The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

I have recently purchased a 4 furrow Ransomes plough, I think it is a TS59 but then there are variations on the 59 as well eg a TS59N, TS59R etc. Does anyone know what the differences are

Matt,

Look at this link: http://www.hsl256.co.uk/ploughbooks.htm and http://www.agrimanuals.com/ransomes-plo ... -198-c.asp

That does not look like a TS59 to me. Headstock looks wrong and more like a TS54.
However I could be wrong as the TS59Z was made with cat.1 for the Super Dexta

i agree with brian it looks nothing like a TS59 or a TS54,
i have a TS54 and the headstock is differant and the TS54 is a Ransomes Robin.

Regards
James

This plough is a Ransomes Heron TS73

Bodies FRDCP furrow width 10 or 12 " max working depth 9"

My leaflet is dated July 1955

A later leaflet from April 1959 marks it as TS73A

Regards Jan.

Thanks for all of the replys,

Here is one which i have since found on ebay, it is the same as mine and in the description he says it is a ts73, is this a later version of the ts70?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

The 73 was designed as a lighter plough than the 59 with the same style of legs. The 70 series normally had legs that were part of the frame.

It was designed for the 1952 Fordson Major which could be fitted with a pre-set linkage, thats why it does not have a depth wheel. The original versions had the FRDC bodies but later versions could have YL or EPIC bodies.

In 1955, a two furrow version, the TS72 was introduced as a general purpose plough for the Ferguson range.

hi guys i have a TS 59E ransomes sims and jefferies three furrow plough i rescued out of the hedgeback , two out of the three mouldboards are knackerd all three disc coulters seized and all three skims worn, hoping once (if) i ever get my tvo major going to do up but don't know whether to drop it down to a two furrow , i'am no farmer just playing at it really but want to learn to plough properly and maybe fancy a bit of match ploughing , what do you guys think .
thanks wayne
[img][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4875995593_30e31e63de.jpg[/img]
067 by shergar3, on Flickr