Vintage Tractor Engineer

This is a guest post from Alan Clark…
Here is a detailed explanation of the reason a Series Wound starter motor still rotates the same way regardless of battery polarity.
When Battery Polarity is reversed both Field and Armature currents are reversed [Because it is Series wound]-rotation direction remains the same.
If the Starter [...]

First thing is probably to inspect drive belt and see if it is OK for tension and condition.
Check that dynamo and control box are connected correctly. The larger dynamo terminal must be connected to control box terminal ‘D’. The smaller dynamo terminal connects to control box terminal ‘F’. Check the earth connection to the control [...]

Per at Soggers has recently had an enquiry about converting from a dynamo to an alternator on a FE35.  If you haven’t allready had a look at Per’s website then Vintage Tractor Engineer would recommend it as an interesting read about his FE35 tractor.
Per Said:-
I’ve had an inquiry about converting from a Lucas dynamo to a [...]

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, [...]

Fitting battery leads to your tractor.
When fitting screw clamp type battery terminals to the leads it is important to get a good contact between the terminal and the lead. The problem is that when the clamp screws are tightened, the wires tend to spread out which results in a poor electrical connection and hence an [...]