The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

My superdexta was fitted with a standard dexta radiator, But i changed it for the correct one as it could overheat when working hard

If this is a recently rebuilt engine then changing to running in oil may help to some degree, But as you dont know the condition of your engine, giving in some proper work will give you some idea of what contdition the engine is in Bad signs would be low oil pressure Heavy breathing Lack of power Bl...

I would think of chain harrowing as light work
The reason i suggested mowing was the fact you are driving an implement needing a constant amount of power and then as you travel along the load on the engine varies due to the thickness of the grass and speed of travel

If you want to try to give the engine some hard work, i would suggest a pto driven implement such as pz type drum mower, or even a pasture topper in long grass, dont worry about smoke or it smelling hot, but dont overheat it If you do 2 or 3 hours of of proper work this should give you a better indc...

My baler is a mf 20 similar to eddiej baler on this website, http://www.superdexta.moonfruit.com/#/general-photos/4535950669 The manual for it states recommened pto speed is 540 to 610rpm, it certanly bales better running slightly faster than the normal 540 pto speed. i think its slighty to heavy fo...

Hi james What gear do you find works best for bailing in a good crop I havent used my dexta to bale with, but may give it a try We also had a neighbour to do our baling with a 72hp leyland. but he retiered, so i bought our own baler but we have had 3 poor summers so havent done much since the dexta ...

To really answer that question would need a bit more information How steep is the field How much tread have the tyres got, Have you water balast in the tyres I dont think there is any problem with powering a baler horsepower wise, are you baling up or down the steep parts, Balers are quite well bala...

This is my super dexta. its painted using sparex paints, but ive been told it should have a very slight green tint but im happy with the colur and it has a very good finish I also think the grills should of been silver, but a local man said his were blue when it was new,but i may still change them h...

Im very impressed with sparex paint, also farmline paint is good. its more like the old type paint with a slightly slower drying time

Do you use any of them for agricultural purposes? I like to give my tractors a bit of exercise, so all the tractors do some farm work, but the older ones do lighter jobs like , chain harrowing, rolling, topping etc None of the older tractors are used on the road, so i dont know the situation with t...

1963 super dexta is registered as agri machine 1964 tractor historic vehicle 1965 tractor agri machine They are all on new type v5, so they are not changed over to historic vechile automaticly I seem to remember the registration was changed over to get a free tax disc, but now there all free, so its...

taxation class: agri machine or historic vehicle

type: 2 axle rigid body

I would guess that if your going to use it and run it on red diesel it will be an agri-machine, but if you want to do shows, road runs etc and run on derv it would be historic vehicle

My superdexta is like the one in the photo
My 1958 dexta has the same ferguson type seat as your 1957, its also non live drive so it could be classed as an economy version ??

It was cold this morning around -7 and its the first time the super dexta needed heat since the engine overhaul, it usually starts ok with pressing in the excess fuel button What is the correct way to heat it, i gave it a couple of pumps to prime it, heated it ,then another pump, i didnt hear a pop....

Congratulations to you both
Nice to see the photos
Im glad all whent well for you, even after a few slight setbacks
Theres no snow,where was the wedding?

Hi, i seem to remember someone had a similar problem with a grey ferguson fitted with a p3 engine. it turned out the whole air cleaner was mounted to high up and it sucked the oil out, it was lowered and the problem was solved. howerever its not as easy with the dexta because it mounted under the bo...

Hi sorry to hear your having more set backs
If you think its diesel related phone diesel bob 01254 878 582 near longridge , im told he is very good
hope he can help

Hi jerry I have been thinking a bit more about the lip seal engine I think thr engine you have been offered will be the type fitted to a late MF135 or 240 This engine is direct injection and has a different head and pistons to the dexta. The inlet manifold is different to the dexta and i dont think ...

I am no expert but think that the the lip seal sump will be different to the rope type ,As there are two different gasket sets. Vapormatic are selling new engines and are listing the rope type for a dexta and lipseal for late type massey ferguson and leylands http://www.vapormatic.com/catalogue/cata...

I had a similar problem on this type of engine, i had water in the oil so changed the head gasket but it was still the same, it turned out to be a very corroded timing case and a small hole in one off the areas of deep pititng I found a good used timming case and fitted a new water pump which came w...

Hi, have you checked to see if the core plug is leaking
The upper part of the block level with the top of the injection pump is an area that can crack

Hi, i was recommended millers running in oil http://www.millersoils.net/1_Millers_frame_CLASSIC.htm (CLICK ON ENGINE OILS) The engine was rebuilt and then did about 30 to 40 miles of light road work(not pulling any weight) It was filled first time with 15/40 oil Then drained it and filled with this ...

I had similar trouble with a re-built engine together with poor starting. local engine reconditioners told me to change to running-in oil for the first 20- 30 hours, if i wasnt able to give it loads of work. It did the trick and it now stars instantly and doesnt use any oil. So when we rebuilt the s...

Hi ross m
I dont know if they will be able to help you ,but in your area there is jim hall, and jimbob engineering at inkip,
brian jenkinson at great eccleston
Rufus carr at gisburn had lots of dexta parts when i was there a few years ago

Hi ross
where abouts are you in lancashire
there are must be a source of a spare steering box somewhere near you