The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Apparently this was the cause of alot of Ford engine problems https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7PtvziB-Q That's a great visual explanation of cylinder liner cavitation. My suspicion that this was going to be one of those weeks was only strengthened by the shock arrestor next to the hot water cylinde...

The o-ring slot gets corroded from above, eventually this gets through to the o-ring, allowing it to expand and stop sealing. This then means the liners need changing and the block needs work to make the new o-rings seal. Thank you Hywel and Sandy. Not been a good day for spannering. Decided to be ...

Old Hywel wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:03 pm

It’s called rust Usually near the sealing ring in the base of the block.

Sorry, if I sound thick, but this is because lack of antifreeze causes ice to form within the engine, which distorts the block in some way, allowing moisture to enter and rust to form...?

Dan

Old Hywel wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:29 am

The liners in a Major can rust through, particularly if antifreeze hasn’t been used.

Sounds nasty. I wonder what the mechanism is behind that.

Dan

Column change Rubiks cube gearbox! Fortunately this one is claimed to have a H pattern box. If it weren't for the porosity issue it would be looking pretty good. Many threads on various forums about older Fords and owners spending thousands on relining them and so on without fixing the problem. Har...

Not a Major, but would do all you want and not far away. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255675281874?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4f71da796a3b4a76880df53cd28bf5ac&bu=43167302673&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220813092858&segname=11021 Prompted by the appearance on...

Basically there are no free lunches or easy choices. One way or another, you have to pay. Pay directly in cash, or pay in time (and so, indirectly, money) to learn and fix things.

Dan

On the surface it looks like a nice restoration. I would think it's had new clocks in it. Ah, thank you, hadn't considered the possibility of new clocks. So if looking at a Fordson or tractor of similar vintage a very low read on the hour meter shouldn't be taken as gospel even on a very tidy machi...

I saw they were claiming low hours, but looking at the top link ball and clutch pedal I would add at least 10000 hours to what they say. Yes, I did look askance at the careful phrasing of "showing a low 694 hours". It would be more likely that it had gone round the clock. Anyway, too far, too expen...

Haven't seen many New Performance machines being advertised so far...

EDIT That NPSM is back under this listing, and £500 lower than the original headline price.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 5823098149

Too far to go and see, really.

Dan

Looks like a very late super, the new performance super major. That is for most people the most desirable Fordson major. Whether it is expensive or not is difficult to say. IMHO it is a well kept and quite original tractor. I like the cab to be honest and only the starter looks to be aftermarket. T...

Another expensive Super! The decals on the bonnet of this one look different to those I've seen elsewhere. Was it normal to have some variation or have they been added?

Billy26F5 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:14 pm

the one thing that is important for using it normally is to have a good belt

Out of curiosity, are such things still available?

Billy26F5 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:38 pm

I think it's well worth having a belt pulley (see this to see what is possible with it: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8126)

That's amazing! What a versatile tool.

Dan

Hair Bear wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:39 pm

The 3000 is the successor to the Super Dexta.

I have a mental image of the Super Dexta being the rough equivalent of an MF35, so the 3000 would be a kind of MF135.
And the successor to the Major might be a 4000, equivalent to an MF165 I suppose...

Dan

Not a Major, but would do all you want and not far away. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255675281874?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=4f71da796a3b4a76880df53cd28bf5ac&bu=43167302673&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220813092858&segname=11021 Thank you! No, not a Major, b...

for that price i would want everything to be correct, it may not matter for use but it will affect the price if you ever came to sell it. I agree. I'm a "buy once, cry once" person in that I don't mind paying money for something sorted as opposed to buying something cheap and paying in time later, ...

At the risk of further arousing Sandy's ire with more expensive (and moreover restored!) Majors, here is one from Facebook Marketplace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/561272118975994 Probably 1963, says the seller, but it has lights on stalks instead of in the grill. Looks like it has bee...

I can't see the high-low lever, It looks better than many, I think it might have worked a bit after the new paint. Well, we pretty much only have agriculture and tourism round here, so it's more than likely that it's been used as intended. Where is the high-low lever usually? This refers to the mai...

That's a shame, still, at least it's being looked after. Do you happen to have any pics of the 53 Major? In good nick, as I said, but not as interesting. https://i.imgur.com/lUsIcgg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Bhzcn8b.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vkEQMnc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kfRl5qr.jpg https://i.imgur.c...

I would go for this one, it needs a bit of work but you should have plenty of time to do it. Very helpful and interesting as usual Sandy, but unfortunately it's not for sale, as far as I know. I lurked for a while but the owner didn't show up, and the chaps having a clonc round the TE20 next to the...

If you get a Super Major you can get a DAR valve, you can fit a similar thing to an earlier Major, but it's more difficult. Something like this 1957 example at the Nevern show today? Note name on bonnet! https://i.imgur.com/lesLst8.jpg Levers... https://i.imgur.com/2PxrDof.jpg And ports. https://i....

With regard to the comments from John and Sandy, I'm not looking for a pretty tractor (my Defender is an old nail and I'm fine with that) but paradoxically it may be that my best bet of finding a mechanically sound example is to look for ones on which the restorer has paid as much attention to the c...

John b wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:05 pm

I did this for a friend who has a small cider museum at his farm, not much profit in it but alot of satisfaction

No kidding. That's lovely. It does indeed look a lot better than the one I linked to.

Dan

At £5000+ you are in the ford 4000/4600 range, more modern and usually with a cab I see your point - I've been looking a lots of different makes and models, as you can imagine! - but if you choose wisely you'd hope to get a really good Major for £5,000. You probably wouldn't get a restored Ford 400...