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by Galoot
Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:34 pm
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: New member, old tractor, where to put fluids?
Replies: 10
Views: 9862

Re: New member, old tractor, where to put fluids?

I'm at my brother's place again today, he said that the yellow frame is for a "brush hog" which is for clearing brush from a field. So much like a snowplow. We bought 5 more gallons of lubricant, he's going to fill 'er up later today and see how it all works. I can take/post more pictures to help ID...
by Galoot
Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:42 am
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: New member, old tractor, where to put fluids?
Replies: 10
Views: 9862

Re: New member, old tractor, where to put fluids?

Thanks for the welcome! I sent the link for this discussion to my brother and read it to him, he seems satisfied that he has enough information to proceed. I never realized Galoot was Scottish! I'm in California and the name comes from a hand-tool woodworker mailing list that I joined back in the la...
by Galoot
Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:57 am
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: New member, old tractor, where to put fluids?
Replies: 10
Views: 9862

New member, old tractor, where to put fluids?

Sorry, I don't know if this is a New Major or Major tractor. My brother has it, it belonged to our late male parental unit. My brother is trying to get it working well and tried putting fluids in for the transmission. He had 5 gallons of "tractor fluid"and put some in what he thought was the transmi...