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Thank you John

These grills represent the best of two worlds.
But the truth is that I am so lazy that the one new grill still has to be
painted. The question is which one that is.

Last tuesday did the final 2010 cutting job in the orchard (1.3ha) Bad job is always shredding the trash removed from the ditches. This was removed from the ditch with a mowing bucket made by "de Herder'' . This is really a job for first gear and sometimes the engine revd down from 1800 to 800 only ...

Cogratulations with the result,

Feel now really grown up!

Regards Jan

It must be dirt or corrosion . My dexta missed that small detent plug With a running engine I pulled that valve spool and it came out right away flooding me with oil. Had to make screw to hold it in place. Suggest you to use lots of a good penetrating oil . After some time then proceed with turning ...

Does it happen in all gears or only one position.
Can you keep it in gear with your hand on the shift lever or is it still jumping out of gear in that case.
If that is the case bearings between respective gears and axles are worn.

Thread is 7/8"UNF i.e 7/8-14tpi.

Regards Jan

See page 22 Torque specs.

Big end cap nuts : cadmium plated 6.9-7.6 Kgm.
Unplated (zwart) 8.9-9.6 Kgm.

Succes Jan.

the pivot pin is hollow , so make a weld in the inside at the place were it is stuck . Best with electric welder and rod 3.25 mm
The material of the pin tries to expand but it cannot so will crimp when it cools down.

Anybody ever thought about the voltage setting of the original Lucas voltage regulator. It is set at about 16.5 Volts. My fathers Dexta always had a battery with a wet surface and needed frequent topping up with destillated water. . We had the same with our Nuffield and our Claeys combine harvester ...

That is a very uncommon Dexta ,but very nice and good restoration.
Thanks for posting.

I did my standard Dexta with Chicago Rawhide Speedi Sleeves Part nr on the box SLV 54mm 99210 Excellent result .Did the same job with my neighbours Ferguson 35. This tractor has same diam. axle at sealing surface Need a piece of tube inside dia. 2.19" (55.5mm) length slightly longer then axle shaft ...

Check the vacuumpipe from inlet manifold to governor housing.
May be false connection .
Or it can be a leak in the governor diphragm

See that is used with Ransomes Sportcutter units,
What sort of grassfields do you cut with Molly.
How easy is steering with the front wheels inside out.

That is a very very nice photo album. I did a 59 Dexta as well but lost nearly all photo's due hard disk crash. Removing the lift arms took me about ten days . To get the shaft out put it under a 50 ton hydraulic press. Saw that you had the cyl.head of .If that was free of heavy carbon built up ,pis...

[quote="ddoan"]Thanks, PJJMS. I , and thinking about removing the Dexta's pistons to check for ring and bearing wear. Don't know how your engine was running, but think that if you pull the pistons , you have to hone the bores and fit new rings. Usually the top groove is worn. Fitted a chrome top pis...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ThSi1wbqU
Did not now that Bolinder was a general purpose tractor!

Ben, This switch has 4 positions all with the key. When you push down the key you open the circuit to the control lights and all other cicuits for starting and preheat. Turn key first pos. to right parking lights on; second to right dipped main lights; third position to right full main lights. It is...

Hallo Frans,

Just mailed photo's of a 7600 covered with snow.
We got 20cm's here in the centre of Holland.

Regards Jan

Ben, After replacing the switch of my 59 Dexta 3 times, replaced it for a Bosch switch nr:0 342 201 009 together with a protection cap.Bosch nr.: 3 346 000 030 When removing the key you can close the opening with the protection cap These switches were used on the German IH tractors. Capacity for mai...

This plough is a Ransomes Heron TS73

Bodies FRDCP furrow width 10 or 12 " max working depth 9"

My leaflet is dated July 1955

A later leaflet from April 1959 marks it as TS73A

Regards Jan.

Henk , Checked my rusty iron garden , have a complete disc coulterclamp from a Ts82 , coulter stalk dia.; 35mm . Can mail photo if you wish. Also found I.L.R. testreport of Ts59 looking very similar to your plow . This report describes all the settings for width of cut. and of cause a full testrepor...

Yes possible ,these studs are close to the cylinderwall. Did you run your reconned engine for an hour and retorqued head nuts after that time with the engine still hot? Its also recommended to loosen cylinderheadnuts slightly before retorqing. Did you coat the gasket with sealer? (Ford says that it ...

Hello Henk, Checked plough parts section of Sparex UK but nothing regarding eye bolts . On checking my Ransomes books could not find the EPJ . Have F-R deep digging EP2D-EP3D-EP2E of May 1949; another one quotes F_R mounted plough without EP no's . Both have priced parts. Part no for eyebolt PM3A-13...

For my 59 Dexta I used Fram cartridge C 11846 PL
Height is 3,29 inch

Regards Jan

Many thanks for putting photo's in this forum Brian :D The tractor was used for trenching , the present owner plans to rebuilt it complete with the trenching unit. Note the rear with the gearbox over the ptoshaft. Is this to reduce standard speeds. Year of manufactuer quoted as 1943. so import from ...