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Hi Mark Sorry to hear about the hubs cracking. I see you have got new Kingpins are you using the original steering arm tops. If you are you may find the tracking is out on the wheels when it is together. some of the repro kingpin locating notches dont match the originals. i found this on a pair I ch...

Yes that would be them. I have a pump in the workshop and I will look and see what kind of travel there is up and down on them when the pump is turned. I know what to look for while im working on these problems to know if they are right or wrong but trying to explaine it to you guys on here is a lit...

Hi I got the message you sent about the parts. Theres a chance I may trip over the stuff you need not too far from here . I will pm you after the weekend . please put us up a picture of the front stuff under the seat and we can see what you got .
Regards Robert

Hi It sounds like the plungers in the pump are stuck or worn they may move side to side with the rack but are they going up and down the full travel. If you have fuel at the pipes or lack of fuel before the injector why would you fix injectors first. :wink: You may find the injectors are worn later ...

Thanks o great one. yes I guess if its a bitsa that would probably do it. I guess really something should be done with it as that bag over the breather spoils the tractor and without it it will stuff the paint. Its a bit of a catch 22 situation. Regards Robert

Hi Welcome to the fordson nut house thats a nice looking tractor. I was looking at the picture of the motor. Why do you have a plastic bag cable tied over the breather that looks like it is full of oil. If she is pushing that much oil out of the breather i think you may have a problem in the motor l...

Hi I Guess Its a small world on the internet these days. I have never seen that style of block here but the ones i have work the same. You Have 2 options with what to do with it. 1) as Brian stated you should have a selector plate on the hyd top chest under the front of the seat. That has a port on ...

The Hand brake shaft is a lot bigger than the hi lo shaft he is talking about.

Hi Mark Thanks for the update I was wondering if you had left the country for good. I have fitted those bushings before and cant remember them being that tight to strip the threads on a rod. I wonder if the outside diameter is a little on the tight side of the tollerance. On the subject of people no...

Where abouts are you from in Manitoba Robert?[/quote]
I am located about half an hour south of Brandon on the #10 HWY at a place called Minto.
Where abouts are you?
Regards Robert

yes super6954 but one in such good shape as that one should have been left as it was Ok this is my final comment on this part of the topic. I think from the list of parts that mark has put on the Tractor through out this topic. she looked better than she was mechanically sound. Basically she was a ...

Hi I wondered if you could post up some pictures so we could see what you have. I am across the border from you in Manitoba and may be able to help you If I can see what you are working with. I have a few tractors with different set ups for spools on.
Regards Robert

Looks like a good job but i am sad to see such a good major been used in this way what a waist :( To be honest there are so many of the old majors around I would rather somebody like Mark put a 6 in this Tractor and be happy with what he did and put it back to work. The tractor will live on and not...

That is going to be nice tractor when it is finished she sounds great to well done. with all these video clips of 6cyl fordsons apearing on you tube it should give me an incentive to work on mine and get them running again. I just love the sound of the 6 cyl ford motors. The perkins 6cyl does not so...

Ok so the soleniod is mounted on the top of the starter motor. It has 2 large terminals 1 is connected back into the starter motor internals by either a wire or copper piece this should be from factory. the other is the power feed from Battery positive terminal (+ if using negative earth system). Th...

Hi What type of lucas starter is it The one like the major has with the lever activated engagement, or the one like the later ford tractors with the solenoid on top that engages with the key?.
Regards Robert

I dont know for sure but an old guy I asked Here in Canada told me he thought It was because ford thought we are too stupid in the export countys, And would drive round with the brake on and lock up the transmissions. L.O.L

When I rebuild motors I warn my customers that they may need a new starter in a few weeks. I find with the rebuilt motor the compression is a lot higher and the strain on the starter will kill it in a short time if it's not 100%. So it could be that as stated before. I have rebuilt majors that start...

Ok I Just looked at 2 motors i have In Tractors the old major has the long filter and the powers & supers have the short. I took the measurement from the bottom of the lip where the cannister fits to the aluminium top housing down to the line at the bottom of the cannister where the end starts to ta...

Hi I will try and get you measurments of the filter/ housings tomorrow(Saturday at time of reply it is friday 10.22pm in Canada ) . I do not know about the quality of the manifolds some of the repro stuff is junk maybe somebody else can answer that one. I guess the nuts are included from what i was ...

I would not pay 1250 pounds but thats my personal veiw . If somebody had all the parts laying around and time if the rest was good it would probably be a sensible priced tractor. Complete it could be worth a good bit more. Prices for the old tractors have risen since I left the U.K. I used to sell a...

Hi I just looked at the picture and something is wrong there. Every fordson super major i have ever owned or worked on had 2 discs in each brake side. I have 3 at the moment . Could I just ask have you taken it apart and looked or just going by the parts picture? If you have and only found one disc ...

Hi there are 4 brake discs on a super major 2 on each side. if you are going to re line old discs you need 8 linings as there are 2 linings on each disc.
Regards Robert

I have a few sets spare with sleeves that are probably 20 years old they are in the orginal card board packing away from the sun light and they seem to be fine. I also have 2 year old ones in plastic bags from the manufacturer that are good to. I guess as long as they are not in the heat or sun ligh...

There seems to be a bit of conflict with the 11'' clutches in these 6 cyl tractors for an old d series around 80 hp they seem to be not to bad if driven properly. Every thing over the 100 hp that i have ever heard of has spat the 11 clutch all over the inside of the bellhousing or ripped the centre ...