The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

It is a bit late to butt in now, but if you want rotator caps, they can still be bought as aftermarket parts:

http://www.victoryfield.se/en/fordson/m ... major.html

I bought a set of these, and with new valves there was no need for lapping.

Also available via New Holland, part number 81717945. Costs about 30€.

You will have to swap either gear on the raised pto shaft, or the pump gear. The gearing on the npsm will compensate for the slower pto speed. So in your case i recommend to swap the gear on the raised pto shaft to one with 33 teeth to keep the "right" ratio. Gears on the pto shaft are interchangeab...

The bearing itself on the raised pto shaft is not sealed, so the oil will flow through the bearing into the raised pto housing. -> You do not need to add oil to the raised pto. Maybe 2 litres of oil will flow into the housing, so if you are percise, you might need to add a little bit of oil to the b...

Thank you for the pictures guduell! I believe you have the original pulley that came with the tractor. Will start searching for a pulley that could be modified into something like yours. Still interested to see pics of Kjetils pulley too if it's not a big problem. You should save the longer waterpum...

Thank you very much Kjetil! I you have a possibility at some point to take photos of the pulley, that would be much appreciated too!

Hello! Yes, I actually found a new old stock water pump for power steering models on ebay a year back, so that*s no problem. The problem is that i can't find a crankshaft pulley for original power steering, since it has a pulley of its own. I have the special water pump, the power steering oil pump,...

I only need measurements for the crankshaft pulley, I already have the pump pulley. Thank you kjetil, that would be very nice of you!

Does anyone have a pulley for original power steering for a major? I have all the other bits and pieces (except for hoses which is not an issue), but cannot seem to get my hand on a pulley. It seems I have to have one made, but I need help in getting the right dimensions. Is there anyone on this for...

I have owned a few raised PTOs, and only the raised PTOs for the new performance supers have the bearing on the end of the shaft. Now, the raised PTO on the NP supers do not reduce the PTO speed like the ones meant for the earlier supers and the older models, so the pto speed will be the same as it ...

If however you decide to let someone change the bearings, the type of the bearings is E20.

At least it would be funny to see a major go 24 times faster than original. Top speed over 500kph. In lowest gear in idle it would go around 25kph, so it would be hard to even get going without outside help. And this is before thinking about fitting it to the tractor. Fun idea though, anyone have pi...

The machine is pretty stripped down right now, waiting for a friend of a friend to come back from his summer vacation, so he could sandblast the whole thing. After that the tractor will get some paint, and then I think I will post some pics. The tractor was in very rough shape when it came to me, us...

Thanks for the info, guys! It would be something that I'd really want to do, to get as much of the optional equipment on my tractor. The machine I'm rebuilding will have a flat belt pulley, a raised PTO, live PTO (which is fairly rare over here) and also power steering. The tractor has a pick-up hit...

For a while now I've been wondering about the availability of pick-up hitches for Majors. The thing is that here in Finland most of the tractors have been equipped with non-original pick-up hitches, either at the importer, or later at some local blacksmith or what ever would be the accurate name for...

Brian meant for you to drill a hole in the filler cap and install the coupling in the cap, so everything becomes one part.

http://www.fordson.se/6B_Hydraul_Suplement_Verkstadshandbok_025-050.pdf Page 40 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE To increase the efficiency of the hydraulic system a new pressure relief valve was introduced at Tractor Serial No. 08C955882. Whereas the previous valve was of the two stage unloading va...

The problem is highly unlikely in the valve itself, but the way it functions. Changing the relief valve to another of the same type will not help. Also, while changing the relief valve the max system pressure should be measured, and should not be over 170 bar, otherwise you risk breaking your hydrau...

Do you have new super major with grey wheels, and the newer hydraulics? After the tripping, do you have any pressure from the hydraulics? If you have a little, it sound to me like the pressure relief valve has switched off the pressure as a result of the pressure hitting its max (if you have the old...

Don't have power steering on my own major, I believe this will help you out.

http://www.fordson.se/7_Servostyrning_F ... 01-022.pdf

If you strip the cylinder, you need to be percise in the in the assebly that all parts are in the right order and the right way.

Tell the machine shop to make one for you at the same time the parts are there. Fill the oil all up to the plug.

From what you wrote, I picked up that you're thinking you have a power major? Anyway, your profile says you live in the UK, and therefore agriline should be a good choice: Kit: http://www.agrilineproducts.com/Catalogue/ProductDetail/water-hose-kit?productID=24ea7179-9dbb-41a5-94d9-2979c9c23ca2&catal...

Upon further inspection tonight, I have found that the retainer and oil seal are indeed in place. however, mine looks nothing like yours. it appears that in order to replace my oil seal, one would need to remove both bushings out of the other side of the steering box housing so as to remove the sea...

There are gauges with swedish text too, I have one. I don't know if the swedish one was sold with tractors in Norway or Denmark, but at least it wasn't sold with Finnish tractors. In a nutshell the ones going anti-clockwise are the ones that have cables going straight to the fuel pump, and those are...

I also have a ram piston with dual o-rings, the tractor has been here in Finland all its life. I'm sure it will work with only one seal just as well. I'll leave my both seals on the piston since both the cylinder and the piston are really worn.

And oh, mine is a orange-wheeled super.