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Saw this add posted on the agriline site thought it might be of interest to somebody

Vintage 1962 Fordson Dexta Petrol Tractor 4-cylinder Gas engine $5,000 plus shipping

Location North Eastern United States
Telephone: 724-253-2005 or e-mail honestbob@zoominternet.net

looks a lot better than mine !
Can i ask where you got the blade - mine could do wityh a new one.

Brian - excuse my ignorance but i presume you mean the large piston/ ram connected to the external top link?

I see Agriline do a seal and back up ring at about £5each which seams ok

thanks for the photos - now i have got the idea i am sure i can cobble something together.

thanks Brian -looks like its time to get the spanners out - anyone know if the seal/ o ring ( if thats what it is) is a standard part and where i can get one?
Thought i might as get one first before i take the head off,

regards

Hi I gernerally use it on my 62 Dexta without a loader as it has a diff lock which helps when things get a bit slidy , i do have front wheel weights and could do with more wieight as it get very light on some slopes. Have to be careful where you leave the main arm when finished/ moving to make sure ...

is that piston in the control head or something deeper inside? I have heeded your warning about position control from previous postings.
Regards

i don't believe it all - don't worry - i did say i was going to stir!!!. I noticed the petrol dexta line as well last month strangley the article i referred to refers in passing to a petrol dexta and even has a picture - they clearly don't check things very well.

i take it is just bolted to the front axle each side? and therfore moves in the same plane if the wheels move up or down but rotates across in front of the bonnet/cowl ? Excuse the weird description!!

hi
i run a back hoe on my 60 & 62 dextas - works fine had to cobble together a retun pipe to the back axle thats all. powerful enough to pull the whole tractor around and ok in terms of response

i bought an agriline one back bit fell apart and the straps ripped of very quickly - whats left is comfy enough but it did noy stand up to normal wear

on the old forum someone posted pics of how to weld up the sticks to get rid of the problem - even i managed it. There is ano post more recent on welding on ears which seems even better if yoiu are taking things apart

going to stir things here - i read in tractor & machinary Nov 05 that the left hand foot rest was deleted as of approx july 1959 which would tie in with one of my dextas where a footrest was added before i bought it presumably because it was thought to be missing

Hi My 1960 dexta, dual clutch is fitted with a front loader fed off the auxillary circuit with another secondary valve that directs flow to either front loader or rear appliance if fitted/ used. Problem is when using the loader with the the rear arms just drop - which is a pain as i have just made a...

Hi
Any body got a picture/ details of the guard to protect the dexta front cowl - or even one for sale.
I use my dexta with a front loader and keep bashing the tin work which i would rather not if i can avoid it

further to the comment i made in relation to Stefans seat i am sure i have read somewhere ( just remembered it is listed as an accesserie in a booklet called fordson dexta facts i downloaded from somewhere - this site in fact!! see main page/ dexta) that there were 2 seats standard and "delux". the ...

npaisnel - wondering about here a bit on the subject- but for the record i have 2 dextas - not meaning to boast 60 &62 both have seats like the one in your post no grooves in the top although the 62 has been heavily repaired. But the point i was trying to make is if you look at the rear view of Stef...

hi interesting - your brochure picture shows the socket fixed to the mudguard with no toolbox. One other observation - it might just be the camera angle - the seat pan and bracket from the rear view look different as well - more curved if you see what i mean - do you think it is different from UK spec

interested in what you say about the super dexta - don't know if anyone else noticed but there are two for sale in the latest T & M, September edition one from an english dealer asking£18K - which in last months edition as an "original roadless Super dexta claimed to be 1 of 23" although this month ...

hi looking at your very impressive restoration i noted two things - the drawbar arrangement is that an aftermarket fitting or original? Never seen one like that before. Also you have what seems to be the electrical socket on the rear axle not the tool box again is that normal for German market machi...

I have noticed that when trying to start there is a slight delay then a whiff of smoke from the front end of the starting motor before it kicks in at which point the smoke stops. All very quick but i presume this is not normal. Any ideas as to problem/ solution. Its not and never has been brilliant ...

wellthanks for moving my post - stirred up things a bit. I think i will go the concrete weight route given comments. with regard to the ballast leakage i wonder if its some weird Shark of inner tube rubbers in that its somehow gas impermeable but fluid permable - not what you would expect given that...

Hi been a while to say the least - went to log on - no joy. Took a bit of finding ,because i presume the site is new. looks good! What happened to the old - probably being thick but is it possible to search the old archives.?? Since last visit i went to buy a hedge trimmer for my 62 dexta and came b...