Thank you. FSM Diesel

[Boggy1]

Hi everyone. I have been lurking on the forum for a while and decided to finally join.

I bought the super Major a couple of years ago and started slashing my scrubby front paddock (in outback Queensland. Australia). The steering box on my new to me 1964 Fordson decided to spit all the ball bearings out of the nut and gouge the shaft quite badly. It took me 18 months to get around to rebuilding the box (things move slowly around here). I built a machinery shed to house the old girl and put down a concrete slab to make my life a little easier. Thank you to who ever posted the link to the major manual, I was lost without it. The steering is now better that it has ever been.

I was never able to get the PTO (live drive with raised output) to engage while the engine was running. I searched the forum and low and behold............Who would have thought of a pin under the clutch pedal . Live drive and 2 stage clutch work like a dream now .

I also have an Inter B2275 back-hoe with a loader. All my bases are covered with these two old girls. They both run and function perfectly, we named the Inter Slick, as it leaves an oil slick where ever it goes.

Thank you all for keeping going and supplying such good info.I hope I can help someone else somewhere down the line. When I finish reading the "how to post pictures " thread I might be able to post a pic of my goodies

[Billy26F5]

Welcome, and yes pics are a great thing to have. Hopefully the forum will have a lot more manuals very soon.
Sandy

[Old Hywel]

Well done on the repairs, from Old South Wales.
Interesting to hear of your International digger. Mine is a 3434 with Wain Roy arm. After being left idle for several years, it’s back operational again. Biggest expense was over £1000 for hoses.

[Billy26F5]

You don't need many hoses to spend that much nowadays. Wish it wasn't like that.
Sandy

[Boggy1]

Mine also has a Wayne Roy back-hoe, and yes a couple of grand au for hoses and ram seals. The old girl runs like clockwork now. I just wish I could keep the oil on the inside .

[Boggy1]

I think I did it??????

[Billy26F5]

Those look good! More pics, particularly of the Super Major would be great. You're better with hotlink than thumnail but that's just details.
Sandy

[Boggy1]

More pics as requested





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I have ordered new 3pl ball ends for the fordson and new mount pins for the slasher and will soon be ordering new injector rubber seals. It's very dry here ATM so the extra dust on the engine makes it look worse than it is.

[Billy26F5]

Looks nice. I see you have a raised PTO like so many Oz Major's. Sounds like you'll need the injector rubbers too, when you get to that job make sure the slots in the head are clean, including the drain hole that is meant to avoid them leaking, then make sure you pull the rubbers out the way once the injectors are in before they're tightened down to ensure they don't leak. Don't be too bothered if they do for a few hours, they need time to settle in. I see other jobs like a new starter rubber boot, getting a breather, getting the rubbers for the rest-o-ride seat or finding the correct Yuba exhaust, you also seem to have an alternator. A good clean is always worth doing too.
Sandy

[Boggy1]

It was spotless a week ago so pointless doing it again. This is a work horse not a show pony for club events. I am pulling 1/2 inch of dirt out of the air cleaner after 7 hours of slashing. The idea of fitting new injector rubbers is to keep the oil on the inside, other than that I wouldnt bother. The rubber boot on the starter is superfluous. I blow it out with compressed air from time to time(it lives under cover so no water ingress) A Yuba exhaust????? Why?. Rubbers on the seat???????? Thats why I have an old pillow on there.
What is this breather that you speak of? Do you mean the pre-cleaner or the crank case breather that someone has plumbed into the air cleaner? That is the one that I just replaced with a length of garden hose that I found in the rubbish pile?
As I mentioned earlier I couldnt care less about "concourse" or even originality for that matter. The alternator charges the battery. That is its only job. As long as it does that I am happy.

[Billy26F5]

That's exactly my point. A tractor that does nothing won't really mind dirt but one that works hard must be as clean as possible, dirt will only cause problems. Having said that I'm glad we don't have that much dust, you'll be getting through several gallons of oil in the air filter quicker than in the engine. The starter rubber boot is a lot more important than it might seem, if dirt gets into the bendix it will start to jam up causing big problems, then also affecting the bell housing if not taken care of. The starter switch will also suffer. The Yuba exhaust (as I understand it, I've never been there but other members on here have commented on this) was a legal requirement for the tractor to be allowed to run at all in Oz, and I'm not sure but suspect that such regulation has only become even more strict. You have a rest-o-ride seat, not a std DeLuxe seat, this has two round rubber springs (can be found new) that give an early form of suspension seat, as you'll see in this pic:
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You're also missing the spring adjuster and link but the link can be made quite easily. These seats are quite rare as they were optional, and tend to be really expensive. I don't think I would like them but as I've not been able to try one for real I can't say. I do find poor coshioning in the std DeLuxe seat very hard going, much worse than the original Major seat E1ADKN-400 with its large rubber bung.
The breather system is as follows: an oil bath breather mounted on the timing cover (yours is missing) filters air into the crankcase, it's then sucked out through the rocker cover through a pipe connection to the air filter as you can see here:


Not having it like this will cause issues, some of these can be serious with dirt getting into the engine.
As for the electrics it's all fine till things go wrong, then unless you have some wiring diagram of the conversion you'll be struggling to fix things, as you'll be having to make that diagram up on the spot. That's why the original setup is much easier, as then you have all the diagrams and repair details in one manual, also the original setup is quite good enough for the job it has to do.
It is your tractor, and your decision on what happens but there are some things that can go wrong if not taken care of suitably.
Sandy

[Boggy1]

OK. The pipe from my timing cover goes to the rocker cover. There is a second pipe from the rocker cover to the air cleaner. How can this affect the engine? All air going in/out is filtered by the air cleaner.
Yes. The dust is a pain. Luckily I have a 44 gallon drum of oil from when I decided to change all the oils a couple of years ago. I just change the air cleaner oil daily and wash the gauze weekly. Engine oil is done weekly too.
The alternator works well and is a pretty basic set up. If it plays up I am pretty sure I will be able to find the fault and fix it. That's how it was when I got it and cant see the point in changing it without reason.
The seat interests me because it is a fairly uncomfortable hunk of metal, I will look into the suspension side of it but that is a fairly low priority atm. The pillow will suffice for now lol.
The old girl is great to drive and has ample power for what I do, so I think I will have it for a while. It suffered some neglect from the previous owner due to his age. He is a lovely old guy but at 93 he found it hard to do any maintenance on it. I used to borrow it from him and change the oil and clean the air filter while I had it. He is dying of cancer now and after my visit yesterday I don't think I will get to see him again. It has actually changed the way I think about the tractor. I might even tart it up a bit in the name of longevity. I never told John that I replaced worn parts and oil etc while I had it here but I dont think he missed much. It owed him about $12k au after he put new tyres and the slasher on it. He sold me the tractor,slasher,stick rake x 2, post hole digger,carry all, blade and ripping tyne for $5k. When he sold his farm and moved into town.

[Billy26F5]

That's nothing like as bad but the breathing will be poor, at least no dirt will get in. I really think you should get the breather E38-CG-9. You're very lucky to have such a drum, a very handy thing for anyone. Interesting story too, to have still been driving at 93 is quite something! Hope he's not having too hard a time of it. The seat will be hellish with no cushions or suspension, the cushions you can make using suitable materials, always worth making them waterproof, just in case, don't make them too low or you'll still find it quite hard work. The rubber springs and suspension adjuster are around new, the spring link you'll need to make.
Sandy