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I'm sure this will have been asked before but I cannot find it.

I need the "Diesel Powered" decals for either side of the bonnet/hood. Are there any reproductions available from anywhere?

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Original small diesel decals are hard to find.
Substitutes are usually of a lower quality. They can be found at events markets and some part supliers.
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I'm in relatively rural Australia and there are no events near here.
I looked at a couple of parts suppliers online but did not see these decals amongst the badges/decals on offer.
Can you advise a particular site?
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Bomoh wrote:I'm in relatively rural Australia and there are no events near here.
I looked at a couple of parts suppliers online but did not see these decals amongst the badges/decals on offer.
Can you advise a particular site?
thanks
Hi
I guess you mean the chrome badge that is about 2.5" long and about 1/2 to 3/4" high That says Diesel, that bolts to the hood :?: . If I have 2 good sets out in the shed I would be willing to pass one set on, to somebody that's using them on their own tractor to finish a project :) . I'm in Manitoba Canada but would ship where ever at cost. I'll go take a look later and get back to you :) .
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Hi
I Just looked in the parts store sorry I can't help you with this from my stuff :cry: . I got 3 of them 2 are real junk rough and one nice. I think the 2 rough ones came from a tractor I had in England and scrapped. The nice one came from a hood in the wrecking yard I worked at near here.
It was an immaculate early MK1 hood till some moron cut the side out with a cutting torch to put a bigger air cleaner on . so the other badge was missing :eyes: :cry: . I used the good front parts to make a 6cyl hood, so I didn't wreck 2 more good ones :) .
I have to talk to a couple of out of province wrecking yards for Brian's Dexta ring gear project tomorrow :wink: . I'll ask them, but don't hold out much hope. All the good major tin they had got shipped back to England a few years ago, and the badges went with them :(
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Thanks for your offer but the decals I need are actual decals/transfers (or maybe even painted on, I can't tell). They are about 12-15 in long, red and yellow and say "Diesel Powered" and sit ahead of the Fordson Major metal badge and between the 2 bonnet/hood handles.
Anybody got any ideas?

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If you look at the photo I posted Nov 2010 (check my posts) you can just see the decal behind the exhaust pipe.

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Ok no problem welcome to the world of odd ball Fordson decals from around the world :lol: . we have ford 5000 diesels over here in north America instead of blue grey super Majors, Like England had in 1963/4. Those are a decal that's like rocking horse poop to find as well :cry: . I've tried getting some made, didn't get to far with that.
I've seen some on tractors that are restored and these things just seem to of appeared, I think the fairy's must deliver them at night and fit them :wink: . Nobody seems to know how the guy that restored the tractor got them when I ask :roll: .
good luck in your search :)
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Bomoh wrote:I'm sure this will have been asked before but I cannot find it.

I need the "Diesel Powered" decals for either side of the bonnet/hood. Are there any reproductions available from anywhere?
Plough Book Sales http://www.ploughbooksales.com.au/ do a number of decals for different model Fordsons. The ones I got for my E27N were great. I would give them a try they may have them.

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Bomoh,

These are the two Diesel Powered Decals that were used in Australia. The 'Diesel Powered' is for the New Major, and 'Major Diesel Powered' is for the E27N P6.
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Thank you...................it's the smaller "Diesel Powered" decal and I've ordered it this morning from ploughbooksales.

Thanks for everyone's help.

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