The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

It was Ram Reman at 3 legged cross near Wimborne, don`t let the name put you off. I found exatly the same as Old Hywel, they wanted to polish and faf about with something I saved from the scrapheap and used now and again untill we agreed on new seals with no guarantee. Works a treat now.

I agree, I messed about for a week with seals bought online that didn`t fit although I was assured they were "right"for my loader. Eventually took the piston into the local hydraulic specialist and they measured it, went upstairs and got the correct seals and offered to fit them which they did for f...

I have a query about the new felt seals. I fitted the new seals felt side inwards, metal side outwards as per the manual instructions, and the clamp nuts can`t tighten up enough to fit a splitpin. I trimmed off about half the thickness of the felt seals and it hasn`t made any difference apart from l...

Just checked both front wheel bearings on my PM and neither of the castellated clamp nuts had a split pin securing it. I can screw the clamp nuts in untill the wheels lock and they are still not far enough in onto the spindle to get a pin in.I`ve checked and both sides are the same, is this common? ...

Did you replace the blown gen bulb and if so was it a good one? I think the circuit gets disconnected without a working bulb

You say you`ve repainted the air cleaner, I would say check you havn`t coated the fins of the mushroom top with too much paint, presuming it ran well before. I bought a repro mushroom top for my power major and it cut the revs by 600rpm. Cleaned off a thick coat of paint from the underside of the to...

Hello Richard. I have a Power Major with a log splitter permanantly attached to the front end. The oil feed to the splitter is plumbed from the plug under the RH side of the seat the same as yours and returns through a fitting in place of the back end filler cap. I lift the tractor hydraulic lever u...

I have a filter funnel made by "Mr Funnel" in the USA but they must be available in the UK as mine is marked £54 ex VAT !!! and yes it will filter out water from diesel and no I didn`t buy it I inherited it from a friend. I would be inclined to siphon off the top 170 litres of a 200 L barrel and fil...

If you don`t get any luck with the usual retailers it might be worth visiting someone who restores or maintains British motor bikes as long as your sure about the size of the end fittings. They usually make up their own cables and the thread sizes won`t frighten them off.

Nice to hear from you again Dave. Congratulations on finding a wife and a farm. I`m envious of the stone crusher, always wanted one but never found one. A few years ago I watched a steam engine driving one being fed flints and it was really impressive the way it worked on a slow speed and produced n...

My PM oil light comes on occasionaly. This is caused by oil and sawdust building up on the block and pressure switch and making a contact with the lead. A quick wipe with some paper over the switch and lead cures it. Hope yours is as simple Dave

I have an International 475 that had a leaky fuel tank. My son cut out the rusty parts and patched over the holes by mig welding thin steel sheet over the holes, it didn`t look too pretty but its a working tractor and didn`t matter. Then he treated the inside of the tank with Por 15, followed the in...

The reason I bought a Major was for working in the woods,sawbench on the back, log splitter on the front, no cab or glass to get in the way and it will always start and it will do a full days work on around 20 or so litres of diesel.Likewise the International, perkins engine cheap to run, loader on ...

I have 2 tractors, a 1959 Power Major and a 1975 International 475. Over the last few years DVLA has changed the taxation class of both tractors from Agricultural machine to Historic vehicle on the basis of age. There has to be an ulteria motive here.Dave

Will, I did my 1960 PM steering box and mine had what was described as the older type seal which had to be staked in. I too received the wrong seal and as covid was causing problems at the time with some companies closed, I re used the old seal and re staked it with the battered old stake, filled th...

Hi Mervyn, been reading your posts with interest for ages, a friend of mine has been re wiring a Messersmitt buble car over some time, he works and can only do a bit now and again. To minimise mistakes he laid the old loom on a sheet of plywood on the floor and drew a life sized diagram with wire co...

Thats how I eventually did mine plus plenty of old partly dry grease to stop the ball bearings falling off.It takes patience and steady hands and I don`t appear to have either. I also filled the box with Land Rover semi liquid grease after the new oil leaked out in no time. Dave

Thats the end of the return pipe it comes up the inside of the tank, or at least it does on my PM. Top tip if the tank is lined with a sealant and this pipe gets blocked with sealant, thread a length of mig wire up through with a cordless drill, it removes the sealant and doesn`t damage the pipe. Do...

Pat I think you`ll need to take the tank off to clean it properly. I spent a lot of time cleaning a tank on my IH in situ and every time I thought I`d got it clean it would starve itself of fuel a day or week later with the tap filter, lift pump filter or main filters clogged. Take the tank off, tip...

The big question, does the starter work now? Dave

Can see the pictures ok Thanks, makes a good reference for anyone taking on the same job in the future. Dave

You may need to check, I thought it was 1 1/4" BSPT but its a while since I put a return pipe in there. Dave

You could drain the engine oil and measure the correct amount back in and see if it lines up with the dipstick, then you can rest easy and know its ok Dave

Can`t see the pictures, but don`t be too worried about the oil being emulsified in the back axle its a common occurance in majors and is caused by condensation. As long as you don`t find too much evidence of metal shards or silver coloured sludge in the bottom when you clean it out just refill with ...

Bit of advice from someone who has been there and almost done it, get some decent support for that tractor before you kill yourself. Dave