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wiring now sorted thanks all for your help.

when you have rewired the tractors have you wired them as positive or negative earth? would it matter to the loom how it is wired?

Hi thanks for the reply but I have thet diaghram and it still does'nt match exactly, the ignition/light switch seems to be different.

Hi there, please can someone help me by telling me where all the winring goes to the switch and control box on my dexta. I have a copy of the 2 wiring diagrams available on here already but neither of them are the same as mine. would someone be able to tell me what colours of wires go where on the i...

The top picture is a photo of the plate on my Dexta, I posted it some time ago. The tractor is early 1958, Serial No 957E 834, and the plate would appear to be original fitting, although it was covered in black from the exhaust and I only found it when I was fitting a new clutch plate. Bob. Hi yes ...

Got the plates now, dunlop tractor spares had them in stock. 8) Did you establish with dextas had these plates? Pretty sure mine only ever had the small one. I'm not sure, I now know mine had it from new and mine is a 1961, but could'nt tell you how long they were used for, I will post up a pic lat...

Got the plates now, dunlop tractor spares had them in stock.

Brian wrote:Best person for second hand parts is Malcolm Hipperson at Nordelph near Downham Market. A realy honest dealer and top man.

I second that, I have bough a lot of bit from him, both second hand and new, very very helpful and fair priced

Heres a couple of pics of the plates I was meaning.

Bensdexta wrote:No such plate on the bulkhead of my '61 Dex, only a small plate which says "A FORD PRODUCT MADE IN ENGLAND...

Ah right thanks for that, mine may well have been the same, I slso had the small plate on mine . there were 4 holes in the bulkhead which made me thing there was a larger plate on it aswel.

Hi All I'm wondering if anyone can help, I'm lookin for the larger of the 2 plates thats rivited to the bulkhead of the dexta, it has the starting insturctions on it. I have been told that a reproduction of this is not available, is this true? If not, can someone post up a picture for me as I am goi...

Its hardly the north east but there is a guy on the Isle of Lewis thats sells parts from alot of different tractors, but I would say that ebay is probably your best bet.

marcusgs wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORDSON-DEXTA ... 500wt_1413

yes it is a pair of them that i am after but i thought that it was a bit steep asking £10 to post that 1

Tons of threads on here about paint, so recommend a search. Perhaps first thing is to decide whether you want to use 1-pot or 2-pack. The latter is more durable and cures much quicker but is nasty stuff (iso-cyanates), so is probably best left to the professionals. Did a search but couldnt find wha...

Tons of threads on here about paint, so recommend a search. Perhaps first thing is to decide whether you want to use 1-pot or 2-pack. The latter is more durable and cures much quicker but is nasty stuff (iso-cyanates), so is probably best left to the professionals. Did a search but couldnt find wha...

Brian wrote:Colour is Empire Blue on Dextas up to 1963 then NP Blue after that.

Excellent, thanks very much for your help.

Time is coming nearer to paint the dexta and Im wondering what paint people have used? there are a few different ones on ebay. Has anyone tryed this one as it seems a fair price, but as we know cheap is'nt always good! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tractor-Agricultural-Paint-FORD-Blue-Gloss-5lt-/3902431...

Yesterday I changed the diaphram in the back of the fuel pump, I was just wondering if there was an easy way to do this as it was a right fiddly job trying to get the split pin out from behind the rubber.
Just wondering how everyone else did it.

Thanks for that, I was hoping I would be able to get a hold of a set of second hand ones before I bought new. Try a breaker, such as Malcolm Hipperson :wink: Thanks, do you know any other breakers other than Malcolm Hiperson? I have taken quite alot of parts from him now but he doesnt have any badg...

Thanks for that, I was hoping I would be able to get a hold of a set of second hand ones before I bought new.

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone on here could help me, I am looking for the 2 badges that go on the bonnet of my dexta, its the ones that say "fordson dexta" im looking for.
thanks in advance
Dell

Thanks for the replys.

I have emailed malcolm Hipperson, just waiting on a reply

Can anyone tell me where I will get new or good second hand throttle linkages for my dexta please.
mine are past it, they had wire holding them together!

That picture with the L plate is now my desktop picture! Thank you. I havent seen hand cut turf in around 20 years. All machine cut now i'm afraid. It's seldom aswell that i've ever seen turf built loose on a trailer. We used to bag ours with the old fertilizer bags (a thing of the past now too). I...