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I suspect this question has been asked before but I can't seem to find the answer to it...

I have the pressed steel rims(and am happy about it), but I am wondering if the front rims from a Ford 7000 would fit? I am interested in the bolt circle diameter and the centre hole diameter

Hmmm... Just to make sure I haven't gotten anything wrong here, but on the super major both left and right arm is the same, there is only one model that fits both sides whereas on new major and power major there are two distinct models, left and right, yes?

JC wrote:The wife of one of my friends is the world's biggest JD fan, so I printed a copy just for her

Thanks!

Muahahaha, you're welcome JC

It being cast steel would make sence since it has bent without shattering, cast iron usually cracks when trying to bend it so... lots of heat it is then

I haven't got a picture of my deformed part, but it's not the ears on the levelling box itself, nor in the "shackle" between it and the lift arms, if I call it the upper lift arm? Big, heavy piece of cast iron, one on each side of the hydraulic lid, actuated by the ram piston inside the lid ;) The "...

you sure it's cast iron ? Cast iron seems a very poor choice for arms since it has poor tensile strength, and is also very brittle. I would have thought they would just be made of steel. Of course I could be wrong. This sounds a little like a "besserwisser" thing from my side, but those lower arms ...

Well, during the disassembly and fixing up of my Super Major I noticed that the lift arm on the level box side has been deformed, one of the "forks" where the level box attaches to has been twisted downwards. Thanks to my fathers cousin I know how this has been "accomplished" by some lazy farmer tha...

Here is my Super Dexta. http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/EmilNyman/IMG_5640.jpg I'll back you up with a few more angles from my fathers Super Dexta Emil ;) http://maskin.b20power.com/#5.0 There might be one or maybe two interesting images if you follow that link, this one is the same as on ...

She looks a beast! It is a E1ADN Major not an E27N. If you have engine parts problems, it would always be possible to convert her to a diesel with an engine from a breaker. The diesel version would just drop straight in. Don't you mean E1ADKN as in kerosene? E1ADDN is diesel, right? what was the pe...

Tiger wrote:Still a very nice project but Why would you want to put a cab on it. I like the look of them as they are

Read my post and his a couple of posts above...

I think this image says it all

I've got a raised pto for major/power major(the one with the curved lever) just sitting and thought that there could be someone else who had use for one. It's complete with shaft, unfortunately the person who disassembled it from the tractor broke off the grooved bolt which the selector inside slide...

It's not the case of dirt blocking any passages but a small valve with a dysfunctional O-ring that has stuck because of the o-ring... It was the same on my super major, upon reassembly I omitted that O-ring by advice from a friend who had done the same with his and since he suffered no ill effects o...

There are two. E1ADKN3590 from 1952 to 1960 then E1ADDN3590 from 1960 till end of run. Don't know the difference though. No measurements here, but after diving through the workshop manual I now know what the differences are... The super major drop arm is slightly re-designed because of the new clut...

Do you have more days that are cold, than warm where you are? Just wondering why you are installing the cab. Dandy Dave! He's from Finland(I'm from Sweden) and when it gets cold here it usually doesn't stop at "It's a wee bit cold today" but rather "Hell froze over"... A cab kind of protects you fr...

That would suggest that someone has swapped out the engine in either a power major or a major(does it have gauges on top of the fuel tank?)

Okay, I'll be somewhere today where I can compare them, will report later if there is any difference in their appearance... a qualified quess otherwise would be that the splines on the shaft of the steering gear might be different...

If you are lucky enough to own this piece of "rocking horse manure" equipment, by all means do change that plumbing and start using it

If there was a reason for it to be set up like it is now it will probably present itself when you attempt to use it...

Unfortunately no on both questions, I just thought mine extended further out than on a couple of older Majors I've seen but I might be mistaken then...

Are there a couple of different ones? Mine on my Super Major extends, what I think, very far out from the steering gear, is there a multitude of different ones or are all the same? And if there are shorter versions, can they be fitted to a steering gear that originally had a longer arm?

Yes, I would agree with your comments but the porting layout is for a FMD or Power Major. I think I see the answer, there is a plate, E285WP9 that blanks off the valve porting for the FMD/Power Major, and the valve system is fed from the Super auxillary chest via pipe E288WP9 return to tank is via ...

This thing could have been exclusively swedish aswell as the printout is from my spare parts book for super major and I haven't found this in the one that's listed here... there are a number of other differences between the spare parts lists aswell, like the spindle numbers... 3107/3105 and 3108/310...

Do you think mine pulls outwards, ive tried pushing it in and it dosn't seem to move? My friend may have a new engine for me with a bit of luck :wink: if yours is the one on the picture and has the "stop engine"-lever housing with four screws holding it together, then the answer is no, yours is the...

Hi John Ive only just got it so don't have any history i'am afraid I had her running today for a hour while i steam cleaned her all off, and all the time she was running she gave out grey smoke. Also every now and again she would rev up for a second, (pump, timming?). When i finished i turned her o...

Oil around the exhaust and manifold is, in most cases, caused by a diesel engine not being worked. Diesels need to be under full load nearly all the time to get a long engine life and remain trouble free. Most of our tractors are semi-retired so they rarely get enough work to keep the carbon seal o...