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We don´t have snow like today very often. So I took the County for a joyride

The difference between a man and a boy.....is the size of the toy

I was in the shop checking the gearbox. It is 4-5 mm spare and the outside plates are springloaded by an inside spring, to avoid friction if handbrake is not engaded. When I put the primary gearbox back in, I will remeber Brians advice and cut of the first teeth of the loocking mechanism to aviod ru...

My gearbox is not installed yet, so I can look toworrow how much mm spare I have.
It could be 5 mmm, even I used new plates.

Rebuilding just the handbrake is no Problem at all.
Just think about checking all bearings while the primary gearbox is out.
Check the following thread:
http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb ... f=9&t=5183

I only wanted to rebuild the brake.............

Hi Ernie, I don`t know were you are located, but we had new tractrors here that could not be started at -10° C . We installed an electric heater to the cooling system, that makes live much easier even for the engine. If your problems only ocure in winter time you might think about such heaters. They...

Great project

How much time did you invest in that tractor?

Thank you Pat,
my tractor doesn`t have that knob.I think I can place a spring underneath the transferbox

Today I was able to do some work on the tractor. After my experiance with the broken handbrake on my 59 Major, I decided at least to check the brake on this unit and if necessary, putting in new discs. I took out the primary gearbox and what happened :shock: http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/...

Nice Videos.....

Here comes the only Video I have from the 590 engine I try to install in my 4 wd:

Don ´t hurry,
I have seen, there are springs on the classic Major as well. So it ´s only the question how to place it.
I hope my bearing will arrive today, so I can put the engine on.

Hallo, these days I am working on my 4 wd, changing the engine and I replaching the clutch bearing. The old one was worn, because the torsion spring was not able to push the bearing all the way back, when not engaded. Should there be an aditional spring on the pedal? If so, is there a picture availi...

Happy New Year,

the photos are the "biquits" of your trip to down under

Impressiv machine, I have never seen pitures of it before........but I am allways impressed, to see how our ancestors had to deal with their challenges

Thank you Adrian,
the pics seem to be ok, I think I know how I can replace the pto

Hallo Bill,
as far as I am informed, the 8100 was converted by County.

Maybe the Osborne/County Company can give you some Support.

Thank you Adrian,

how about the front part of the pto shaft, will it fit properly into the pto dropbox?

Hallo, I am going to rebulid a New Performance I bought without a pto shaft. There cold be two major problems: I probably will not be able to find a NP typ shaft, bearing and attatchment plate here in Germany. Fordson breakers are not existing :( Second, the tractor has a Selene type gearbox for the...

Hi Peter,
do you Need the "dowty" coupling?
If not, take it off and replace it with the female quick release typ. It is cheaper and there is one coupling less to cause problems.

Merry Chrismas to all of you

White Chrismas is unussual for us, but 32° C is over the top.

Found a piture from the "Old Days"

The model is the "Comfot tractor heater"

Actually I d´ont know exctly wich way I will take to bring my 4x4 back on the road again

There would also be the Option, to make it a 6 Zylinder 4x4
I have a 590 e engin in running condition in stock..............

Hi Peter ,
are you talking about a "Sirroco" cabine?

http://www.traktorhof.com/forum/viewtop ... o&start=15

Phot is some where in the middle of the page

A raised PTO is visible on the back.
There is a small gearbox with a upright lever on the right hand side.
Show us a picture of the backend and we will tell you what you´ve got

Today I took a few photos of the 4x4, the quality is rather poor :oops: The engine has no injection pump anymore and I don´t know how many years it is out of service, :? I am not able to turn it round http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/county654/IMAG1176_zps3ftimut0.jpg The hydrauliks plate lo...

Thank you Tim,
that could be the missing link for me.
An enginenumber only 4.000 units awy from my tractor makes it pretty sure to be a 1961 Super Major.
The 38" rears and the "OS" rev counter are the same on my tractor.