This little Grey Fergie has had foot plates added, wheras originally it would have just had the foot pegs. The foot plates make it much easier to get onto the seat, are more comfortabe when driving the tractor and (in conjunction with the added side plates) make for better safety. The wings have been drilled […]
The grey Ferguson TEF 20 we have just bought is in fair condition. The wing skins have been replaced so there is no rot on them, the only thing is they have flexed slightly when they have been tightened down to the brackets which has slightly cracked the paintwork. The bonnett has had some filler […]
We have just purchased a ‘new’ Ferguson TEF 20 tractor, in need of restoration. The first job is to rebuild the engine.
The serial number is 509,339 so that dates it at 1956, and means it was one of the latter tractors to be produced (total production was 517,651). The agent’s plate is difficult to read, […]
The Ferguson TE20 (TE denoting Tractor England) was the first tractor to be produced by Harry Ferguson in the UK. The Banner Lane factory in Coventry was originally an aero-engine factory operated by the Standard Motor Company for the British Government during world war two. After the war an agreement was made between Standard and […]
Wiring diagrams for the electrical system on the Massey Ferguson 35 tractors (including Ferguson TO 35 and Ferguson FE35). The first diagram is for the carburettor engines and the second diagram is for the diesel engine variants. Diagrams include the colour-code information of the cables.
If you are finding it difficult to follow the wiring diagrams, […]
I have a FE35 and am busy redoing the motor as it was spewing oil. Its a Vaporising oil motor, at least I think so because the carb has a 1578 stamped on it. Is there any other way of identifying the actual motor? I also see the only difference would be the S.R. Jet […]
The collective machinery sale at York Auction Centre always pulls in large crowds of buyers and the March auction was no exception. Large crowds always gather for the tractor auction, and it will come as no surprise to Vintage Tractor Engineer readers that the greatest interest is around the vintage and classic tractors.
As with many […]
Vintage Tractor Discussion Forum
Vintage Tractor Engineer has now added a discussion forum to the site. You can use the tractor forum to advertise your spare parts and vintage tractors for free, as well as discuss all your tractor related issues. We’ve started with forums for the MF35 and the TE20, but we’ll add other forums […]
