Bought this last night - great club reg number (non-transferable)
cool
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 4:46 pm
by LONGSHOT
cool bit of kit
I did a complete resto on a diesel version about 10 years ago
presume that's a petrol one ?
still got backache from putting the rear wheels on !
yep, just ordered some parts from them - not been started in years but ran fine today after some fettling
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 4:56 pm
by Steve
Very nice....only thing I dont like about old tractors that are restored is the fact that they appear to be assembled then EVERYTHING gets painted one colour. My OCD makes me want to paint everything individually then assemble. I assume they were just covered in paint from the factory???......
Tractors
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 5:13 pm
by DaveD
Assembled then painted to avoid scratching all the paint off during build. The same practice happens today with modern stuff.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 5:27 pm
by latil
A paraffin model Good little things,don't ever buy a 4 cyl diesel one,they never start,3 cyl one (Perkins P3) is fine though. Plenty of spares around these days.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 5:34 pm
by Carl
Old Massey Ferguson I believe?
When I was at Writtle agricultural collage, one of our lectures had a big old grey Massey which he used for ploughing competitions, pulled us out when we got our Tractors stuck during our training in woodland and estate management.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 5:49 pm
by latil
Nope it's a Ferguson,before the take over by Massey Harris. Harry Ferguson of Jensen FF design and many more.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 6:52 pm
by Carl
Close enough.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 14 6:56 pm
by GeneralWee
Yep, a Fergie. It should be a petrol/TVO, as it has 2 tanks however when I decode the engine number, it comes back as a standard engine, not TVO. They recommend running them on petrol only if using them on the road anyway (pub vehicle) so it may have had a different tank fitted. Manufactured 1950 I think.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 14 10:53 am
by latil
Scope for the odd modification
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 14 12:10 pm
by GeneralWee
Oh dear - surely the guy must have something else to do?? Says he with the tractor
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 14 12:51 pm
by Dave81
latil wrote:Scope for the odd modification
Prefer this one.........
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 14 7:25 pm
by GeneralWee
ok, I give in - thats pretty cool - be better with a 440 or a hemi in it
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 14 8:38 pm
by Mossy68
Is that one of them you can start with a 12 gauge blank ??
