Revision History

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December 8, 2010
- Upgraded the Fordson Bulletin Board to phpbb v3.0.8.
- November 30, 2010
  - Check out the brand-new, specially made clothing items on the Fordson Tractor Pages merchandise page. These items were manufactured to a very high quality and the Fordson nose decals and the site's internet address are emrboidered (not printed), i.e. they're good for many years of proud wearing! More new stuff: Jerry Coles was kind enough to send us some great documents and insights on modernizing the Dexta's wiring. He also provided a handy decimal to inch fractions conversion tablechart. Check out his contributions on the Wiki Pages (the Wiki is password protected to prevent spambots from changing the content of the pages - see this page for the necessary credentials.
- May 2, 2010
  - Pascal Kolk has been actively contributing to our site for quite some time now, for which we're very grateful. Recently Pascal sent us some scans of original sales brochues of Ford County tractors, including the 1004 and the SuperSix. You can find them on the Fordson Manuals page. Many thanks, Pascal!
- May 18, 2009
  - Alan Garrett was kind enough to provide a nice story about his early days on an E27N. You can find it here. Thanks, Alan!
- April 8, 2009
  - Three new Fordson documents added to the site: the New Major Repair Guide, the E27N Major Operators Guide and the New Major Parts List. All are in .pdf format. A big "Thank You!" to Mike Kuscher for making server space available to the site!!
- April 17, 2008
  - After a period of technical problems, we're proud to present the brand-new Bulletin Board. Hopefully it will provide us with error-free and happy posting for years on end. We've also added the Fordson Wiki to the site. This is an experiment. It allows everyone to contribute written articles to the site, without intervention from Brian or me. Too early to tell if its going to be useful, but let's give it a try! As a start, the Wiki was used to get Brian's wonderful story about the 2007 Meddo Show And Other Dutch Adventures on the site. As usual, it's a good read and has lots of wonderful photographs.
- November 17, 2007
  - Folks, Brian has penned down Chapter 19: the Dexta repatriation story of his famous Field Memories. It's a long and fascinating read with many beautiful photographs, so don't miss it! The story details how my old Dexta got from Holland to the UK and in the process decribes Brian and Ann's vacation in The Netherlands.
- September 29, 2007
  - Just a minor update. Two interesting new links were added to Fordson Links. First, there's Peter Slater's site. Peter specializes in old fuel injection equipment. Check out his site - there are tons of goodies on there. If you decide to do business with Peter, then let us all know how about your experiences (good or bad) by posting them on the Fordson Bulletin Board. Second, our forum member Commander pointed out a very interesting site to us wich lists tons of test reports of vintage tractors, from as early as 1903 right up to 2006. Many Ford and Fordson models are included. The reports are technical in nature, but make for a very interesting read. Thank you for pointing it out, Commander!
- July 7, 2007
  - Those of you who frequent the Fordson Bulletin Board already may know that Henk has come up with a good procedure to shorten rev counter cables that are too long. Henk has graciously provided a description of this procedure to the site. You can find it here. Many thanks to Henk for this contribution!
- June 22, 2007
  - Where would we be without Brian? Apart from knowing the answer to any technical question about our blue friends, he is a talented writer. So far he has contributed 17 stories and today we've added number 18. Be sure to check it out! Thank you once again, Brian!
- May 12, 2007
  - Well folks, the main site has moved to its new home today! Over the next few days, the forum will move as well. That's going to be a complex operation and I desperately hope that it will succeed. Stay tuned!
- January 27, 2007
  - Rob 'Dunggatherer' Kramer was kind enough to send me scans of the Dexta parts manual. This document shows "exploded view" drawings of all the Dexta's parts (giving you an excellent idea of how everything is put together) and lists the official Fordson part number for each part. Thank you very much for providing this material, Rob!
- October 30, 2006
  - Barry from Australia sent in another great collection of facts and brochures about the elusive Australian Farm Major (.pdf file, 1.4 MB). Thanks again, Barry!
  - As promised, a second article by Gerald is now added to the site. It contains very useful tips about annealing copper.
  - The Classifieds & Advertisements page has been updated with a new advertisement.
- October 7, 2006
  - Brian and Barry discovered that the Australian New Major differs in various ways from its English counterpart. Some documentation and the unique bonnet badge of this Fordson Farm Major can be found here (.pdf file, 3.8 MB). For a discussion on this type of New Major, click here.
  - Solving diesel engine starting problems, a detailed article that was kindly provided by Gerald. You can expect another article from his hand in the near future, so stay tuned!
- September 18, 2006
  Brian Dye handed me a stack of information when we met at Winterswijk on the 16th, so I spent some time behind my computer to add it to the site. So here it is:
  - an original E27N Major sales brochure (Adobe .pdf format, 1 MB)
  - an overview of the serial numbers and production dates of the F, N and E27N (Adobe .pdf format, 1 MB)
  - a scan of an official sales brochure of the Petrol Dexta (Adobe .pdf format, 1 MB)
  - a 1-page overview of the Petrol Dexta specifications (Adobe .pdf format, 1 MB).
  Many thanks to Brian for providing this information!
- July 5, 2006
  Added a great new story by Brian Dye to Fordson Stories. For a trip down memory lane, be sure to check it out!
- April 18, 2006
  Added a new link to Fordson Links.
- March 22, 2006
  Added the E27N Major Wiring Diagram to Fordson manuals. Many thanks to Stephen Pierce for providing this diagram!
- August 1, 2005
  Brian Dye just wrote another great story. Not of his adventures as a field service engineer this time, but of a vintage tractor tour through the British forests that he made with fellow Fordson lover Mark Pugh. You can read the story here (PDF file, 1.7 MB).
- July 31, 2005
  Brian Dye has made an illustrated guide on how to identify a Major or a New Major. The result of Brian's labours can be seen in this document (PDF file, 1.4 MB).
- July 9, 2005
  Added a fabulous new page to Photo Album with many great images from the 2005 Dongen festival in Holland!
- June 17, 2005
  Technical wizard and Fordson folklore specialist Brian Dye has made a detailed, illustrated course on how to best change the rear tyres of a New Major. The procedure can also be applied to other types of tractors. The result of Brian's labours can be seen here (PDF file, 3.2 MB). Brian: many thanks!! Also added a new link to Fordson Links.
- April 26, 2005
  Added the New Major owner's manual to Fordson manuals. Many thanks to Jos Cuypers for providing this material!
- January 19, 2005
  Added a new discussion forum to the Fordson Bulletin Board where the Ford World Series tractors can be discussed. These were made from 1964 until 1976.
- October 28, 2004
  Minor update: added the link to Stefan Riegel's site (http://www.fordson-dexta.de) to Fordson Links. Good luck with the site, Stefan! It looks great! Also made a minor modification to Agriline's advertisement on Classifieds & Advertisements, as per request from the company.
- October 11, 2004
  Minor update: added another new advertisement to Classifieds & Advertisements.
- July 28, 2004
  Minor update: added a useful new advertisement to Classifieds & Advertisements.
- May 21, 2004
  Minor update: some spelling errors and typos corrected, also added a link to Fordson Links.
- December 24, 2003
  Added two marvelous new stories from Brian Dye, which will make for great reading this Christmas! See A Day By The Sea and Cider.
- July 24, 2003
  Added the Petrol Dexta owner's manual to Fordson manuals. Also added very useful information about the various kinds of oil that should be poured into our little blue friends to Questions and Answers (question 14). Also added to Questions and Answers was some information on how to remove rust from various parts by means of electrolysis (question 15). Many thanks to Donald Provost, Brian Dye and Mike Kuscher for providing all this information!
- February 10, 2003
  Added a Dutch version of the Super Major owner's manual and an original brochure of Fordson Accessories to Fordson manuals. Also added a new link to Fordson Links.
- February 2, 2003
  Added the second new story from Brian. See Brian Dye's field memories Part 14.
- January 25, 2003
  Added two items to Fordson manuals. First, part I of Brian Dye's Super Major, Dexta and Super Dexta hydraulic lift settings. Second, a scan of an original 1960 Fordson Price List (many thanks to Sape Sikkema for providing it). Brian has also sent me two great new stories, the first of which has been added! See Brian Dye's field memories Part 13.
  As you can see, I changed the navigation menu, allowing navigation based on general subject (such as "manuals") as well as on tractor model. On the bottom of all pages, you'll find a traditional set of navigational links. Might come in handy for those with older browser versions or other situations where JavaScript doesn't work properly.
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