Perkins l4
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Perkins l4
I've got the chance of a perkins l4 think it's probably out of a old combine, would one of these fit into a major or is the bell housing different, are adapter plates available I thought there was a few majors at shows with a perkins engine, and someone said it was an old conversion they used to do cheers any info appreciated
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Re: Perkins l4
From what I have seen/heard, this was a conversion kit available for the E27N.
I have yet to come across an E1A (or later) with an L4 in it, mind you, it could be possible...
Cheers - SR
I have yet to come across an E1A (or later) with an L4 in it, mind you, it could be possible...
Cheers - SR
Fordsons: 22 F, 36 N, 50 E27N, 60 FPM Past: 60 Dexta, 61 SM
Fords: 78 6700 Turbo, 81 TW30, 89 4610 4x4 w/ Frey ldr, 96 7740 SLE 4x4 Past: 72 4000 w/ Allied 660 ldr, 75 5200, 76 9600
Others: MH 30 & 44, Oliver Super 55, Bobcat 440b & 773
Fords: 78 6700 Turbo, 81 TW30, 89 4610 4x4 w/ Frey ldr, 96 7740 SLE 4x4 Past: 72 4000 w/ Allied 660 ldr, 75 5200, 76 9600
Others: MH 30 & 44, Oliver Super 55, Bobcat 440b & 773
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Re: Perkins l4
The one I saw at a show had a perkins in, it didn't look like it had been done lately it had plenty of patina on it but it looked very tidy almost factory fitted , but there are a lot of good engineers out there I guess, so that's what made me think it might of been a conversion back in the day.
Re: Perkins l4
i have seen a perkins add in an old power farming offering conversion kits p6 l4 for several diffrent makes and models i know malcolm moore put them in the mk 1 for industral use because the e1a was weeker than the p6
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Re: Perkins l4
My old company, Wrights, converted some petrol/kerosene E1A's to L4 back in the early 1950,s. Allan Condies' book on E1A's shows a picture of one that Perkins converted. That was a great old engine.
You would need an adapter plate.
You would need an adapter plate.
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Re: Perkins l4
The Perkins L4 engine was used as we have (friends of mine) two in E27Ns (this seems to be the most common) but also a Fordson Standard that was fitted by the owner I know.
As Brian states, an adaptor plate is required but shouldn't prove too difficult for a reliable engineering firm.
As Brian states, an adaptor plate is required but shouldn't prove too difficult for a reliable engineering firm.
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