1963 Super Major.

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IanBull
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1963 Super Major.

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Hi everybody, My name is Ian and from near Brighton on the South Coast.
I have purchased a 1963 Super Major from a local farm where it had spent all its life cutting grass/straw and front loading. It retired from use in late 1989 due to not holding water and spitting oil through the exhaust. Parked in field with canvas sheeting all over it the brambles over the years started to grow around it until I came to a deal with the farmer and rescued it from the brambles 2 months ago. It started straight away with a battery but was not best happy, drove it out of the field into a small barn where I am getting it back to a usable and presentable condition.
If there is interest I could post some photos of my adventure to getting this old beast to the some of the local country shows 2017.

All the best. Ian

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Many Hours and work later this is the Fordson today after many new parts kingpin replacments and a head refurbishment. A long way to go yet but being able to drive it keeps the enthusiasm going.

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Re: 1963 Super Major.

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It just needed some bleu grills to go with the orange. :P

Coming on nice. :clap:
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Re: 1963 Super Major.

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Phwooarr... Big GoodYear radials and wheel weights on a Super Major - Fordson tractors! :D :mrgreen:

Edit: that's the first time I've ever had the 'P' word substituted with 'tractors' :lol: I didn't realise Ploughing Or Rolling Nuffields was even a banned word? :shock:
1440276 - 1957 - working
1335674 - err - one day..
Claeys combine M103 - 1963 703129 - working
Ford 7710 2wd, 1983 - working

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Not quite sure what you mean Bob, this site does have some little foibles that we have never been able to sort like changing P R O P E R T Y to Shark for no reason. Have you found another?
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:D I actually wrote, 'Fordson p o r n ' (which I didn't think was offensive or distasteful) and it was changed to 'Fordson tractors' ..

I might post a photo of a 165 or a Nuffield, to get my own back :twisted:

PS I hope the OP soon 'loses' the ex-Massey-baler front wheels!
1440276 - 1957 - working
1335674 - err - one day..
Claeys combine M103 - 1963 703129 - working
Ford 7710 2wd, 1983 - working

The Fordson Tractor Pages. Built to be relied on.

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