E1ADKN - Throttle Control Rod

Tractorbob3 · Post by **Tractorbob3** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:09 pm

The rod on my Major is just about burned through, but the end connections seem OK. Does anyone know someone who could make me up a new one, please? - I'm assuming these are not stocked by any of the usual parts dealers.
Thanks - Bob

Emiel · Post by **Emiel** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:29 pm

Hello Bob,

IMHO they are the same as the diesel ones. Otherwise, just weld a little piece of round steel in the burned section.

Best regards

Emiel

Tractorbob3 · Post by **Tractorbob3** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:52 pm

Thanks, Emiel. I'll have to check out a diesel major - I didn't realise they have a rod passing between the two manifolds. The problem is that I have just checked out the link between the bottom linkage where it comes from the governor up through the manifold to the butterfly on the carburettor and the rod needs to be adjusted to make it shorter, but the thread on the rod and the locknut have burnt away and the rod is very thin. I'm no engineer, so I will have to find someone who is. I'm sure there will be someone local to me, but I just feel a fellow Fordson enthusiast would do a better job!
Regards - and thanks again for the advice - Bob

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:10 am

Tractorbob3 wrote: I'm sure there will be someone local to me, but I just feel a fellow Fordson enthusiast would do a better job!
Regards - and thanks again for the advice - Bob

If you just come over here and I'll fix it for you.

Post by **Brian** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:05 am

There are a few more bends in them than the diesel. I made a new one many years ago and my engineering ability is not great.

Dandy Dave · Post by **Dandy Dave** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:31 pm

With a pattern, or detailed drawing, this would be fairly easy to reproduce. If you could only swim across the pond.

Dandy Dave!

Tractorbob3 · Post by **Tractorbob3** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:59 pm

Just checked the waterwings and they've got a hole in them! - but a local contact thinks he can help me out with some skilled ironmongering. Thanks for your help guys.

Regards - Bob