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All fixed. Diaphragm replaced. Runs lovely now. Thanks for your help with this. Had to put it on the back burner as helping my Brother-in-law with grain carting. I prefer to use his 2003 TM130 or his 1992 7840SL and 7740SL (both white cab roofs) for carting the grain. I'll leave the shiny red tracto...

It was a fiddle getting the one bolt out but all your suggestions were correct.

There is about a 1" split in the diaphragm, so replacement ordered.

Don't mind problems when they can be remedied fairly easily.

Thank you

Kevin

Thanks for the advice, I'm onto it now. Fingers crossed.

Kevin

Hi guys, I'm after your help again already. Took out 492 XUH yesterday just to get familiarized with it after a couple of days of ownership. Just went a couple of miles down the road visiting, all fine, running lovely. Just coming slowly down the roughish track back to the house and the engine revs ...

Kevin

Thanks for your advice, I did pass on this one though.

However, I have bought a Major.

Reg no. 492 XUH; ser no. 1316624

Seems all in good order, starts instantly.

I'll have to work out the way to post images. I believe that I need to register on another site first.

Kevin

Thanks guys.

I did go and see it and and had a run around the yard on it.

Being a novice I didn't really know what I was looking at. I did say I would contact the seller again next week after I'd done a bit of digging.

Still in two minds, thanks for all the helpful advice though.

Kevin

Thanks, all really useful information for a novice. I am going to pass on the one I looked at. It may be fine but I'm not sure about the clutch. Oil looked okay and coolant seemed clean enough. Its on Gumtree and located in Cupar if anyone is interested. Thanks for your help,I'll keep searching. Kevin

as we normally spend some time in our house at Lundin Links in the late summer, Lundin Links, know it well. Got married at the Old Manor. John suggested contacting a local vintage tractor club to see if anyone can cast an eye over it for me. I've done that so see what happens. Thanks for all of you...

Thanks for your help eveyone. Although this one has a quite a few appealing features I don't know anywhere near enough to know what I am buying. As the seller doesn't know anything about this tractor either then I might just pass on this one. Does the FFA offer a service to check out a tractor, for ...

Thanks John, definately not stating the obvious. All new to this, long time since I was helping carting bales. Been in the classic car world with my Jensen for a while, so completely different. The clutch engages at the very top of the travel, no finesse, just like an on/off switch, if that's any he...

Hi John, thanks for that. I'll talk to him tomorrow just to see if it is possible to connect the PTO up to something that he has. I'll see how accommodating he is.

Kevin

Hi there. I became a new member last week with a view to owning a Power Major. I used to help out on a farm as a teenager in the '70's so reliving the moment I suppose. I saw one for sale at the weekend, local to me. I was just after some help to ensure its the genuine article. There isn't a number ...