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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 transmission fill port. The dipstick a few inches away shows nothing even though he filled to the top.

Where are the fill points on this tractor?

I'll try to link to the few pictures I have of this tractor. The front photo is just to ID what kind of tractor it is.

Side view

Side of transmission

View in back of tractor seat

First ... Welcome!

Your pics didn't show up but it sounds like you have a Major (52-64) ... but I could be wrong.

Engine, Transmission and Rear End ALL use S.A.E. 20W/30W HD for temperatures -7C and above.

Engine Oil Grades for Fordson Major all models.
-18C to –7C … S.A.E. 10 HD or S.A.E.10W HD
-7 to32C … S.A.E 20 HD or S.A.E. 20W/30W HD
over 32C … S.A.E. 20HD or S.A.E.20W/30W HD

Note: I can't find 20w/30HD so I use Delco 15W/40

Gearbox and Rear Axle Oil Specifications. All Models.

Service letter July 1959 states: Gearbox, Rear Axle and Hydraulics oil specifications have changed. Now all models from 1952 onwards use:

S.A.E 30HD or S.A.E. 20W/30W in all the above at all temperatures.

Power Steering uses 10W

Oil Capacities.

Engine .. 7 qts
Filter .. 1 qt
Minimec pump (when fitted) .. 5 oz

Gearbox w/PTO .. 5.5 gal 21.6 qts
Fill gearbox at filler near clutch pedal. Oil level marked on outside of filler.


Rear axle .. 10.8 gal 43.2 qts
Fill rear axle at filler plug behind seat. Oil level on dipstick near main gear lever.

Hope this helps.

Hi,
Pictures don't show up. The dipstick is used to check the level in the back end. The filler plug is located at the rear.
The transmission needs to be filled up almost to the top. There's a thead on the forum with the oil specifications

Hello and welcome, Galoot (a good Scottish name - whereabouts in the world are you?)

I can't really add anything to whirly's post, except to say that now we've seen the photos, I'd guess it is of similar age to mine, about 1957-8.

Presumably the yellow framework is for a snowplough?

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 late 90's.

The yellow frame isn't for a snowplow, but something similar, for pushing stuff around a farm field. I don't remember what my brother called the thing.

It seems Galoot is indeed an American word, adopted by some Scots (I haven't heard many people use it) possibly via the Navy? http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/si ... ts/galoot/

I've never been to the US but I'm interested in all agriculture, and I was reading this the other day, and I wonder if your snowplow/dozer/whatever it was, was used to make levees (ridges) in the fields for irrigation purposes? http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread ... 1#M5742865

(Being an American forum they do things differently, if you go to the top-right corner and change 'Threaded' to 'Flat' it makes it much easier to read)

Just an additional piece of info for you:



OK ... I can't spell either

whirly wrote:Just an additional piece of info for you:



OK ... I can't spell either

Did a super have this type of lift?

Did a super have this type of lift?

I wouldn't have thought so...
I can see why it could be a Power, because it looks to have a dashboard under the steering-wheel.. But it also has instruments (and, I think, throttle lever) low-down, like the older models - and I would think they are more likely to be original than the higher dashboard?

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 the beast if you want me to. We just want to get it running and use it!