The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Well I had a super major with the wrong engine it , I had a good late 6D and I used to drive ploughmaster's nearly 50 years ago ! Sorry the photo's aren't that good . http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/tmc8738/ab3a85d4-fc07-4c58-8e8b-b338f3698fce.jpg http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/...

Thanks Pavel - yes both those links work. (wish one link was to the repair manual :cry: ) I am looking for info on the front wheel assembly - kingpin, seals & bearings. My 1954 seems to be quite worn. Strange that the grease nipple doesnt have a corresponding hole on the inside. I need to know what...

chriss wrote:I've seen a e27n for sale seller says h on backend means high top gear I thought it meant could fit hydraulics

Fairly sure it means h/duty top plate !

hello There My 1940 Fordson N has a slight problem When starting up it stats ok but once i go to move it the power disapears and the engine stalls Could this be the Spark plugs Any advice would be greatly appreciated Robert Possibly spark plugs ,but if it is electrical I would suspect condensor fir...

Thanks for posting the clip , I must admit it made my back twinge just watching you on the handle ! , couldn't sound a lot more
different to the original engine but a really interesting conversion .

That looks like one of the more interesting conversions I've seen ! I bet it sounds wonderfull . Manual starting ? does it start
reasonably easily ? Is there a clip of it running ( maybe youtube , I'll have a look ) Thankyou for posting the photo's , Tim.

Is the carb bowl still full ? sometimes the glass bowl doesn't fill until the air can move out through the carb.
run some fuel out of the carb drain and see if the glass fills then.

You can alter the timing a little by playing with the points gap , wider advances , tighter retards .

Possibly just the cold start button not returning ?

Hi Ben , sent this to crafty plates , Hi, in the past you supplied me with several single square black/silver no. plates for use on vintage tractors ( £12.00 at that time ) can you still supply these ? ( friends are enquiring where mine came from .) reply, hi yes no problem £13 plus £3.50 postage Wh...

Hi Ben , I've sent a message asking if they still supply these plates ( may as well find out ! ) so hopefully we'll
get a reply tomorrow , regards Tim.

Hi again , found them on ebay where it says they still make plates ? http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Crafty-Plates
they are multi layered aluminuim I think , there still looking good !

If it does start to leak again could you use a long bolt with a nut inside ? I guess it would mean taking the hyd. top off to see.

Hi Ben , if you haven't ordered yet I've used craftyplates.com for about 10 plates now , they were £12.00 for a
single pressed square rear ( black wirh silver letters ) .

Robert I still have the photo's of the Leyland engined E27N , if you are interested PM me your email and I'll send them.

The Power Major ( http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3094 ) is the same engine/GB fitting as the 2700 , hence all the Majors with D series/Cargo engines in ,but neither match the E27N . With the power major engine I had the advantage of the cast sump and even then while the...

With my carb I haven't found it fussy ,( unlike the earlier type carb on my standard N ) between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 should run ok initially , then once it keeps going you can slowly adjust for best running , definitely sounds like the flow from the tank doesn't it ? You should be off for a drive this w...

Hi , I should repost this in the ' fordson new major ' section where you will get a better response .

Hi , I think the problem is carb related , possibly not flowing enough fuel ( they do use quite a bit ! ) if the flow is to slow it would run then stop and once the carb refilled it would start again . There are only two commonly used carbs this link shows a photo of the later one ( most common on E...

The E27N / Major just used the complete front from the major , I've just looked at the Australian ( I think ) Ford turbo E27N , the Gardner engine E27N and the Leyland one and all use the original front axle , the first 2 are on youtube if you want to look,
just put E27N ( fairly obviously ! )

The starter will only spin one way wether neg. or pos. earth . All alternators are negative earth . The tractor would
originally have been positive earth with a dynamo . Hope that helps .

I put together the back of an E27 and the front of a power major a while back , also a year or so back there was one with a large leyland lorry engine advertised on ebay , I thought it was quite well done and I did post a link on here at the time where it got a mixed reception ! One thing to think a...

Hi , I've registered about 10 tractors now , 3 or 4 Fordsons where New Holland were very helpfull and sent a covering letter , perhaps they are getting fed up with that ! If they sent you an email can't you copy and print that ? Then for my other make tractors I just got a letter from a friendly loc...

Is this any help ? https://www.vapormatic.co.uk/tractor-pa ... n%20clutch

Hi Matt , I've done 2/3 super major tops now but fortunately have only had trouble with the common stuck valve !
Have you seen this article that Brian did in wiki ? Hope that may help .

http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/wiki/ ... tting.html