posted June 26, 2005 11:32               

Last week I was in Dongen (netherlands) were a tractor show was organised. On this very nice event this year the main theme was Ford and Fordson.

I made a lot of photo's and these I want to show you.

posted June 26, 2005 11:44               

The first pictures show a differential locking on a new/power major tractor fitted, a non Ford item which uses another top lift casting.
We also see a green straight petrol major frome some army, equiped with a lpg installation. This has NOT been a TVO major.

And we see a Hendre road leveller based on a Ford 6y 5000. Hendre is a company in my region who build very special machines. They are said to have build loading equipment based on e27n in the 40ties and fifties.
And as last a N with rotaped conversion, quite rare, here in Holland at least.

I forgot to take some good pictures of the KFD narrow major with howard box fitted between the gearbox and rear axle.

Regards
Emiel

posted July 11, 2005 09:56               

new try, with the pictures,
try this link: http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=6NEI3RXC

Kind regards
Emiel

posted July 11, 2005 13:44               

I think that pedal is a aftermarket non Ford conversion, so a differential lock can be used. I have some more pictures of that item, which was also fitted to the green Major.

The little "T" shaped lever is the brake pedal locking device, fitted to all agricultural E1A Majors, for as far as I know.

Maybe Brian knows more about the diff lock item?

posted July 11, 2005 18:58               

From this item some more details are pictured. The green one was also fitted with this option. The complete lift casting was replaced with a NON FORD item and al the Ford parts for the hydraulics and the linkage were fitted to this casting.

posted October 07, 2006 21:26               

Although the pictures have all ready been removed, I write some interesting things about this subject. Today I visit a friend who knows a lot about Fordson Major. He is building 3 of them at this moment. One of them has the diff. lock you describe Emiel. He told me, because Fordson was not ready with there one diff. lock that they want to place on the Power Major, they let them make by Selene. Only about 400 of them were produced. It works simple. The axle goes over the big gear wheels in the rear end and trough shifting a few gears over them they lock. So according to this story, it's not after market.

Regards Henk

posted October 15, 2006 18:07               

There are a couple of splined hubs that bolt on to the bull gears and then have a sliding coupler between them. Looks very simple.

There is a note on the leaflet that it is pattented by "Salzmann".

posted October 16, 2006 09:17               

I'll find out whether I do still have the pictures and post them again in a new topic.

posted October 16, 2006 10:43               

I will try to get some photo's of it.

posted October 18, 2006 20:10               

Here is a photo from the top side.
When the lever is pushed down, it turns a hook about 90 degrees. This will move a splined bush with a gear and shift it over one end gear. The other is always engage.
At two sides there is cast the word Brevetta. This is Italian for diploma.

posted October 19, 2006 18:21               

This is the Darlington Engineering diff lock leaflet from Brian

Thanks Brian.

Regards Henk

posted November 26, 2006 16:08               

Yesterday I visit a Guy that had parts for sale. He had several New, Power and Super Majors. Two of them had this differential lock on them.

He also owned a 54 New Major. He painted it with a brush. It was as far as I could see completely original. All the parts that normally are worn out an replaced when a tractor is in use over such a long time were still in place. Such as pins an stabilisation parts from the lift and drawbar. It only leaked oil at the steering house by the oil sealing and the endplate. On one cylinder he had to place a new bush. I don’t think the tractor had many working hours. I hope to see him again and take pictures of it.

posted November 27, 2006 13:21               

Where you able to buy the missing parts for your lift? I hope so!

posted November 27, 2006 20:54               

The guy advertised with the New Major rim disc for the rear wheels and they were not expensive and without rims and tires. There were two pare. He also had a lot of parts for sale, so I thought maybe some lift parts. The rim disc where very worn and rusty, so I didn’t buy them after all. He needed the lift parts himself, so no luck.
Last week I finished the repair of the lift adjustment part. Now I only have to make new pins and repair the lower lift arms. After that one halve of the stabilisation chain needs to be done, but maybe I can find the right part for that. So I hope to be done in about two weeks.

Regards Henk.

posted November 28, 2006 12:00               

Too bad the rims were too rusty and worn. Bad luck about the lift parts.

It's really nice to have a Major: they always keep you busy! But that's of course part of the hobby.
Yesterday evening, I removed the (old) paint the last rear-rim. I only need to remove the paint of both the front wheels and than the painter can do his job. I am very curious to the result!
I'll keep you posted.

posted November 28, 2006 16:24               

I have a couple of Major rear wheel discs. They are rusty but in good condition. Any use?

posted November 28, 2006 23:11               

Thanks for the offer, but it’s a bit difficult to get them over here. I have the rim disc model from the Power and Super, and they look great. But I want to have the ones that belongs on the 57 model. Maybe something to remember when we have a get-together again.

Pascal, I think you have eaten enough rust and dust the last weeks. I’m sure they are going to look great on your Super.