ploughmyfield.com

I’ve added a page with some amazing pictures of an amazing tractor that only has 7 Hours on the clock.

I love the way it is so imperfect.

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

Tags: Original, TO-30

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!

Tags: not running, Restoration

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

Since Christmas I have had a conversation with John Winnett through email and phone. John is an unusual Ferguson restored as I think he fell into restoring tractors as a bit of a side line. John usually focusses on Vintage Lorries but at some point in the past he has been asked by a client to restore a Ferguson. This has prompted him to restore a TEF-20 for himself and a great job he is making too. Ill health may stop John completing his quest, I hope not as I’d love to see the  project completed. I look forward to visiting John in his workshop when time permits.

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.

Tags: TEF-20

This has to be one of the quickest turn arounds for me. The part was waiting for me on Thursday night when I got home from work and now Friday evening and the part is fitted after being painted. Not bad for a 24 hour turn around.

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!

Tags: Original

Happy birthday to me. To celebrate I’ve bought myself a present, an original Ferguson part to fit to my tractor. It cost me more money in postage than it did to buy. It’s part number 4297 the Shaft from the levelling box to control the height of the right hand lower link arm. Essential when ploughing. (I don’t think my modern replacement currently fitted is the correct length!)

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!!

Tags: 1260Engineer, 4297, John I. Fearn (Agricultural) LTD

My 9S-KE-20 Spring tine cultivator is tonight one step closer to being finished. The garage is a cold place at the moment with overnight temperatures down to -9C in places of late, it’s no fun restoring a tractor or implement. I have distracted myself by trawling eBay for parts and a search the other day came up trumps ofter a year of looking. I’ve been after 2 spring tines to replace a 1 missing (when I collected it)  and 1 damaged tines(due to old age/rust.

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.

Tags: 9S-KE-20, Top Link

Thanks to Roy for sending me a couple of pictures of his TED-20 looking great in the snow.

Tags: SNOW, TED-20

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!

Tags: 5A-EE-B20, Mower

Another job to tick off the list. The completion of the under axle stays project means I now have everything in place to connect the mower in the spring (when it stops snowing) It’s taken much longer than I ever thought it would. looking at the pictures below the rest of the tractor looks in need of some attention against the shiny newly painted  brackets.  Thanks again to Nev for supplying the parts all the way from Oz and Matt for doing the work on the bolt heads.

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.

Tags: A-TE-59