end up with a very special tractor. Could I ma...

Hello all, my 64 Super Major has no first gear, that is to say, it pops out of gear, won't fully engage. I have not yet disassembled it but I'm assuming it needs new shift forks. I'm in the U.S. and have exhausted online searching to the best of my ability. Any ideas where I can find replacement par...

Sorry, been busy, Brian, I have the part number at the farm, I can post it later, although the guy I talked to at Summit looked it up for me by the distributer number. I'm not sure how many other models it will fit. It was literally two minutes from opening the box to hitting the starter.

Ok, tractor is back to functioning level, but I still have no first gear. Where can I get some shift forks?

The Pertronix unit fit perfect, specifically made for this Lucas unit (so I'm told) even the grommet fit perfectly. It does start faster and runs smoother from idle to full power. We sorta miss the backfire after shut down, though.

Well, the bolts finally came in, I disassembled it, the head bolts were loose, ck'd the cylinder protrusion, it was perfect. The new gasket is not copper, but compound. I still retorqued it though! Upon disassembly, the manifold gaskets stuck and ripped, so that was a delay. #1 is a little weak, so ...

Brian, I noticed you named your tractors. We call the Dexta "Buck" and the Major "Baby". Buck, because of the flick "Uncle Buck" where John Candy drives a poor running, oil burning Ford and every time he shuts it off, it backfires severely. When I first bought Buck, the carburetor was in horrible sh...

Well, I found the part I needed. After combing internet catalogues, I called Summit Racing technical support. I gave the guy my distributer number and he found a direct fit Pertronix kit. I must have searched their online lists for over an hour with no luck! The tech support must have access to a be...

I have a field of broken Fordsons...

I have a '62 Dexta Petrol and I live in Michigan USA. Parts are difficult at best to locate and purchase. Today, while preparing to hook up the farrow, it started popping badly. A quick inspection and I found the contact points had broken, the spring snapped. While this problem is not unusual, these...

Thanks again guys, the head bolts are backordered so I won't get them for two more weeks. It'll kill me to wait that long but in the meantime I'll probably disassemble it and make sure that it's not any worse than just a stretched bolt.

Thanks again!

I will double check the liner protrusion but I'm sure I measured it correctly, according to my IT manual. I'm ordering the new bolts from Summit, are all 17 the same length? I don't remember.

Also, if I need to buy shims, where should I go?

Brian, looking at my paperwork, also has casting numbers, gearbox# c20H , axle left C27H, right B15H and lift case # 957E7051BT5 casting C23H

I can verify these this weekend.

Brian, I didn't even actually look at the Dexta last weekend, I had that info from the previous owner but will take a look this weekend. The head gasket, jeez, I should have remembered my early days as a tech when we always retorqued head bolts on engines with copper head gaskets. I have become so a...

Thanks Pat, Summit has been my first choice for performance automotive, I was not aware they carried tractor parts also. Will definitely give them a call.

Btw, usually if a retorque is necessary, it calls for it in the manual. I didn't see it in mine, but, lesson learned, I will do it this time.

Brian, you said you wanted the Dexta info, I can post it here I guess.

The paperwork I received with the tractor has:
engine # FPL2355E
tractor# 09B707230 (1962)?
gear box# 957E7005T4

So, I removed the plug, only a small amount of oil drained out so I guessed pretty good at what the level should be. I replaced the leaking hydraulic line on the backhoe, started her up and went to work on my very first digging job. Before I got there it developed a sudden, sever head gasket leak! ?...

Thanks for your advice gentlemen! A big help for sure!

Right. My plan was simply remove the plug and allow the oil to drain and then add the pipe. I have another question that I believe only experience can answer...how much freeplay is allowable at the injection pump drive plate? I examined it before assembly and it does not show any serious signs of we...

Ahh, so just put the pipe as a bleed and let out the oil I have in it. Yes it is vacuum governed.

I have the other info and will try to remember to grab the numbers this weekend.

If that is just a leak-off pipe, I can easily make one, it's just that I had no idea what it was, with nothing about it in the manual and only pictures which were incomplete. This is only the second tractor I ever owned and the first diesel. This is all new to me, recently purchasing a hobby farm an...

That is not exactly my pump. I have a picture but can not post it to this forum. The pipe which comes from the lower right hand of the pump and exits near the engine oil filter is the one I am looking for. The level and fill plugs you have pointed out are not on my pump. It is a Simms model SPE4A70S...