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Fordson Super Major Wiring Diagram

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Wiring diagram for Fordson Super Major with diesel engine.

By |January 19th, 2021|Major, Tractor Electrics|Comments Off on Fordson Super Major Wiring Diagram

Cold Start of 23C Engine, Minus 6.7 Degrees C

Quite simply, we’ve got a video here of the Standard 23C engine, cold starting from minus 6.7 degrees C.

This is the handy work of our friend Gunter.  Gunter was working on a friend’s MF35 engine, and Gunter says…

The glow candles go 1.2 cm into the antechamber and get red-hot in 5 seconds. I’m excited . […]

By |January 19th, 2021|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|Comments Off on Cold Start of 23C Engine, Minus 6.7 Degrees C

Completed Ferguson FE35 Golden Grey Restoration

We’ve already seen the first part of a Ferguson FE-35 restoration. Gert Jan sent us a video of the rebuilt engine, starting up from cold.

Now, after working on all the other components, the tractor restoration is completed.  And boy, is it looking good!

Gert Jan originated from a farming family, and after completing the restoration […]

By |December 13th, 2020|MF35 FE35 TO35, Tractor Stories|Comments Off on Completed Ferguson FE35 Golden Grey Restoration

MF35 Diesel In Oil and Over Running Engine

Question

My MF35 has been a joy to use for many years but is has now been parked up for some time.  I’m missing it and would like to have it back to its old self.

Back then I was servicing it and noted that the sump oil level was actually rising and getting a bit thinner.  […]

By |December 11th, 2020|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|Comments Off on MF35 Diesel In Oil and Over Running Engine

MF 230 Sleeve Fitted To Top Cover

Last week we got called out to a Massey Ferguson 230, which works as a scraper tractor on a large dairy farm. The tractor gets used daily, and it’s very much a working machine.

The cross shaft had worn through its bushes and into the casting of the hydraulic top cover. Seemingly it had […]

By |November 24th, 2020|Hydraulics|Comments Off on MF 230 Sleeve Fitted To Top Cover

Video: Cold Starting 23C Diesel Engine

Vintage Tractor Engineer has been sent photos and video from the Netherlands where a Gold and Grey Ferguson FE-35 with the 4 cylinder Standard 23C engine is being restored.

Here are a few photos, and a video of the morning start up at 6 degrees C.

And here’s the video of the engine starting […]

By |December 10th, 2019|Engines|Comments Off on Video: Cold Starting 23C Diesel Engine

Resources To Accompany Our Video Guides

If you have just purchased one of our video guides, then you may find the following resources useful for the repair of your tractor.

 
Perkins 3A.152 Engine Rebuild Video
Perkins AD3.152 Direct Injection Engine DIfferences (free video)
3A.152 data and tightening torques
3A.152 Engine specification and more torque figures
Injector nozzle pressure setting

 
Standard 23C Engine Rebuild Video
MF35 (23C) torque figures
Fitting […]

By |January 30th, 2019|Articles/News|Comments Off on Resources To Accompany Our Video Guides

Roadless Ploughmaster 65

Vintage Tractor Engineer likes to go to a sale and see some vintage tractors go under the hammer.  This Roadless was sold October, 2018 at the same sale as a Doe Triple D (see the video of the Doe being sold).

The 1969 Roadless was certainly in its working clothes, it had a Duncan cab and […]

By |November 20th, 2018|Articles/News, Ford/Fordson|Comments Off on Roadless Ploughmaster 65