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Ferguson TE20 Fill-Up Data

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We get a lot of people asking for the fluid capacities of these tractors, so here they are…

Engine Sump 6.8 litres

Air Cleaner 0.45 litres

Cooling System

TE-A/D20 8.5 litres

TE-H20 9.6 litres

TE-F20 8.5 litres

Transmission Casing 22.8 litres

Belt Pulley 0.28 litres

Fuel Tank

TE-A20 36 litres

TE-D/H20 31.5 litres and 4.5 litres

TE F20 31.85 litres, auxiliary 3.4 litres, Kigass 0.43 litres

Steering […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|June 17th, 2012|Serial Number And Data, TE20|Comments Off

Perkins A3.152 Engine Rebuild Trailer, Part 1

People keep asking us when we are going to make a DVD for the Perkins A3.152 engine. We promised it a long time ago, and now we’ve actually got started on the project. The first stage of filming is complete and so here’s a quick two minute taster of why this engine was […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|May 24th, 2012|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|9 Comments

Restored FE35 4 Cylinder Starting In Cold Weather

We often get emails and photos from customers who have restored their tractors (and it’s great to see how people have got on).

Andrew (who incidently has a quaint little holliday cottage in Whitby) has sent us a video of his grey and red FE35 starting up from cold in winter time…

Andrew thought the video may […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|April 17th, 2012|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|6 Comments

Wanted – Ferguson And Massey Ferguson Badges

Adam Glenday, creative director for AGCO Corporation (AGCO is the parent company of Massey Ferguson) has contacted Vintage Tractor Engineer. Adam is looking for Ferguson and early Massey Ferguson grill badges to put on their displays.

Many of us have these badges but usually they’re attached proudly to the front of our tractors! However, maybe you […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|February 23rd, 2012|Articles/News|2 Comments

How Much Is A Fordson Dexta tractor Worth?

I suppose it’s a how long is a piece of string question, however…

Before restoration. Somewhere between £900 and £2,250. The lower price would be for a tractor that had rusted or bent panels and needed full engine rebuild with further mechanical work. The higher price would be for a tractor that was […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|February 5th, 2012|Dexta|2 Comments

MF35 Hydraulic Oil Replacement

Andrew asks…

Hi,

Having completed a full strip down and rebuild of the engine according to the dvd I have now bought the Hydraulics dvd and am about to start looking at that end of the tractor.

I noticed that Ian mentions using multigrade oil in the gearbox/hydraulics. Having Googled this and looking at a few forums […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|January 29th, 2012|Hydraulics, MF35 FE35 TO35|Comments Off

Ford 3000 Tractor Completes 40 Years Of Work

Vintage Tractor Engineer has had this video sent in of a 1972 Ford 3000. While most of our tractors have been busy tending fields during their lives this one has had a different job to do…

THE FLOOD from Juicy Studios on Vimeo.

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|January 29th, 2012|Ford/Fordson|Comments Off

1962 MF35 Photos

Vintage Tractor Engineer always likes to hear from MF35 owners from across the world who kindly send in photographs of their tractors, especially when we get the serial number. This helps build a catalogue of tractors that we can use to compare against our own machines – particulary helpfull when trying to do an authentic […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|December 23rd, 2011|MF35 FE35 TO35|Comments Off

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