Fordson Major's identity

[Fordson101]

I have a Fordson Major which is a 4 cylinder diesel model. The instruments look like they are Power/Super Major. I don't think it's a Super Major as there are holes where the headlights would go outside of the radiator grille. According to a website, the engine is an exchange one so I don't have any idea of the year. The registration number is KSV 119, the engine/casting number is E1ADDN6015 and the serial number is S 370911. Please get back to me on the model!

[henk]

Welcome 101

Could you give us some casting codes, because your engine seem to be changed over the years.
Casting code have a letter then a number and then a letter. You will find them at the gearbox, the rear end, the rear end cover. See the wiki
http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/wiki/ ... Major.html
Login name fordsontractorpages and password dotty. Subject N
The super was also delivered with the lights on de side of the nose. This was for export.

[Fordson101]

I will send some pictures of the tractor as well as the casting codes tomorrow or soon!

[super6954]

Hi Welcome to the forum
The info you have doesn't really help. there are a lot of "Hienze 57" majors out there made with lots of miss matched parts.
Where are the brake housings located on a major from 52/58 power major from -58/60 they are on a long shaft between the rear wheel and the fender, these are drum brakes. From 60 on the tractor became a super major and the brakes changed from drum to disc and are mounted right on the side of the gearbox between the foot plates and fender.
The hydraulic top is different to a new or power major, supers have top link sensing if the correct top is still on it and also a differential lock pedal on the foot plate .
all the nose cones had the light holes in the sides and plastic plugs fitted if the lights where in side the grills. The plugs fall out after 50 odd years.
The easy way is to post us some pictures .
Regards Robert

[Fordson101]

I have done some digging and found out that the engine probably came from a lorry or truck. I've looked for some casting codes and found three at the rear end! Their probably not all casting codes but here they are: E1A, 1F2 and E1ADKN 4733. I have also found out that the front axle was converted to a Weatherill one so a Weatherill loader could be fitted. We bought the Fordson about Five years ago, with the Weatherill loader fully attached and intended to get it running nicely, as the previous owner was said to have burnt the solenoid out. But at that time we just didn't have enough time! It went into storage at the bottom of one of our barns until we had time. It only came out last Thursday! We took the loader off, and it is now in another shed having a "Major" Over-haul! The engine turns freely on a weak battery and the solenoid works okay, so it wasn't burnt out! The brake casings are in front of the rear axles and on either side of the gear-box. They have individual peddles on them for individual braking. I would put some pictures up, but the computer's not letting me!

[henk]

101,

I think all codes will not give you the casting date. I must be letter, number, letter. Or after 1963 they started with number, letter, number. But then it would start with a 3 from 1963 or a 4 from 1964.
The engine could have a code near the dynamo. If you have a 3p hitch it will have a code under the seat. The gearbox on the left side behind the clutch rod. Any number with E1A is not a date code.
Try again.
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[Fordson101]

I looked and found: J5D, L8L, L0L + F24F. But which one's the casting code?!

[henk]

J5D = July 5 1960 period of the Power Major
F24F = May 24 1961 period of the Super Major
For the L there's no year.
Do the major has drum brake on an extended axle in front of the rear axle or disk brakes located on the same place against the rear end?

[Fordson101]

I have a theory . As quite a few of the numbers on the Fordson are E1A DKN, I think that mine was originally a DKN major, the early petrol/tvo model. I think that in the 60's(or around that time), it was taken to bits and parts were used as spares. A lorry engine was installed, along with a lot of other bits that probably went for spares ie brakes, fuel tank, instruments, rear linkage etc. That's why I had serial/casting numbers that read different years than each other. In the 70's/80's a Weatherill front axle was added to house the Weatherill front loader. The reason that I think it's a DKN is that most numbers are on the skid unit. I guess you could say it's a Fordson Major-Special-Hybrid .