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Ferguson FE35 Heater Plug Wiring Diagram

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I have a 23c and need to know how to wire the glow plugs and how long to heat them as i just got my 2nd set of them and dont want to buy any more?
I got the tractor in a basket and my book did not cover wiring.Thanks,

J & L Farms.

I have scanned the […]

By |January 14th, 2009|MF35 FE35 TO35, Tractor Electrics|2 Comments

Ferguson FE35 Golden Grey Hydraulics Not Lifting

Vintage Tractor Engineer has a customer with a hydraulic fault on his FE35 golden grey.  The tractor will lift light implements such as a ridger or spring tine and will lift heavy implements when cold, but when the hydraulics get warm it takes high engine revs to lift the heavier implements such as a rotavator.  […]

Ferguson FE35 Golden Grey

The Ferguson FE35 (Massey Harris Ferguson Company) was manufactured from 1956 until part way through 1957 when production continued under the Massey Ferguson badge and red and grey livery of the MF35. The FE35 was painted in a distinctive contrast of grey tinwork and wheels with golden castings. These distinctive colours gave the tractor a […]

Ferguson FE35 Fuel Tank And Fuel Type

It is important to use the correct fuel in Ferguson tractors that are running on Petrol, lamp oil or TVO, otherwise engine damage may occur. These great little tractors are not always in the ownership of people who have grown up with them, so what seems like an obvious question to some people is important […]

By |January 14th, 2009|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|2 Comments

Ferguson 28 (TE 20) Stuck In Gear

I’ve just got my 1953 MF 28 running, but have struck a problem.

It has jammedin gear, 3rd or 4th, not sure which. Happened after I had it in reverse for about 70m, took it out of reverse facing slightly downhill, and then it somehow got stuck in gear. The next job was to change the […]

By |January 14th, 2009|TE20, Transmissions, Troubleshooting|11 Comments

FE35 Piston Rings And Valve Stem Caps

Steve,

I have stripped and cleaned the 23C which we have. When I removed the first sleeve I thought that I was seeing things. The bottom control oil ring was missing. Upon the removal of all the pistons it appears that somebody has re-ringed this unit previously, and left of the bottom oil control ring on […]

By |January 14th, 2009|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|2 Comments

MF35, FE35, MF35X Serial Numbers And Year Of Manufacture

This information cross references the serial numbers and date / year of manufacture for the Ferguson FE35, Massey Ferguson 35 and Massey Ferguson 35x tractors.

1001 – 9225 1956

9226 – 79552 1957

79553 – 125067 1958

125068 – 171470 1959

171471 – 220613 1960

220614 – 267527 1961

267528 – 307230 1962

307231 – 352254 1963

352255 – 388382 1964

FE35 Standard petrol, V.O. […]

Ferguson TEF20 Blog At Ploughmyfield

Between 1946 and 1956 over 517,000 Ferguson TE 20 tractors were manufactured. We have information for serial numbers and model variants but there are loads of good sites that go into further detail. Friends of Ferguson Heritage is always a good starting point as they have lots of good articles and links to Ferguson sites […]

By |January 14th, 2009|Articles/News, TE20|2 Comments