Sorry to anyone interested these tractors have now been sold. It would be nice to take a picture of them once they have been restored.

I’ve been contacted by Warrick who is trying to sort out a friends estate who due to ill health will be unable to continue working on his land. Warrick contacted me with a number of items he is looking for good homes as restoration projects. He’s keen for the tractors NOT to be broken up. As I understand the engine turns over on the staring handly. One has a MIL loader fitted to it. If you are interested or would like more information please send me an email or leave a comment.

Tractor No.1

Tractor No. 2

Tyres

He also Has some very original looking tyres but what tractor they came from I don’t know they are 12×24

Keep up to date with all the dates.
http://www.ploughmyfield.com/Area.htm

Tractor Club Dates

I have to say Phil it it looking fab. what a great range of Ferguson reproduction parts you are now producing. Keep up the good work.

Happy new year to you all,

I’m now doing some catchup after the christmas break. I had this request over the holiday and I’m ashamed to say I’m only getting round to it now, Sorry David.

I think this request will be for the American readers. David I urge you to get in touch with FENA http://fergusontractors.org/fena/ they may be of more help. I would also suggest joining if you aren’t already a member.

So can anyone help with David’s problem of locating a front end?

Hi David
Thanks forgetting in touch. Sounds very interesting. Please can you sent a few photo’s as I’m not 100% sure. I’ll post it on the site and see if anyone can help.

Cheers
Tim

Tim,Feel free to use the pictures as you wish with any luck someone in your group might know about these type middle busters.  I held a tape that is in inches to the back of the blade and it is 24″ wide where the tip would bolt on is 12″ wide.  Looking at the pictures on the internet of the two blade DO-41-B gives a good idea of what I would need to plow again, I noticed that there is a wheel option for the front but not sure if it was used to keep the blade from plowing to deep or cutting the sod so the blade would split the sod clean in the middle?  I have found very little information on the internet about replacement parts and was hoping you had a source in the U.K. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, David

I recently organised a Christmas quiz for my local Ferguson Club meetings “Tractor Club” as I call it.

I thought one or two of you might like to have a go and see how many you can get right. See if you can answer them WITHOUT looking up the answers. I’ll post the answers in the new year to give you some time.

Good Luck.

Tim

Ferguson Christmas Quiz

I got a bargain with these 5 Britool spanners for 99p Yes there are still bargains on ebay. They were local to me so I didn’t have to pay any postage.

Sizes (ALL A/F):

2RB5662 9/16″, 5/8″

2RB6275 5/8″, 3/4″

4205 1/2″, 9/16″

4209 9/16″, 5/8″

4211 19/32″, 11/16″

also been buying some reading material for the holidays

Description: Massey Ferguson Range Supplement Sales brochure covering the MF35 Loader, 17 Trailer, 18 Trailer, 702 Transport box, 701 Transport box, 723 Post hole digger, 721 Multi purpose blade, 727 Subsoiler, and 65 Rotary Cutter with pictures and spec on the machines  dating back to 1966.

I really pushed the boat out on this one. I just hope it’s worth it. I’ve only ever seen a photo and short video for the Ferguson training school. I’m desperate for any information I can get on the place. If I had a time machine it would be the place I would go an attend one of the courses.

Hi Tim,

As I said in my email to you “this is a new one on me”. I find the diagram in the top right hand corned A, B, also intriguing. I just hope someone has some more information/Pictures of the item.

Thought yourself and others may find these photos amusing! – Went out with my fergie yesterday to help out James Bolton Agricultural Contractors in Somerset to bring in the farms maize crop. (They decided muck spreaders were the way forward to ease rutts in the field)

I hitched up my TEF20 with mkII fergie trailer and found myself under the spout and pleased for my scottish aviation cab as i drove under!

The tractor responded well – not getting stuck at all and managing to go faster than the forager when loading and went hitting the road 4th gear was a breeze!

This is one of 6 of my tractors and has had full rebuild but kept in working clothes and regularly oiled down but now needs a good wash after ‘working’ yesterday!

Best wishes

Tommy Allen (age 18)

Tom thanks so much for sending in these pictures I find the second one breath taking. look at what 60 years of development can do, and Mr Ferguson said we would never need bigger tractors than a TE-20!

I have recently got my hands on a front mounted covering
body,and believe it could be a ferguson type cde20,it was taken of a
ferguson ,but cant get any pictures to back this up,to make sure it is
a ferguson type,only the pic in the john farmworth book,it has a lever
on it like a 2furrow plough,and works of pulleys and wire rope to aid
lifting the ridger up,i have brackets that fit direct to the front
axle,and 2x brackets that go around the rear half shafts,and they have
pulleys,i would be much appreciated if you could help me in this
matter cheers chris

Results:

There were 15 in the Vintage hydraulic class 4, I came 10th. I am so pleased. I’m itching to have another go and learn from my mistakes.

I think the new tyres may have helped with traction. Below is a picture of the tyres fitted to the hand painted rims waiting to be fitted to the tractor. I splashed out and went for Goodyears. I just think they look the best.

I’d also like to thank my sister-in-law, Rhiannon for sending me this wonderful long (66ft) tape measure it came in very handy on the day. and it was made in Sheffield. I’m sure it made the difference.

He was an amazing host and had some great stories of how the tractors ended up in his collection and the restoration they needed to get them to the excellent standard they are all at today. Amongst the collection which Peter couldn’t pick out one as a favourite, might be the last remaining Coffee tractor a fully covered in machine all the way from Brazil.

At the end of our time I presented Peter with a little bit of Ferguson as a token of our gratitude, A framed reprinted advert for the Ferguson system. which came from an original printing block I have.

A big thank you to the people at TSOHost.com for transferring the site seamlessly and all their help.

What is it?

Pictures.

So far.

Best suggestion I have had so far is a solid bar for towing, what do you think?

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[08/10/2012]

From: Michael Fox

Message: Would that bar happen to be part of a Ferguson sack lifter? The piece that acts as a top link.
Image of sack lifter

2nd Local meeting a success.

Thursday 13th September (The Second Thursday in the month) saw the 2nd meeting of the South Yorkshire and Derbyshire Ferguson Club members at the Royal Hotel in Dungworth I was honored to welcome our first guest, Nick Batelle, from Old20 Tractor parts to the event. He bought with him an exclusive offer to members and we also got our hands on the new All Ferguson Parts Catalogue launch.

Nick enjoying a chat with members and sampling the world famous Royal Pies a hit with all the members and tasting the award winning locally brewed Bradfield Brewery beer

The cover of the New Old20 Ferguson Parts Catalogue. All members were some of the first in the country to received their copy. The catalogue also includes replacement parts for the Ferguson Plough something that might come in handy with my forthcoming plough match looming!

So if you are a Ferguson Club member + you live in the South Yorkshire or Derbyshire area you can until the end of September get 15% off parts + Free Delivery on Old20 Tractor parts (see below for full details)

If you’d like to come along to the next get together whether you are a Ferguson Club member or not it will be on Thursday 11th October at 7.30pm, the royal Dungworth. Please get in touch to let me know you are thinking of coming and I can give you more details + the Pie menu.

Thanks for everyone who attended this meeting some great ideas of what to do at future get togethers.

I’m just so glad Nic and his dad made it out of the cab in time, a lucky escape

A new engine last season and only 10 Acres left for this year.

I have entered The 121st Norton Plough match near to my home. There isn’t a Ferguson class so I’m entering the Vintage Hydraulic (Class – 4) I’ve been gathering together as much information as possible to make sure I get it right on the day. I’ve found this site very useful. Ferguson class rules (Society of ploughmen supported) I’ve also been studying like mad two sections of this DVD. TE-20 the art of ploughing I find I learn more watching than reading about it. I’ve been offered some sighting poles and a long tape measure. now I need to get some practice in.

I’ll let you know how I get on.

Hi Tim, I first came across your website some time ago and have always found it most interesting.  One of my current restoration projects is a Petrol TEA20 that my Grandfather bought new in the late 40′s,  he used it on his small farm for many many years and then it was used by my father on his farm in later years.  It then sat for many years only being used on one or two occasions to plough and plant the garden round our bungalow etc,  see attached photo.  Anyway it is now under restoration,  albeit a rather slow restoration as I have many other projects – one of my other interests being Mk1 Ford Escort cars. My reason for writing to you is to enquire about the possible future availability of your remade Rear Number Plate brackets,  my tractor was originally fitted with the Cyclops lighting kit and this bracket is one bit which is missing, will you be getting another batch of these done – I know I should have ordered one when I first saw them on your website but there were so many other bits to buy and being made redundant didn’t help the money flow situation but at least I’m back working part time now so I’m allowed to spend money on projects once again. All the best,  Neil. Neil’s other Passion

Hi Neil,

Thanks for getting in touch and sharing your tractor story. Everyone is unique. Stop restoring the cars and finish the tractor, you know it will last longer than those thin sheet metal body panels and it will make you feel a whole lot warmer inside!

On the subject of Numberplate brackets I’m afraid I’m going to have to disappoint you. I can’t imagine when I’ve got the time to get another batch made sorry. There are a number of other companies producing the numberplates now. just be careful on quality and have a look at one before you order it.

Keep us posted on your restoration (the tractor that is) thanks for sending in your story.

Photo’s to follow and I’ll try to remember the tweets!

What a day. I left at 7am for the one and a half hour drive (14mph)to Ashover not wanting to miss the start at 9am. The weather was fab. The route takes you across the exposed tops of the peak district so good weather is essential. For most of my journey the clouds where below me in the valleys with just the ridge I was on visible snaking away in the distance.

The theme of this years show was Massey Ferguson 35x as it is the 50th anniversary.

Front and Back an impressive line up of 35 & 35x’s.

Also on display where FE35 tractors.

As this is a local show the majority of the Ferguson and Massey Ferguson tractors came from local dealers Samuel Wilsons & Sons, LTD and John I.Fearns both added dealer badges to there tractors. Wilsons a riveted on plate and Fearns a sticker.

I understand this Fearns example above is a reproduction. I spoke with a Mr N. Fox of Rowsley who said he had an example of an original and had made some accurate reproduction stickers. I will be contacting him.

Entry  No. 50, 1936 Ferguson Brown, Chris Astell of Pilsley.

No. 49, 1964 Massey Ferguson 35X & MF20 Bailer, A. Hollindrake of Peak Forest This tractor and implement won Best Tractor and Implement in show.

This 35 had a monster hitch on the back which should have been on a 135? what a great number plate as well the WJ indicating a sheffield registration in a time when DVLA offices where regional.

This 1957 Ferguson FE35 owned by Mr. M.Ambrey of chesterfield had a Ferguson winch No. 100 attached to it with the plate below proclaiming it was manufactured by C. M. Hesford & Co. Ltd of Ormskirk  for Harry Ferguson LTD. Coventry

There where other tractors present not just Ferguson, but I don’t like to talk about those here.

I’m looking forward to next year already If only for the drive there and back no doubt I’ll not be able to get my tractor into the ring again.

I finished a little early one day and as I was in the centre of the city and was able to arrive before the 4:30 last entry, I went to the Coventry Transport Museum. Entry was Free and I had seen picture of the tractors in the museum from Sam Neill on the FoFH Forum. Sam had taken a group earlier in the year and got some great picture. Now it was my turn. Disappointingly the tractors had been rearranged to make way for another exhibit. Two of tractors, an industrial and 35 were under a display sheet!

In the picture above you see the 500,000th TE (TEF-20) to come off the production line at Banner Lane in March 1956. Behind that you will see the last ever tractor an MF4345  Tractor number number 3,307,996 to come off the line on 24th December 2002.

I got  some close ups of the TEF-20 in the pictures below.

Nice plate on the front.

You hear stories that the tractors aren’t original or they have undergone restoration in there +50 years since they were produced. So I wonder how original this TEF-20 is.

Also up high was another tractor possibly a TED-20 and covered up I didn’t see the Industrial or 35.

There was also a back end of a 35? and a description of how it worked. The electrical plug wasn’t connected so I could not give it a try, Shame.

The next evening I took a drive the short distance to….

There isn’t much there now just a new housing estate where the factory building used to be.

I had arrived to0 late by a week to see the last remaining part of the site, the tower block. It had been blown up the week before my visit. This is now all that remains.

Just around the corner from Banner Lane on Broad Lane is the Massey Ferguson Sports & Social club. It was open so I thought it rude not to pop in and have a pint and soak up the atmosphere.

Who wouldn’t want to drink in a bar called.

The staff behind the bar were very friendly. They did a great job of trying to sell me all sorts of items. I ended up buying a Second Sight DVD The last tractor the story of banner Lane. They also had a number of books on sale. The lady who’s name I didn’t catch worked at Massey Ferguson for over 20 years but she didn’t want to appear on my picture instead choosing to hold up the DVD.

One super thing about going I had to become a temporary member of the club to buy a drink. So for my 50p charge I can say I was a member of Massey Ferguson Sports and Social club, albeit for one night.

As well as the agenda I also gave a talk on the recent 7th annual Newby Hall Vintage tractor show. There was lots of feedback and debate as to what will be going on at future meetings.

Upon hearing a rumour about a new/old tyre being produced by the British Rubber Company, Shipley I gave them a ring to find out more.

“Yes it is true we have commissioned a new tyre mould to be made from Goodyear tyres. In fact the mould is complete we are waiting for a slot in production so the new tyres can be produced”. a representative from the British Rubber Co told me yesterday.

So why are they going to all this trouble? Well it’s all to do with the tread pattern on the tyres. Originally when your Ferguson tractor came off the production line all sorts of tyres where fitted to them as you can imagine in the height of production some 300 tractors a day rolled of the line that is a supply of 600 tyres each day. No one supplier could match this production so a number were used. Popular seems to be the goodyear tyre with the diamond pattern on the side. The tread pattern of then saw a diagonal lug of even size all the way along.

Today the pattern is more flared, triangular fatter at on end and thinner at the edges.

So the British Rubber Co is produced a new tyre to look like the old one. It will only be available in one size only  12.4×28 (equivalent to 11×28 back in the day) as fitted to a 35 as standard. It will not be produced in the thinner 11.2×28 (10×28) fitted to a Ferguson TE-20 as standard. Although the 12.4×28 does fit on a ferguson TE-20 rim and is the current tyre size fitted to my Ferguson. I will at some point be changing to the 11.2×28 as I think they look better on a TE-20 tractor.

When I know more information and have some better photographs I will of course post them here.

Pricing of the new tyre will be equivalent to what is currently available.

The tyres will be available in Ireland through J. B. Tyres Londonderry, www.jbtyres.com

This is all great news but they will not be producing the 11.2×28 which I will require for my TEF-20.

Ferguson Accessory A-TE-61 “Hinged Seat and Feetrest Assembly” is the subject of this post and one mans generosity.

I bought on eBay last summer a pair of footrests some people call them footplates. http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2011/07/21/footplates-yes-or-no/

The front had a straight sheet of metal sticking up. On other footplates I had seen folded over ends that attach to the foot pegs that stick out from the side of the tractor. http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2011/08/04/bakewell-show-2011/

Upon further investigation I learned these bought footrests belonged to an MF65 tractor. I also found out that by removing the front section (attached by two rivets) I could replace them with the curled over fronts.

Rather than making them myself I contacted Phil Kolbe of www.fergietrailershop.co.uk to see if he had a pattern and could make me the front sections. He could if I could send him a drawing, which I did.

But then I discovered the footplates in the picture above weren’t originally fitted to a TE-20. The first footplates had ridges diagonally along there length and no holes. The type in the picture above were more commonly fitted to FE 35 onwards.

I spoke to Phil Kolbe again, “Yes” he could make me the items from my drawing but did I know he already made reproduction versions of the footplates fitted to a TE-20! “No” I said what do you mean mine aren’t originals. I did some digging around and he was indeed right.

I enquired how much it would cost to have a set made. Phil Very kindly offered to give me a set on the understanding that I would write an article about them.

I saw Phil at the Newark Tractor show 2011 and collected the footplates in person.

I requested the footplates without any undercoat (undercoat normally added) as I wanted to prepare the footplates as best I could to get the best finish possible. Even without paint I got the wire brush on them to remove all blemishes, Oil and grease. Then a coat of etch primer. followed by 3 layers of Ferguson Grey.

Don’t they look sensational. My four year old son loves then as it’s much easier to step up into the seat now.

A big thank you to Phil Kolbe of www.fergietrailershop.co.uk for giving me the footplates. Phil also supplies parts for Ferguson Trailers & Link boxes as well as Footplates for TE-20, MF35 and MF35 (Duel Clutch)

Now I’ve got to start investigating the second part of the A-TE-61 Ferguson accessory, The Hinged Seat.

08/07/2012
From the comments on this post. YES the front section should curl backwards and not forwards as it did in the later model. I have seen many examples of this type to support it’s shape.

17/07/2012
Hinged seat info now coming in thanks to Alistair (TEFBodger from the FoFH Forum) my plans to add a section on the right to a page about the seat. Thanks Alistair.

• It was great to spend the evening at Beamish and watch them plant turnips.

Shame it wasn’t a Ferguson tractor they were using, they have one! It was in the workshop having the hydraulics looked at. The mechanism jammed on the seed drill and it needed dismantling and cleaning out.

• Single furrow plough purchase

• Springtine cultivator restoration

• Newby Hall 2012 -report below

Instead I made the annual trip to Newby Hall. I wasn’t disappointed.

It seens the hype about the Auction was just that, HYPE, the reports I’ve heard back tell of very hight prices (the game flusher made £8000, surely not worth it) and a lot of average items.

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 I can’t say I went to Newby Hall in my official capacity as South Yorkshire and Derbyshire area representative as it isn’t my area although I did spend a lot of time at the Ferguson Club tent and display which was again this year next to the Friends of Ferguson Heretage display. It was hard to know where one display stopped and another started. Lots of great Ferguson & Massey Ferguson tractors on display and a great collection of implements to match. (photo’s + Video to follow)

I had a fab time and the weather was sunny with just a few showers. I had a great chat with Julie Browning and Peter Smith who bought their Continental engined with magnito ignition and a disk terracer, an implement I have never seen before. They have a collection not to far away from me in Sheffield and I hope to visit at the next available opportunity.

I know it’s not a Ferguson but the oil coating on this Zetor sparkled in the sunshine.

This was the scene that created me on approaching the Ferguson Club area.

This looks like a reproduction Transporter Box. I’ve seen them for sale in the tractor magazines. I really fancy making my own though.

So this isn’t a problem you get in south Yorkshire as it is a land locked county.

I’ve been to the Scottish Island of Jura for the weekend to take part in my other hobby  running. I competed in the annual Jura fell race www.jurafellrace.org.uk a tough 14 mile run up and down the Pap’s. On the way home we got a ferry from Islay to Kennacraig on the Mull of Kintyre. Off our ferry got this lot who I think had been contracting on the Island. They then proceeded to try to catch the Tarbert to Portavadie ferry which you can’t book onto. This one was the last one of the day, with the next one at 8am the following morning.

At the recent Ferguson Club AGM in Sheffield I became the local area representative for South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

Tonight I have put together an article for the club magazine and printed letters to go out to all the area members.

We have a stanhay handbrake on our 1950 TED20 Grey Fergie having sent you
some photographs of this some time ago and which lurk on your website
somewhere. We have picked up the attached handbrake , a Meadonian which I
believe was produced or available for the Grey Fergie at some point perhaps
being manufactured in Cornwall and would be interested to find out a bit
more about this if anyone has any information same. It appears to be solid
brass and clamps onto the brake foot lever.

The second picture is taken from Mike Thornes book “TE20′s in Detail” page
140 and it would appear as if there is one fitted to one of the Fergies in
his collection.

Any information on this would be appreciated

Regards
Richard

Hi Richard,

Fascinating stuff. All I could find was some video of the brake in operation in the Ferguson on the farm Part 1 about 11:30 into the  DVD Harold is seen driving a tractor with the brake fitted.

Ferguson on the Farm PT1, 11:38 in.

On the drive down you pass this wonderful collection of Ferguson, MF and other tractors at the side of the road.

(click on the image to see it on it’s glory)

Does anyone know any more about the owner, Why they are there? I always keep meaning to stop and say hello but never seen to find the time.

I voiced on my drive it is very wet in the fields at the moment and you have to think about the poor farmers trying to grow things in these drought, flood risk conditions! Sometimes having a desk job has it’s advantages!

A couple of weekends ago the weather was good so I drove my tractor down to the local shops to collect the family weekly shop, as you do! I was followed all the way home, yes I know the tractor only goes 14mph and you tend to get a lot of people following you, but this time the driver was persistant in following me. When I got home the driver stopped and came over to talk to me. It turned out to be David Hinchliffe (comments in Blue) a local lad who I had been chatting to on the internet only a couple of days before. How is that for coincidence!

His family have always lived locally in Sheffield and have bought many Fergusons from the local dealer Samuel Wilson & Sons. He is trying to trace the whereabouts of any of the following tractors. My contact from Samuel Wilsons has checked his records and come up with some interesting background information on the tractors (comments in Yellow).

More pictures to follow, do you know where any of these tractors have gone? Please get in touch.

Tony.

Sorry it’s taken so long to upload these photo’s Tony it’s been Manic in the Ray household over the past week. You will probably have finished by now? I see you’ve answered a few questions regarding the conversion, thanks. Can we have some more pictures/info on how you’ve got the drive to the front axle as I see in your last post http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2012/03/14/4wd-beginnings/  you had a chain sticking out of one of the hydraulic access covers.

Thanks for sending in the pic’s can’t wait to see it finished. Can you do video?

Does anyone have a Ferguson Transporter in or around the Sheffield area?

I’d love to come and measure it with a view to producing a full set of drawings so I can Manufacture one.

please get in touch.

I have started work on the computer drawings of the transporter but it is difficult when you don’t have any dimensions yet. I think the transporter in the pictures is the later Massey Ferguson type as it has the tubular frame.

More details
I have been trying to identify my MF loader backhoe. The loader is
702S with serial no 25389 and digger 220-7 with serial C11522 The gear
box has E 3 P and the rear end has 1 E R the engine is a Perkins
3-152. I have not as yet found any where to find information on this
tractor.

Have you ever seen these funny looking patterns in magazines or on advertisements? They are called QR codes. If you have a modern mobile phone with a camera you will probably be able to read these codes. This one contains a link to the ploughmyfield website.

I am currently looking at producing a T-Shirt promoting the website and I think this image will appear on it somwhere.

Wikipedia has more information on QR Codes here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code

Tony I look forward to seeing the completed project.

I have posted before pictures of one readers conversion of a TEA-20 to 4WD

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2010/05/17/4wd-te-a20/

From the photo above you can see the ugly orange gas pipe that was fitted when I bought the tractor that takes fuel from the main tank straight to the lift pump bypassing the Auxiliary tank altogether. The Auxiliary tank is missing from the picture but it should sit behind the main tank. With the tank removed you can see the round hole in the supporting framework where the feed from the main tank enters the Auxiliary tank.

Not all TEF-20′s have a lift pump. The early model 1951-(late 1953/early 1954) did not. When going up hill or down hill the smaller auxiliary tank fed the injector pump much better. The feed out of the bottom of the tank is comes from someway up inside the tank. This space allows the bottom of the tank to collect water and sludge and keep it out of the filters and pump. I was lucky the auxiliary tank was fitted when I purchased the tractor. They are commanding a good price. The one on my tractor is pitted with holes that need filling before i can use it again. No doubt the focus of a future post.

Still to find

I still have one piece of pipework to find to complete the system it is item 8 from the list below.

TED have you got one?

The below shows the complete fuel system and is then from the ,20, parts list, Massey Ferguson Publication 819 167 M1  

I love the way it is so imperfect.

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/7-hour-tractor/

This is a nice local project I’ll be following with interest as I know the owner of the tractor well. This tractor was a donor of one of the swing out side light for my tractor (there was only one fitted). If only I could get Mike to part with the headlight!

More info in these articles.

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2009/01/31/mikes-tractor/  – Lots of photo’s here

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2009/02/06/mikes-tractor-update/

My advice

Remove the fuel tank and connected fuel system items including the carb and clean then thoroughly and replace. Yes it is a bit tricky setting up a carb but I’m sure there should be some info on the internet or maybe one of the readers could comment? Connected to this is also the air cleaner and air flow into the carb.

Which type of Carb do you have?

Clean the distributer and check the points/rotor arm.

Purchase a new wiring loom and some spark plugs (be careful with plugs as Mike’s engine has been changed to run on TVO, I think you need a different length plugs?.
Don’t worry about the dynamo but get hold of a Lucas/Ferguson starter and bolt it on. (be careful there are 6 volt and 12 volt units available).

You will be able to pick up some second hand types and there is a chap out in the peaks I can give you a number for.

You will also need a good battery!

Make sure everything is clean as you go and you are happy when you put it back on.

A very interesting project and I look forward to seeing how you get on.

PLEASE ALL COMENT ON THIS ONE AS MY PETROL FERGUSON KNOWLEDGE IS WEAK!

I’ve had a look for PAR on the map and it is a small village on the south Cornish coast just east of St. Austell

John’s comments on the tractors. the other pictures are of a couple of TEF’s the clean one I started on last year before becoming ill, I do everything myself even the shotblasting and I probably spent about two months on it  about 4hrs a day but it was pulled completely apart , I had to change two gears and bearings in the gearbox, back axle was o.k apart from the seals and I had to machine the brake shafts down a little and make some new bushes and steady posts on the brake plates, the top link bush had to be ground out which took about three hours, the engine was completely stripped and rebuilt  with reground crank plus 10 all round, new pistons liners ect; head was skimmed and new valves, guides, springs ect  fitted, the timing of the pump has been done so once the oil and water is sorted she should run, the other Tef was purchased just for the wheels and tyres which are brand new it worked out cheaper than buying new ones only and i would have had another one to work on, I am now retired and if i can get back to normal health wise i also have a couple of Leylands to get stuck into

John has a problem with his restoration and it’s a problem I can’t solve as I’ve never seen the item in question before. Can you shed any light on his problem? The following pictures show the inspection cover in front of the injector pump on a TEF’s 20C engine. The plate has been replaced with a device to take a cable to a tachometer. Do you know anything about it or have you seen one before? John is trying to find a suitable cable and more information. What tractor was this type of device originally fitted to. what did the dial look like?

Hello Tim,Thanks for your message, I took a few pictures today of the drive plate I would be gratefull if you could mention it on the FOFH site, I have been trawling through my past feedback on e-bay to try and find the guy I bought it off, no luck I’m afraid, I think it was fitted on a French TEF I don’t know what the model number would be but before it was shotblasted it was painted red, I’m basically trying to find a cable for it but any information would be great.Regards John.

I feel totally justified in buying the part as well. I always thought the shaft I had fitted wasn’t the correct length (not overall but to the marker cut into the shaft) and I was right. The one I was replacing I bought only a few years ago I think it is from a different tractor maybe a 35? Below shows the picture of the New, grey painted shaft n the right and older Zinc coated one on the left. The picture bellow that shows a close up of the difference in the notch height from the top.

The only thing I’m gutted about is the seller plastered brown tape all over that lovely original box! then stuck it in another packet to post it, shame. Still you can just make out the label through the packaging tape in the picture below. I didn’t know that the Standard Motor Company supplied spare parts but who else would as they were the company making the tractors. It must have been a lucrative business.

I never would have thought I’d be fitting an original NEW out the box parts to a 58 year old tractor!

Engineer 1260

I’ve been reading a proper website this week on the subject of Ferguson Tractors. It’s Jeff or 1260Engineer.

Jeff’s Blog

I’ve known Jeff for a few years from his days at Holland Brand where he was one of the engineers. Jeff’s background is Airplane’s and he brings a refreshing preciseness to all he does, reading his blog posts will confirm this. I last referenced Jeff’s website in an article in 2009

I get really inspired and depressed at the same time when I read all the wonderful things Jeff is doing and the time it must have taken, knowing I am lucky if I can grab a couple of hours a week in the garage. It’s taken me a good few weeks to fit two stabiliser brackets. The jobs seem to be growing.

Well done Jeff Keep up the great work, another TE saved from distraction. 687,00 hits in a year! are you sure  that’s more than 1882 hits a day!

John I. Fearn (Agricultural) LTD

I am making progress with the history of a second Ferguson dealer although my search has been limited to the internet and a couple of phone calls.
see the section on the Right under Dealers for all the information I have discovered to date.

Fearn webpage (in production)

720/721 Manual Confusion.

I have to say Massey Ferguson & Massey harris implement numbering is so confusing. I was looking for an implement manual 720/721 cultivator and came across a 720/721 Low volume sprayer, 720 mounted spinner broadcaster. 720 snow thrower, 720 disc harrow. Why did they all have the same number? can anyone please give reason behind the numbering? I can’t. Oh well I now have a 720/721 Massey Ferguson low volume sprayer manual, Great!!

I’m now the owner of not 2 but 9 extra tines and a load of other bits including the steerage fin, which was also missing and I wasn’t going to fit.

There is also another balance spring and some ridge/potato planter parts.

Offered on eBay from the same seller at the same time was another bundle of useful looking Ferguson and none Ferguson parts. I thought that as I’d have to go out of my way to collect the one lot I might as well get two lots, if I could secure the items in the second photo for a reasonable price. I did and I’ve been to collect them all tonight.

Now I know the adjustable drawbar is not an original Ferguson item but I have yet to examine the rest of the items in detail.

The hub was missing on the rear of the main shaft when I got the mower. A hub C/W grease nipple for a MF65 will fit. See photo.

How’s the Sheffield dealer hunt coming along?

Kind Regards

Tim Webb

Thanks for the article Tim, Sheffield dealer hunt is going well, had a telephone conversation last night that leads me to another line of enquiry. More info to follow!

I also see an original cast set on eBay went for a princely sum yesterday. I’m glad I payed no where near that for mine. I’m also glad I’ve got my set, as I can’t imagine paying nearly £60 for a pair + postage.

So is it someone who reads this website that has bought them on the seeing my previous articles? If you have, please get in touch.

AEEA3815 Mower Bracket

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2011/10/22/thank-you-nev/

Was there ever two Ferguson dealerships in Sheffield? I know of Samuae Wilson & Sons, but the above brochure has come to my attention, The stamp on the Massey Harris brochure shows a Sheffield dealer address. The name reads John I. Fearn (Agricultural) LTD, Howard St, SHEFFIELD, 1. Phone 29078/9. Grams: Fearnco

Wow, Revolutionary stuff. I didn’t think Sheffield was big enough to support 2 Ferguson dealers. Howard Street is down near the central train station.

It may be that this second dealer took over from Wilsons when they stopped being an MF dealer in the early 60s.  I shell make it a priority to investigate.

This all can to light when a member of the FoFH forum said his tractor was registered to a sheffiled dealer in 1961.