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Resources To Accompany Our Video Guides

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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 Vintage Tractor Engineer|January 30th, 2019|Articles/News|Comments Off

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 Vintage Tractor Engineer|November 20th, 2018|Articles/News, Ford/Fordson|Comments Off

Auction of Doe Dual Drive (Triple D) Tractor – Video

When Vintage Tractor Engineer heard about an upcoming auction of vintage tractors, which included a Doe Triple D, to be held at Lindholme near Doncaster on the 18th of October 2018, he couldn’t help himself but to go and have a look.

There were some interesting lots, including a Roadless and a Massey Ferguson 1100, but […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|October 27th, 2018|Articles/News, Ford/Fordson|1 Comment

County Six Wheel Drive Video

Alf has kindly sent us a video of his 6 wheel drive county trencher conversion working in Sweden (commentry in Swedish, but a nice video to watch anyway). Alf calls it his 6*6.

Direct link to the video on Youtube.

Drainage work is a skill that comes from experience, and it’s clear to see that Alf is […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|January 21st, 2018|Articles/News|Comments Off

Restored MF35 23C Engine – Australia

We have already taken a look at Geoff’s V8 Ferguson tractor. Now there must have been some head scratching moments when he was trying to fit that engine into the Ferguson!

But that isn’t Geoff’s only tractor. He’s also been busy with a 4 cylinder diesel MF35 and there’s a MF135 and a Leyland 154 also […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|August 9th, 2017|Articles/News|1 Comment

Ferguson With V8 Engine (video)

Geoff from Australia has kindly sent in a video of his Ferguson tractor, but his one’s a bit different.

Geoff and his friends have fitted a 4.2 litre Holder V8 engine into the little tractor – and does it sound sweet!

I think it’s fair to say there’s a bit of customisation and adaptation been needed here. […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|August 9th, 2017|Articles/News|Comments Off

FE35 Restoration – Cigarette Ends And Leaves In Cooling Water

We have written about Gunter’s tractors before here at Vintage Tractor Engineer. He so kindly takes the time to share with us his photos and articles about his tractor. Previous articles…

Gold Belly Resoted To ‘As New’ Condition.

Gunter’s FE35 – Restored photos and video of a cold start.

The problem with us tractor enthusiasts is we get […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|August 8th, 2017|Articles/News|Comments Off

Gunter’s FE35

Contents…

Take a moment to enjoy these photographs of a quite outstanding Ferguson FE35 restoration.
Video of a cold start.

Introduction
Vintage Tractor Engineer loves the colour scheme of the Ferguson FE35 gold and grey tractors. There is just something about them. The colours somehow compliment each other and of course the gold really stands them apart […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|December 20th, 2016|Articles/News, Ferguson / MF, MF35 FE35 TO35|3 Comments