The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Hair Bear wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:19 pm

Aren't there two versions of the elbow? One brings the silencer under the side of the hood, the other is skewed forward and comes up through the hood for machines with a loader.

Yes two types for upswept exhaust.

Bearing in mind the fact that most Majors lose gearbox oil into the back end, it may be wise to use the same grade in both.

Before any dismantling and reconditioning of parts, make sure that fuel is flowing freely throughout the system.

The symptoms could well indicate fuel starvation.

The engine provides some 140+ lb ft of torque, the std. pulley bolt will come off if you use a socket. More relevant would be how much torque is required to drive the pump. When the splines slipped on my digger pump (rendering machine immovable) my emergency repair was to pack the coupling with a f...

That’s why the tap’s necessary. If left for any length of time, diesel will also get past the rings and start to dilute the sump oil.

As long as the fuel level is below the jet on the inlet manifold you should be ok, or simply turn off the fuel tap while parked up.

My Dexta had the ‘ball with a spring’ fitting originally. It leaked diesel into the sump while parked, and was replaced years ago with the on/off brass tap fitting. Yes, it puts out a jet of fuel when the primer is pressed.

A friends much-used New Holland 717 forager has lost some teeth from the gearbox. Spares are a bit thin on the ground, can anyone help?

Billy26F5 wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:03 pm

Do you happen to have a pic of it? A Land-Rover with a Major engine must be a terrific off-roader and a great PTO provider too.
Sandy

References and a couple of photos on the Series 2 Forum.

Billy26F5 wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:53 pm

…can't find any other engine that has powered so much, as about the only two things it hasn't done are cars and aircraft…
Sandy

I know of a series 2 Land Rover with a 4D.

Taking the side panel off the pump will allow you to check that the rack is free to travel fore and aft. Could well be stuck.

John b wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 20, 2021 3:41 pm

..use it to stamp enfo on a new grille support?

But backwards.

You’ll need a set of male/female adaptor nuts. For example 5585 from Agriline. Use these to secure the original wheels, then a second set, reversed. Standard wheels, nothing extra.
As for the width, you’d probably be much narrower than many big modern tractors.

I notice grease nipples ‘fore and aft’ on the axle. Is this usual?

Billy26F5 wrote: ↑

Sat May 29, 2021 11:04 pm

....Also try lowering the hydraulic main control lever ...

Is it possible that the external service hydraulic control is out, with lever up? That would load the system.

Fastening the engine stop control would be easier than removing injector lines.

Ernest Doe is only 10 miles from Chelmsford.

Sounds like it’s fine. I am though intrigued to see recommendations to change the oil in the injection pump. The Dexta Instruction Book makes no mention of this in the service schedule, indeed the only reference states ‘The fuel injection pump should not require attention between engine overhauls...’

Old Hywel wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:14 am

Lock the pedals.

Applicable to ‘latch by your heel’ system, never thought of another type.

Lock the pedals.

Glad you found the fault.
Could you give us an idea of what was worn?

Hi, Had exactly this once on a new major. What indid is rotate the axle 180 degrees. So the broken lug moved from rear bottom to top front. Regards emiel. Now that’s my sort of repair! How about a steel strap of some sort, below the bracket, linking the two mudguard bolts? That would support the da...

I’ve only seen screw-on hi/lo gearknobs on later Majors. Livedrive, perhaps?

I’m guessing that you have a separate spool valve block to operate the lift/tilt. This is fed from the external services (knob out). If you have ‘position control’ selected, and linkage fully up, then there’ll be no flow. Push in knob and lower linkage slightly, pull out knob and lift main control f...

There was certainly no standard heater fitted. People were tough in those days, and always carried a big coat.
That said, I did fit a heater to a seventies Leyland, possibly from an Austin Cambridge. It provided the occasional waft of warm air if the wind was favourable.

‘Henry Ford, Cork’. Strange to see that on Power Major literature. Was the Irish factory still functioning?