The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Rims are very good, tyres have plenty of tread bit of cracking, perishing and some small cuts .
They hold air fine and are inflated.
If still interested message me your mobile number and I will send you some picks.
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James

I would give the engine a good service and use 20/50 engine oil and replace the sender with one from a CNH dealer. In my opinion with parts cheaper isn't always better as you usually end up buying twise I'm not a fan of using cheap parts when it comes to engines,breaks and bearings. 15psi at idle is...

Hi all,
I have a pair of 14x30 rear wheels and tyres that came with my E27n
I am looking for a pair of 11x36 wheels and tyres to swap with if anyone is interested please get in touch

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James

Have you fitted a oil pressure gauge to the tractor as these can tell you what is going on as it could be main bearings on the crankshaft that are worn. The oil light will come on when the pressure drops below it's set figure which is usually around 3-5psi. My 1959 dexta did exactly the same I check...

Thanks for this information much appreciated, I will take some pictures of the tractor and post them it it stripped down at the moment for cleaning and painting. I have done some mechanical work to the tractor before the strip down as she was burning oil on overrun and compression was low on two of ...

Hi all, I have been away for a while due to work and the loss of my grandad. I still own my dexta and have recently purchased a e27n from a breakers and starting to restore it. The question I have is the tractor came from Canada and is a straight petrol how many are still around? It has 14x30 rear t...

Your right Les, i have just checkedmy owners hand book and it says 11/4 " they could of done this so people didnt get confused. Just like the early days of the manual for the standard fordson it sayed drain the oil at the first 50hrs and never said to refill with oil after. they had a few problems w...

the 3/4" adjustment is for the single clutch tractors i.e. non live drive

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James

They should line up again in every 17 revolutions

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James

picked up a single leg subsoiler today, and the dexta pulls it with ease as the person who had it before used it behind a 35, it is quite light and has a 2ft long leg i dont know what make it is as there is no makers plate on it, but i have been told i can still get points for it.

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James

I am looking for a DAR Valve for my dexta as i have now got a reversable plough that requires this for speedy turnovers at the end.

If anyone has one or nows where there is one please let me now

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James

what you saw was hot carbon deposits from combustion, you wont see these in day light but they are still there. you must be carefull using tractors in a hay barn for this reason.

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James

you will need to remove the knife for sharpening and this should be done a couple of times a day when mowing. e.g before you start at dinnertime and again if the cut of the grass looks jagged and not clean. and yes a file does work best as your not taking tomuch metal away to get the edge back, go w...

you have oil in your pump if its a super.
there is a priming lever on the feul pump which is mounted on the side of the injection pump, you open the bleeders and pump oil through using the lever on the pump.

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James

if your tractor has a mechanical governor you change the oil at the same time as the engine oil, it uses the same oil as the engine,
if you have a pneumatic governed pump you do not need to do any maintence apart from cleaning the filter capsual.

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James

The bar length is 5Ft and they are heavy, you will need to trailor it with a discovery as it wont fit in the back. I have been using serrated sections now for 3yrs, never had a problem with blockage, i do check them regulary for sharpness if it requires changing it gets changed since they are 50p ea...

yes they will work fine but make sure its the later Red MF mower as these are better in build and spares are more available. I have a red MF mower for use behind mine replaced all the sections on it last year for serrated edge from a combine as these do not require sharpening every hour like the ori...

Hi Ben,
The flemming topper is great it runs well behind the dexta, stones dont seem to be a problem it eather cuts them in half or runs over the top of them as the sides are adjustable for height.
I have no idea why they are not working i will see if i can get them to work.

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James

They are the best tools ever made for non live tractors,
here is a pic of mine which is fitted to the pto shaft its self

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16320247@N07/4594861525/

and one of my dexta and 6ft flemming topper

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16320247@N07/4594860059/

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James

when i fitted a pre engaged starter to my dexta i fitted a battery isolater in the feed to the starter where the solenoid sat mounted to a bracket. i have it with the key facing outward and the cables in ward so it cannot be jumped across and makes jumping the starter motor harder to do. even it you...

the way that worked for me is remove the head, light a camping stove with a sucepan with engine oil in, heat the engine oil up untill its smoking a pour this into the cylinder with some one with a bit of weight on the handle and it should free up.

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James

we found that the clutch slipped and chewed the insides to pieces, so it jammed into the engaged position what we couldnt understand is why it did this as it was greased every time it was used, the one i have now has seen a good 200hrs and still clicks like it did when it was first fitted this has a...

i have never had a problem with my finger mower in short or thick crops,
it sounds to me as if the mower is not set correctly or you are not travelling fast enough through the crop or could be going to fast for it to clog.

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James

i fitted a over run coupling to my dexta i used the type that fits directly to the pto shaft of the trcator via a roll pin, i went this way due to the amount of pto equipment i have to run and it just means i have to shorten the shafts, the hole was allready in the shaft to accept the roll pin under...

i have the hockey stick type and the curved side goes to the axle brackets, straight ones will work in the same way and so will the adjustable type sabilizer bars.

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James