bornfree Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 When I first started in the farm workshop we still ran 7 assorted majors. We kept an engine in the workshop as a spare and just swapped it over when the boys blew one up. That happened fairly often with majors and power majors as they used to remove the air intake pipe so they hit nearly 30 mph. God knows what rpm the engines were doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 When I first started in the farm workshop we still ran 7 assorted majors. We kept an engine in the workshop as a spare and just swapped it over when the boys blew one up. That happened fairly often with majors and power majors as they used to remove the air intake pipe so they hit nearly 30 mph. God knows what rpm the engines were doing. need to avoid that happening then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 so here are some more pictures i took earlier . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 need to avoid that happening then Your safe with a super major they have a mechanical governor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 so many knobs and leavers i have no idea what there for, and i have no idea why it had the fordson major diesel badge on it when that doesnt seem the correct on for the year or model, unless its had a different hood on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 just looking in the book at the serial numbers, im now thinking its a 1963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 what is your intension.......................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) Looks like it may possibly have had a loader fitted at sometime as there appears to be a male hydraulic pipe coming off the gearbox.Loader controlled by the quadrant. Edited October 19, 2017 by wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 They look different with the big front wheels on ,all the ones I`ve driven had the cast wheels with narrow tyres .Older .no doubt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 good old tractors.i used to plow with them many years ago, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Yep,Ransomes with Epic bodies,points held on with a wood peg ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 what is your intension.......................................... in what way sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Looks like it may possibly have had a loader fitted at sometime as there appears to be a male hydraulic pipe coming off the gearbox.Loader controlled by the quadrant. over my head, although i did spot these that looked like add ons so to speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 been looking at it...i think a sand blast prime and respray is on the cards...................lee............you can respray that you are good enough now ............. its been oversprayed...the controls and buttons have been sprayed as well............ think the bulk of the works is in your hyands...........cleaning and spraying.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 .looks like im going to be begging for more storage space soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) The one at the rear would more than likely have been used to tip a trailer or operate the valve on a slurry tanker both would be controlled by the quadrant Edited October 19, 2017 by wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 been looking at it...i think a sand blast prime and respray is on the cards...................lee............you can respray that you are good enough now ............. its been oversprayed...the controls and buttons have been sprayed as well............ think the bulk of the works is in your hyands...........cleaning and spraying.. once stripped, how the hell would i get such a huge chunk of metal anywhere to get it blasted, thats my thought but sounds a good idea rather than a blow over The one at the rear would more than likely have been used to tip a trailer or operate the valve on a slurry tanker both would be controlled by the quadrant i see whats the quadrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) once stripped, how the hell would i get such a huge chunk of metal anywhere to get it blasted, thats my thought but sounds a good idea rather than a blow over i see whats the quadrant might be for a reverserble plough........... when you are sitting on the seat and reach down to your right you will feel a lever attatched to a semi-circular guide ...that is your "quadrant"...think it is termed "position control lever" you can hire someone to come and do the sand blast............ Edited October 19, 2017 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 might be for a reverserble plough........... when you are sitting on the seat and reach down to your right you will feel a lever attatched to a semi-circular guide ...that is your "quadrant"...think it is termed "position control lever" you can hire someone to come and do the sand blast............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Could operate a reversible plough and in theory many more tools.I was just thinking of a couple of simple ones.we haven't started on the pto yet.This restoration could expand into implements couldn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 im lost already, one thing at once please i did drive a tractor for a few months when i worked on the mew bypass in our village 20 years ago, i used it to tow the diesel bowser to fill all the 360's up and then in the summer i something like a spreader water bowser thing that sprayed water along the haul road to keep the dust down as it was used all day ny the terex's and volvo bm's, so iv used the pto and what not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labstaff Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm so glad you're back restoring something Viking. Loved your land rover thread and I'm looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Could operate a reversible plough and in theory many more tools.I was just thinking of a couple of simple ones.we haven't started on the pto yet.This restoration could expand into implements couldn't it. im begging him to buy a 2 furrow reversable Ransomes TS 82 plough.....one was sold down here last week for £316 quid..!..it would look thye dogs danglies with that all sprayed and done up on the back of the major.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm so glad you're back restoring something Viking. Loved your land rover thread and I'm looking forward to this one! cheers labstaff, i cant see this taking as long as the land rover, but if ditchie has his way it will, he has me down for buying alsorts, everything but the farm, ill end up in the village park ploughing it, then when im done there he will have me over the road at the cricket field discing that im begging him to buy a 2 furrow reversable Ransomes TS 82 plough.....one was sold down here last week for £316 quid..!..it would look thye dogs danglies with that all sprayed and done up on the back of the major.. hows this old boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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