New Ferguson

Hello all,

First time posting, first time tractor owner.

Picked up a Ferguson today, dont know too much about it apart from the fact it drives really well.

Aiming to finish some work in back paddock over the next week or so then look to start restoration.

Will be trying to find info on it too.

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well it's a TO30. You can tell by the air intake on the top right of the dash. As stated a wealth of knowledge on this forum. Use the search feature as almost any topic has been visited before. Tons of light reading to be had. Enjoy,
 
(quoted from post at 10:19:23 09/21/15) well it's a TO30. You can tell by the air intake on the top right of the dash. As stated a wealth of knowledge on this forum. Use the search feature as almost any topic has been visited before. Tons of light reading to be had. Enjoy,
Welcome to the Forum, Mark.
Delawaresurfman, I respectfully disagree with your ID as a TO-30: although the air intake is indeed where a TO-30 intake would be, the oil filler cap on Mark's tractor is right above the starter, so it's a Standard engine, not a Continental.
I'm betting Mark is in Australia, since he used the term "paddock", so I vote TEA-20. Later TEA-20s had an air intake on the dash, like a TO-30, according to the FENA identification guide.
 
Thanks for sharing
The bumper gives a whole new meaning to 100 lb. steel....:)
Every 12" weighs 100 lbs......
Could be 60 lb. steel.....every foot weighs 60 lbs.
 
Tom, thank you for the correction. As you can see from my post count I am a new tractor owner myself. I have now inherited my grand fathers TO 30 so it will be in the family for over 80 years when I'm done with it. This site is awesome and filled with a lot of knowledgeable people who are willing to help out, thanks
 
Congratulations on having that TO-30 with family history, Delawaresurfman.

And if I know anything at all, it's only because I read it here, or on the Ferguson Enthusiasts site, or in the manuals, or from dealing with knowledgeable people - it sure ain't from my own personal experience!
 

I'm with Tom on it's a TEA-20. The dead give aways are the key switch is mounted low unlike a TO-30 which is mounted up high on the dash, it has the oil fill over the starter which is found on Standard engines, has the two bolts in front and back of the gear shift which was never found on the TO series, and it has the bent throttle lever which was done on later TEA-20's.
 
Good day:
I own a TEA-20 and several parts TEA-20's. If you are not sure about the previous history as to what has been kept up and what has been allowed to escape maintenance please view on this forum.... TED20 - timing chain . The TIMING CHAIN,CAMSPROCKET, CRANK SPROCKET, along with the GOVERNOR WEIGHTS are a mechanical quagmire if allowed to run pass their serviceable life span! Their is a lengthy procedure that you may whish you were aware of before you change the above sprockets. It would serve you well to read all the info in the posting .....TED20 - timing chain.
The TEA-20 is a great little work horse.
PARTS BOOK FORM NO: 693 041 M2 Is of great assistance.
FERGUSON SERVICE MANUAL is a MUST!
The TRACTOR serial number should be visible on an IDENT: tag that you can see when sitting on the operators seat and looking down at the throttle. The serial # shall give you the year it was built. COVENTRY ENGLAND

Bob..
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Mark when you check the serial number I am guessing it will be 172501 or higher. I am under the impression the air intake on the dash was started with the 85mm engine and they used the 85mm at S/N 172501 and up. If you have a factory 12 volt system then the S/N will be 200001 or higher.
 
Thank you Charles. Guess I better stay with the TOs and let the rest of the world look after the TE series. LOL
 


I can't say I really am right Richard , I suppose there may have been some grafting of front and back going on .

This is a six volt bell housing , the bulge in the side for the starter pinion is much shorter than that for the twelve volt also shown .

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Hi again, thanks for the information.

Spent the day out in the paddock with the Ferguson, few hiccups and lessons learnt. Don't let it run out of fuel, very hard to start after and ran like a pig for a good 10 minutes. Secondly don't leave the fuel tap open when not in use for extended period, fills up the air intake with fuel and floods the number 1 cylinder.

Good note, she ran great, pulled like a horse, did exactly what we needed her to do. Gave her a degrease and scrub afterwards, cleaned out the fuel bowl which was full of muck.

Not able to find a serial number, I suspect its the plate behind the steering wheel that is missing?

Have an engine number if anyone is able to translate for me ? S60549F

Cheers
Mark
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Engine number doesn't sound right right , look again , it[u:6c9dad46cc] may[/u:6c9dad46cc] be S C rather than S 6 and may end in an E instead of an F .

The number on a Standard motors engine is stamped on a flat ground surface adjacent to the coil . Usually under 16 coats of rough paint , it takes some stripper or steel wool to clean it well enough to read .
The tractor serial number used to be on the missing plate under the steering wheel . Without it there is no way of telling the exact day the tractor was made but .
if you look at the dip stick to the rear right hand side there is a run of numbers cast into the transmission case .
These run DD MM YY , the year is the last digit of either 1940 or 1950 . So 4 11 1 will be fourth of November 1951 . 9 12 9 will be ninth of December 1949 because the tractors were only made until 1956 . A week or so separated the casting pour from the end of the production line .
 
As Charles in Aus suggested:
Picture taken from archives...Thanks Bob in OZ

"6 7 3" = 6 July 1953. The tractor production date will be a couple of weeks later. At least that will give you the year.

I suspect your carby is a Zenith model 24T2. I can't find any reference to a Zenith 24TZ fitted to Ferguson tractors.

Bob in Oz

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The casting date will only confirm the year of the back end not the entire tractor .
Engine numbers were never fitted sequentially and are not at all accurate even in a ' guesstimate ' as to the year of the tractor's manufacture .
It will take further photos and research to pin down what you actually have . It seems from what has been photographed so far that the front and back parts of the tractor are from different years .
Some clues can be obtained from the original Lucas coil , often stamped with the year made underneath . The Original Lucas generator , also stamped with the year . The original radiator , sometimes stamped on the makers plate . The head , under the valve gear , these can be also stamped , but rarely so .
If the tractor landed in Victoria or New South Wales there may also be an Australian delivery number stamped into the steering turret , adjacent to the gear stick or sometimes on the pivot of the top link rocker . This number will give a month and year as well .
 
Photo of the Engine number, Definately starts with and S but ends in an E

Cheers

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