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13th December
Hi Tim,
The photo’s are from the last few days as you can see the axle pin is fixed firm to the cradle but does have some wear on the pin and the bush is not to bad. I tried a heavy hammer with a large bolt in the pin. I tried to knock it out with no luck so decided to leave as is.

24th November
Hi Tim, ordered parts from Silver Fox yesterday arrived today with 10% discount I quoted offer EBAY10. I prefer to go direct than eBay. NEW PARTS DO LOOK GOOD.

20th November
Valves, Version 4 on the sheet.c
I am having great difficulty getting the inlet valves MM 31.400 approx across the tops still waiting to hear from one of the dealers he promised to get back to me on Monday my present valves have a wear ridge.

Tags: Roy, TED-20, Valve

What a fab time was had by all at the Newark Tractor show 2010. I didn’t think it could get any better than last year. Pictures are available here Newark 2010

I picked up a grey canvas seat cover for my tractor from  Old20 parts. My bum is now a lot warmer.

I picked up some thicker gasket material as the tractor is leaking oil where the fuel lift pump joins the engine block. I just don’t seem to be able to get the fiddlie bolts tight enough. 

Transport Box info

I’ve been updating the link box page as I’ve been sent information/pictures about the barrow conversion from James, the barrow was part of the the Ferguson accessory range and converted the transport box into a Wheelbarrow. Phil at the www.fergusontrailershop.co.uk is also  reproding the barrow conversion.

http://www.fergietrailershop.co.uk/index3.html

Earlier Article about the Ferguson Trailer shop 

I’d like to put together some drawings myself for people to have a go at making there own, It doesn’t look that difficult! A project for the new year.

Strange Item

Anyone know what this is? a reader sent in the picture. The item came with a MIL loader that was purchased but the reader doesn’t know what this bit is for, do you? I haven’t seen it on the MIL parts list either.

To me it looks as though the right hand end could go onto the tractor just below thw top link. with the left end having Ferguson 5/8″ Nuts.

 Please get in touch if you do know what it is.

Oil Pressure Gauge info to Follow.

Tags: Ferguson Trailer Shop, Newark, Show

Bless me father for I have sinned it’s been over a month since my last post.

Yes there has been a lack of updates for over a month now. The reason for this I’ve got other goals in my sights. The other goals or goal is the Bob Graham Round. A small run in the lake district, 72 miles long, 42 hills climbed, 30 thousand feet of accent oh and you have to complete all this in 24 hours. It’s taking a lot of my time and hence I haven’t had a lot of time for tractors. I’ve made a deal with my wife, I will be let of my normal homely duties as long as I don’t disappear to the garage as well.

Newark Vintage Tractor Show

http://www.newarkshowground.com/information/76/The_Vintage_Tractor_Show.htm

Unless you’ve been living in a barn for the past month you’ll not failed to have noticed it’s Newark Vintage Tractor show at the weekend. The theme this year is David Brown and Case tractors so expect to see lots.
I have pre ordered a canvas seat cover from Old 20 parts for collection at the show. Hopefully I have also had a work with a supplier of second hand parts and I’ve managed to get hold of an original oil pressure gauge, fingers crossed.

Tractor Magazine

http://www.tractormagazine.co.uk

As well as the usual magazines on offer I’ve discovered Tractor magazine recently refreshingly different but I can’t put my finger on why. So I’ll be looking out for it as the newsagent in future.

With all my rantings at the top of this post I did get into the garage at the weekend, start up the tractor, blow up the tyre, move it backward and forward a bit. Then put it back again.

So if you are there on Sunday see you at Newark. We are going to have a look at the sort out.

I have paid the website fees for the next 2 years so I won’t be disappearing any time soon. I still have lots to do on the tractor. If you have questions I’ll still be answering questions on email if you have ny.

Along with the Ryder cup yesterday, due to the tarential rain, I cancelled the ploughing I was surposed to be doing at Loxley. It should be fun, yesterday it wouldn’t have been. So I will resheduled for a few weeks time.

MIG Welding

I’ve been very kindly given a MIG welder. It is a gasless Handymate model from SIP. At the moment I have no idea how to use it. I am hoping I will be using it for repairing the linkbox I picked up from Worcester a couple of weeks ago.

Chance of a Lifetime

A big thank you to Andy Duff for sending me a copy of this film. I think my Dad talked up the Ferguson tractor screen time in this movie. I’ve been after a copy for 5 years now and last weekend I finally watched it. It was an interesting film but not a classic. The Ferguson shots were minimal. The main tractor item was a reversible plough the likes of I haven’t seen before. I wondered if anyone recognised the design.

Start a Transport Box page

Restoration, what I started with, photo’s etc. sizes what I did.

Link here

Roy has a new shed.
My friend Roy has had his tractor kicked out of the garage it’s been living in for the past couple of years. His daughter wants to convert the garage to another room. She hasn’t been completely cruel though she had built him a shed to store it in. There looks as though there is enough room for a plough and a work bench.  The bench and a bit more lighting is still to follow.

Here is to many hours of happy tinkering ahead.

SO where do you keep your tractor? Send up some pictures and I’ll start a page of the best.

I’ve made a start on repairing the linkbox I collected at the weekend.  The frame is in good condition and just needs going over with the flapper disk on the angle grinder to remover the surface rust. The sheet metal on the other hand is in a bad way with more holes than material. My plan is to cut away the metal sheet and replace it with new.  I’m trying to keep the angular sections along the top edge attached as it correctly spaces out the frame without having to setup a jig when welding it back together.

At this point my 2 year old son took over the picture taking. I think his pictures might be better than mine.

It will be good to have a general box to put on the back of the tractor for carrying stuff around.

Newark Vintage Tractor show 2010

I have mentioned it before but Newark show is on the way Novenber 13th-14th. Roy and I are going and we’ve saved a whole £2 by getting advanced tickets and more importantly it saves queuing up with everyone else to get in on the day.

Link To Newark Tractor Show info here

As ever I have a couple of parts I’m interested in buying and It will be nice to look round the Ferguson Club and FoFH stands.

Andy’s Whizzer thing.

I’ve had a couple of emails from Andy who got in touch initially about a whizzer thing he uses to clean nuts and bolts. I’ll let Andy explain.

I had a look on Screwfix and I came up with this,  Drill attachment that could be used with a normal drill. I’d be interested in some pictures and details about the supplier please Andy.

A couple of emails later and Andy also let it slip he has a copy of the 1950 film “chance of  lifetime” my dad told me about this film 5 years ago and I’ve been keen to get hold of a copy as it features lots of Ferguson footage. Andy is sending me a copy in the post and I can’t wait to see it. Thanks in advance Andy. It might be time to get yourself a Ferguson!

This is a picture Colin in Ireland sent me.  A man called David from Worcester was moving house and wanted this 9S-KE-20 Spring Tine, Cultivator and Link box to go to a good home so he got in touch with Colin through Colin’s webpage. Living in Ireland It would be difficult for Colin to collect. So with David’s permission Colin asked if I could find a use for them. How could I turn down free implements. I had to hire a trailer and a round trip of 230 miles but free apart from that.

It took a couple of weeks to organise everything as David had moved out and a new owner Mike had moved in. I eventually contacted Mike and he was happy for me to collect the items. Mike and his son even gave me a hand loading the items. It was a lovely spot under some trees in a 3 acre orchard full of fruit trees. I was in full day dream mode on what I’d do with 3 acres and a Ferguson tractor!

I got everything home and now I just had to work out where everything was going to go as I only have 1 small garage.

The tines are stored under the tractor for now all 8 of them. there was one missing when I collected it.

WANTED

As I am one tine short (just the two curved metal sections) if anyone has an used or spare spring tine for the 9S-KE-20 or S-KE-20 I would be very interested in speaking to you.

I would also like to get hold of an original Spring tine cultivator 9S-KE-20 or S-KE-20 instruction manual. Have you got a duplicate or one you no longer need? Please get in touch.

And finally the points at the end of the springs are technically know as shovels and are available in 2.5″ , 2″ and smaller widths does anyone know where I can buy 9 new replica  shovels?

Tags: 9S-KE-20, Free, Implements, Link Box, Transport Box

We spent a pleasurable Sunday at Stanhope show.  But what made my day was the drive home. I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for Ferguson tractors and implements, over a wall, in an open barn door, under a lean too. So I made the driver turn round when I spotted a grey tractor in an open garage.

I’m glad I did turn around because I had a fab chat with the owner.. You will notice a tyre in front of the garage well it was only by standing on the rim that the owner was tall enought to close the door.

He was very proud of his tractor and wanted to get it out of the garage even though he’d just put it away so I could take the picture. I persuaded him not to. He was fixing a leak in the radiator which he had traced to a crack in the  cap. If you know who he is or any more about him please get in touch.

Some other pictures from the show.

All of my wife’s gossip magazines seem to have lists of the top 10…… Holiday destinations, ways to get your man, must have fashion items for this season. Not that I read them!
So what has all that got to do with Ferguson tractors I hear you asking yourself? I thought it would be fun to jump on the bandwagon and list my top 5 Ferguson tractor related lists. This article is an audience participation event. I would like as many of you as possible to click on the link “My top 5″ and give me your list title and the top 5 items that makeup that list. Maybe you think one of my lists needs changing or think I’ve missed something. Please get in touch. Here are 3 of my top 5′s to start you off.

Top 5…Ferguson DVD’s

1. Ferguson on the farm part 1
2. Ferguson on the farm part 2
3. Building The Dream
4. Rebuliding The MF35 23c Engine
5. Tractor Restoration: Paintwork

1. Ferguson on the farm part 1 & 2. Ferguson on the farm part 2,
Tricky to pick one from the other. I bought number 1 first and then number 2 followed quickly after. The commentry and camera work are fantastic. The DVD’s show you all about Ferguson tractors and implements, how to use them and what they are used for. It was these DVD’s that first showed me the huge range of ferguson items available. I’ve transfered them to my iPod and take them everywhere with me. It’s a good job I bought these on DVD and not Video as I would have warn the tape out by now.
Link: http://www.oldpond.com/acatalog/ferguson_on_the_farm_part_1.htm
3. Building The Dream,
The first in a series of Archive films looking at the Ferguson and Massey Ferguson history. I only ever watch the last 20mins of this DVD. It contains a walk through of the complete production facility at Banner Lane, where Ferguson tractors were produced. The film takes you from machining metal at the start to a finished tractor being loaded onto a lorry at the end with every stage in between. Fascinating
link: http://www.secondsightproductions.co.uk/shop/the-massey-ferguson-archive-series-br-volume-one
4. Rebuliding the 23c Engine
This proved invaluable to me, a man in the street who had never taken the cylinder head off an engine before let alone strip and rebuild a 20c TEF-20 diesel engine. I watched it over and over in preparation for the stripdown and rebuild. Although not identical to the 20c (as fitted to a TEF-20) the 23c engine is fitted to the FE35 and MF35 4 cylinder. Very clear explanation and camera work again.
Link: http://vintagetractorengineer.com/2009/01/massey-ferguson-35-23c-engine-rebuild-dvd/
5. Tractor Restoration: Paintwork
I’ve followed Alan for years mostly at Newark show so it was great when he finally bought out a DVD. This was the inspiration for painting the dashboard to the standard it became.
Link: http://www.oldpond.com/acatalog/tractor_restoration.html

Top 5…Ferguson Related Books

1. Ferguson Service Manual (Original)
2. Ferguson TEF-20 Parts Manual (Original)
3. Ferguson Mouldboard Plough Manual (Original)
4. Ferguson Implements and accessories
5. Diesel Tractor Instruction Manual

1. Ferguson Service Manual (Original)
No job undertaken on your Ferguson tractor should be started without consulting the Bible. Copies are available from many sources
2. Ferguson TEF-20 Parts Manual (Original)
For me this goes hand in hand with item 1. many of the bolt sizes are listed for re ordering. It’s always nice to point to a picture when you have to find a replacement. An alternative pictorial view of what the Ferguson service manual is saying in words.
3. Ferguson Mouldboard Plough Manual (Original)
If you no nothing about ploughing, and I know nothing about plough this was the starting point of how to plough and what I should be achieveing. no nonsense, spin or hype like you get with alot of publications these days.
4. Ferguson Implements and Accessories
Written by John Farnworth, What is it’s part number, what did it do, what are the variations. What does it look like.
5. Diesel Tractor Instruction Manual
For the day to day use of your TEF-20 Diesel tractor this Small book tells you what you need to know, how to start it, how to stop it, how to use the Kigass cold start system, how much water goes in the radiator or oil in the engine and what type. When should that be greased.

Top 5…Workshop Tools

1. Ferguson Spanner
2. Britool 1/2″ Speed Brace
3. Record Vice, 6″ jaw
4. 48 piece Argos cheap as chips spanner set (metric and imperial)
5. Britool 1/2″ A/F and Whitworth tool box and tools (Original)

On my visit to a couple of the shows this year I have bumped into Ian Taylor, his brother and their father. Quoting from their website they are. “..a small family run organisation, we restore vintage tractors to their former glory,…” The tractor and 3ton trailer I saw at Bakewell and Ashover shows where restored to a very hight standard. Ian and I got talking about the specifications of the 3Ton trailer. Ian said he had a publication showing more information and  he would dig it out and let me have a copy. Well he has also very kindly said that I can share the information with the website readers so here it is. Download more information about the ferguson trailers, click on the picture below.

Ian also told me about Darley Dale Festival of Transport, http://www.festivaloftransport.org/ happening this weekend 11th – 12th September, Follow the website for more information.

Take a look at the Taylor Family’s website http://taylorvintagetractors.webs.com for more information about what they can do for your tractor and how to get in touch.

René, A regular contributor to the site, has also been in touch regarding information about an online parts list for the 717 3ton trailer. The 717 is a later version of the ferguson 3 ton trailer (can someone confirm this please) Thanks for the link René.

http://www.annatefka.nl/mf_ond_boek/machines/717_3_ton_trailer.pdf

Tags: 3 Ton Trailer, Ferguson Trailer