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I placed a post on The FoFH forum asking for help with item 10 from the above image.

I was looking for an original part, a modern replica or a drawing to fabricate one myself. what I’ve ended up with is an original & matching Ferguson spanner fitting 6.1/2″ long Bolt, item 8.

This is thanks to Nev Carter who saw the post and offered one. Nev lives in Australia! so he is sending it all the way to the UK for me. I have of course paid for the postage but that’s all as Nev wouldn’t let me pay for the parts.

Thank You Nev, I’ll let you know when they arrive.

Tags: 5A-EE-B20, A-TE-59

9S-KE-20

I’m over the moon with this set of pictures. One leg down 8 more to go. I then have the frame to paint and assemble as well. It looks fab and the nice new black reversible shovels are all down to a Friend Bob who dropped 6 of them off tonight.  He also supplied the plough bolts 7/16″ x35mm (that’s what it said on the packet). Thank you Bob. I feel really ungrateful but I could do with 3 more shovels to complete the 9 in total that I’ll need for the whole implement.

[update]

An update from Bob he intended to send 9 shovels. So he’s sorting the remaining 3 out. That’s fantastic news.

Tags: 9S-KE-20

Saturday 15th October 2011 saw the 120th Norton Plough match. The start time was 10am with 4 hours to complete your plot. and the weather, by the looks of the photo’s wonderful

our roving reporter Roy Hutchinson was there and sent this report,

Hi Tim, what a lovely sunny day  I met Maurice again ex lorry driver from Samual Wilson & Sons plus  a chap living in Norton with 2 Fordsons he has driven to a Show near Ollerton plus the Ashover show and the Derbyshire charity run very interesting to talk to but did not invite me to view.

Regards Roy..

http://www.nortonshow.co.uk/ for more information of next years event and an entry form.

It’s so close to me 2012 could be the year I enter. Not having any transport for the tractor means I have to drive it everywhere I want to take it. Thanks for the report Roy.

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I am over the moon as I now have a set of new brakes that work.

I helped as a friend Ted Watkins, who originally worked for Samuel Wilson & Sons The Ferguson dealer in Sheffield, fitted new rear seals, gaskets,shims  and brakes to the tractor some weeks ago. The brakes haven’t stopped the tractor well since and Ted assured me they would take time to bed in. This weekend we jacked the tractor up and removed the brake drums to reveal high points on the brakes. The high points were filed and the tractor is stopping much better, a 200% improvement. They still need a bit more bedding in.

I’ve seen a couple of online discussions about how poor the brakes on a Ferguson tractor are after replacing them. Maybe they just need  a bit of time to bed in. The pictures show high spots on either edge of the shoe which indicates the brakes where fitted correctly.

A-TE-59, 5A-EE-B20

I have to write this information down or my head is going to explode. I’m searching for nuts and bolts for several items and it’s difficult juggling it all in my head at the same time. (Yes I do only have a small brain)

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The picture shows a set of original Ferguson cast stabiliser brackets in undercoat paint. If you look closely you will see RH stamped on the one on the left (above the lower hole). You can also notice the poor quality in the corners of the castings.

The stabiliser brackets I bought so many months ago now look resplendent in there final coat of Ferguson grey. I am resourcing the bolts that hold them in place below the mudguards.  I got the bolt  lengths completely wrong in my first article on the subject.

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/2011/02/16/bars-stays-and-arms-a-te-59/

There are,

Item 8, 3 off 5/8″ UNF x6.1/8″ Long Hex bolts (with 1.1/16″ A/F head)

Item 9, 3 off 5/8″ UNF x6.1/8″ Long Hex bolts (with 1.1/16″ A/F head)

The problem with the above 2 items is they won’t fit the ferguson spanner as modern equivalents will have a 15/16″ A/F head size. So my dilemma is, do I buy now ones and put up with them not fitting. or do I buy longer bolts, cut the head off, thread them and screw on one of the 1.1/16″ nuts that I sell, then weld the nut on?(A lot of work)

I think I have to have the heads to fit the spanner even with the work involved. I know Patrick at fergiland used to sell the bolts which he has specially made but the supplier has not wanted to produce any more.

Item 7, can be purchased as a sparex part S.49169 and is about £2.50 each.

I have the pins, chain and split pin, items 2-5.

Does anyone have a spare, or have the dimension for item 10 the anchor the mower attaches to?

9S-KE-20

I couldn’t resist this small format Instruction manual I found on eBay even though I have the earlier large format Instruction manual & separate parts manual. The later small book combines the two and is in a lot more portable format. Pure extravagance.

So now I’m looking for parts.

From the above parts list I’m looking for

item 9, 9 off 7/16″ UNF x 1.3/4″ Cultivator Bolt

item 10, 9 off 7/16″ UNF x 1.3/8″ Cultivator Bolt

I’ve found some MF part numbers for the above items as either a cultivator bolt, or a plough bolt. Ideally I’d want Cultivator bolts but I’d settle for plough bolts.

Now all I have to do is find an online source for Ferguson parts where I can enter the MF part numbers.

[update]

Sparex again have the parts.

item 9, S.21467 come in packs of 10, I’d need 2 packs

item 10, isn’t listed but  1.1/2″ long is S.21466 come in packs of 10, I’d need 2 packs

The above can all be ordered online from  http://www.malpastractors.co.uk/

Tags: 5A-EE-B20, 9S-KE-20, A-TE-59

So this is my second attampt at owning a Ferguson mower. I regretfully scrapped the last one as it was seized and rusty. I didn’t remove many parts before the scrap man took it away. I know now I should have kept it and tried to restore it.

This one however looks in a much better condition. It has been collected by a friend an I haven’t seen it myself yet.

From the photo’s I can see. the PTO is there, Tie Rod, Optional Parking stands, Swage board, 2 knives in a wooden holder.

Also supplied with the mower is a box of bits. Hopefully I should have some more info and pictures soon.

Thanks Chris for this photo.

It shows the spring and break away bar

Tags: 5A-EE-B20, Mower

I’m getting behind in a number of requests for information. So I’ve decided to post them all together in one go. Now I have a new baby to look after as well as my first son time is even more limited and I’m still on paternity leave!

Diesel Cable Bracket

I have had a request for a drawing of the cable clip I made that holds the steel conduit from the battery to the start in place.

http://www.ploughmyfield.com/files/TEFCableBracket.pdf

Jack Measurement.

information to follow

Question from a reader.

Wow you have set yourself a challenge. There are a number of questions you need to answer before going any further. first off, how much money where you thinking of spending? Second how much spare time do you have? What type of engine block is it? There are 6 all together that yours could be I think . Fuel type is the easiest place to start. diesel, petrol, TVO? 6 volt or 12 volt electrics The best thing to do is take a load of pictures and send them to me. left side right side, under the bonnet, back, front, close up either side of the engine. That will do for starters.

Beamish Auger in action again

This is an amazing Auger. At some point in it’s life it has lost the two original cast arms that stick out from the tractor. The current two arms have been fabricated not cast. Again just a picture Chris hasn’t work out how to take movies with his phone, one day!

After posting this item charles has been in touch with some words of wisdom. I don’t know everything and don’t claim to. This website is a journey. It’s a discovery, for all I hope.

Tim,  welcome back from the recent hack and congratulations on the new family addition.The post holer at Beamish is very similar to mine and yes they are an amazingly powerful machine ,the DFE20 as it was designated always had fabricated steel lift arms,the cross member differed over the years and according to which country they were made in. Some cross members ,particularly the English made ones were cast and hansome in design , the Australian and other overseas models used the same  British made gear box and lift arm design but used a simpler more utilitarian cross member as shown in the attached pictures. The fabrication of arms and cross member and in some cases the auger itself , at least here in Australia was in order to satisfy local content laws and avoid import tarrifs. Beamish’s auger looks to be complete  ,it just has arms that were repaired a little crudely at some time. The instruction book for it suggests that the arms are suitable as a lifting crane! perhaps that is how the damage occurred. I believe a slip clutch was available for this implement , I have never seen one and would love to source one in order to protect the gearbox from overload. Regards Charles

9S-KE-20

Update implement is now back from the shot blasters and it’s come up much cleaner than I thought.

(before and after pictures)

Not from a reader

OK first let me start with a question.

I’ve purchased a length of steel conduit to go from the battery to the starter motor. The conduit however doesn’t go all the way to the starter motor and stops early. Can someone please leave a comment with the length the conduit should be and also the length of the wire from battery to carter motor. Mine i fear is anything but the original length.

and the place I got the conduit is……

http://www.vintagesupplies.com search for the work conduit

I have also purchased smaller bore conduit to run wire from the mudguard lights to the switch on the dashboard. There should be enough of the large diameter stuff to protect the lighting wires under the front axle (as original).

I have bought a Ferguson mower (Again)

(Details to follow)

Tags: 9S-KE-20

Zoe Bethany Ray, 7Ibs 7ozs, 12:59 on 21st sept 2011

If you’ve sent me an email in the past week I’m sorry for not replying yet, things have been a little bit frantic with the arrival of my second child.
So how much Tractor time will I hope to get in the coming months? Not very much has to be the answer.

Welcome back after a week of “downtime” the site is back up and running again.
Thank you for all the messages of support and help. Normal service has hopefully been resumed.

Toolbox fitted

I Finally got the tool box fitted to the radius arm of my TEF-20 tonight. below picture showing the before and after. I should have fitted the tool box to the left hand rear mudguard as my serial number dictated. It was only later in production that the tool box was fitted to the radius arm. Later FE-35′s also had their toolboxes fitted to the radius arm.

Before as it arrived.

Tool Box as fitted tonight.

9S-KE-20 Update

Its amazing how small a Ferguson implement shrinks down to once  you’ve taken it apart. Here is my S9-KE-20 all ready to go off to the shot blasters,.

Tags: 9S-KE-20, Tool Box