The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Hi everyone

Thanks for accepting my application to join.
I have a Fordson Major 1956 that I use to beach launch my boat at Windy Harbour, Western Australia.
I would like to get to know my tractor a little better over time and I think this is a great place to start.

First of question is;
Is the Low to High range gear selector the lever directly behind the clutch pedal? Its a vertical heavy lever that simply pulls back or pushes forward.
I have tried to operate the tractor in all gears changing this lever forward or back - although there has been no distinct change out of what I call low range.
I am starting to think that there is a problem with the high range OR this is NOT the correct lever to change between the two ranges in the gearbox.

I look forward to your replies
Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris

Welcome to the board.
The lever you are talking about is to engage the Pto and hydraulics of your tractor. There must be a lever sticking out the lower dashboard for the hi and lo range

Here's a pic I made for myself when I got mine:



and this: