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1962 Petrol Dexta
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:37 pm
by Blues Power
Trying to post a few more pictures of the almost finished petrol dexta.
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:13 pm
by pjjms
A fantastic result. It looks great.
I am interested in if you replaced the guards, and if so what brand they are. Mine are rotten and I have been looking at BareCo replacments, but I'm not sure they are a good match without seeing one.
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:22 pm
by Bensdexta
Great job
Are those original front wheels?
If not where did you get them?
All the best,
62 Petrol Dexta
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:18 am
by Blues Power
Yes Bensdexta,those front wheels were original.After scraping past the wrong white paint on them,the orange was there.I bead blasted,primed and painted.Tires are 550x16".
The mud-guards Pjjms,are aftermarket.They are from AI Products in the US.I believe that they are made in Turkey.The only complaint that I have with these are that they are 1" too short at the foot-rest mounting point.I was told that both Canada and the US are sourcing from Turkey.I've kept my rusted out originals.
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:42 am
by Lesfen
Fantastic!
Les
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:46 pm
by Mervyn Spencer
Very nice restoration and very interesting modification to the mudguards, hardly noticible. Well done.
Re: 62 Petrol Dexta
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:38 pm
by russelm
Blues Power wrote:The mud-guards Pjjms,are aftermarket.They are from AI Products in the US.I believe that they are made in Turkey.The only complaint that I have with these are that they are 1" too short at the foot-rest mounting point.I was told that both Canada and the US are sourcing from Turkey.I've kept my rusted out originals.
That may be by design
If you look at page 150 of the parts manual here:
http://www.fordson-dexta.de/downloads/dextaetxl.pdf
You will see spacers (items 2 and 3) that are used to support 12x28 tyres.
Aftermarket Mud Guards
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:43 pm
by Blues Power
Hello Russelm,I did try to replicate those extension plates in the parts manual to make up for 1 1/4'' shortfall on the aftermarket guards.They did not come pre-drilled which worked out ok for mounting.I did some comparison measurements to my originals and all dimensions were good except for the foot-rest attachment.[img][img]
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:29 pm
by pjjms
The guards look supurb, including the extensions, as does the whole tractor.
