New Fordson Performance super Major owner

[Fixersteve]

Hi Everyone just bought my 1st Fordson yesterday. Very excited about getting started on it this winter im sure i will be coming on here alot for advice.

Thanks Steve

[henk]

Welcome Steve,

You made the right choice

[halloween]

Hello and welcome!

[Dandy Dave]

Welcome Aboard Matey! Dandy Dave!

[fnoller]

Welcome to the fordson family

[Mjg1705]

Hi- good choice of tractor - and a good place of the world to restore it ! I'm also restoring a super major- be great to see some pictures of before-during-after of the restoration

[AdrianNPMajor]

You've got yourself a wonderful project. These tractors deserve and repay any effort put into them.

Photos please!

Best wishes

Adrian

[Fixersteve]

Brought her home today. Going to be pushing her into the workshop tomorrow after she has a wash, then the big stip down can begin. Will take loads of pictures, will need some help getting an age for her if anyone can help with that.

[fnoller]

Brought her home today. Going to be pushing her into the workshop tomorrow after she has a wash, then the big stip down can begin. Will take loads of pictures, will need some help getting an age for her if anyone can help with that.

In the wiki site http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/wiki/ ... ePage.html (username= fordsontractorpages password=dotty) there is a topic about identyfi her age

We are looking forward to see lots of photos

[AdrianNPMajor]

Could you take some photos of your tractor before you begin work? The 'before' and 'after' pics always tell a great story.

[Fixersteve]

Hi Guys, Well i have started work on her. Not thought of a name yet, But so far i have split her in half to do the rear crank seal and seeing what else needs doing while im there. Anyone got any advice on what other seals etc i should replace while i have her in half?? Have taken lots of pictures how can i load them onto here??

I have got all the numbers and they are as follows:

Cylinder head... FL 6050J
Engine No... 08C967812 ..... making her 1963??
Block number... E1AODN6015 E
Transmission casting No... 3G19
Trumpet L/H 3G18
Trumpet R/H 3G19

Cheers

Steve

[henk]

She's all June / July 1963 build.

About the pictures, load them on a site were you can store pictures. Than put the properties of each picture between the image tags.

[halloween]

Your casting codes work out to July 18 & 19 1963

Your engine number 08C is as you say 1963, but the number seems a little high? Are you sure its 08C967812 and not 08C867812?

[Fixersteve]

Cheers chaps! Will double check that engine number. Will sort the pictures out tomorrow. Just got to the rear crank seal this afternoon. Is it best to replace the top half of the seal and then put her back together to do the bottom part??

Cheers

[Fixersteve]

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[Fixersteve]

Not having much luck putting the pictures on here, have uploaded them to flikr. then what do i do??

[Mjg1705]

Nice outfit you have to start restoring ! Seems pretty complete ! If you don't mind me asking - how much you pay for it ?!

[halloween]

Is this what you wanted to show us?

[fnoller]

Your casting codes work out to July 18 & 19 1963

Your engine number 08C is as you say 1963, but the number seems a little high? Are you sure its 08C967812 and not 08C867812?

Yes his engine number is properly 08C967812 , because mine is 08C967667 and its also from july 1963, with castings 3G22 and 3G15... their er maybe from same production day/week as AdrianNPMajor

See in this topic http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb ... f=2&t=4385

[Fixersteve]

Yes Halloween!! thats what i was trying to do! how did you do that?? I have aload more pictures to show you. I have double and triple checked my engine number and 08C967812 is right.

@ Mjg1705 I payed £755 for her from a chap in Saltash, He had her for about 4 years and said when he got her she was running apart from spewing oil out the rear crank seal. So ive almost done the seal, the only tin work im missing are her wings and nose cone, Im not sure if i should replace the clutch while i have it out or take a risk and leave it. Any thoughts???

[Fixersteve]

[fnoller]

Nice but your frontwheels is wrong

[Fixersteve]

[Fixersteve]

Yes Fnoller i thought the front wheels were wrong, What should she have??

[Mjg1705]

Nice price !! Seems decent in the pictures, regards to wheels - she should have steel front wheels. I see that she also has PUH top yoke arms !!! Very nice. . Hopefully she be out on the Cornish roads runs next year !! Haha where bout in Cornwall are you ?!