Ferguson Tractor

slowfolk

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Helping my grandson repair this tractor and trying to determine the correct model. The serial number found under the steering wheel and above the throttle is
TO-53705. It does not fall under any of the 6 models listed. When he got the tractor the battery had been changed from 6 volt to 12 volt. After leaving the ignition switch on and burned all of the wires leading to the switch, voltage regulator, coil, and distributor. The nut holding the wire on the distributor was corroded that it would not come off. Finally the stud turned inside the distributor and broke the insulator that the points connected to. This tractor has an extra feature on it that allows the tractor to move very slow when doing ground tiling.
Any help in identifying the model would be appreciated.

Thank you
 
That appears to be a late '51 TO20.

The wiring is simple on those. Time for a complete rewire.

If you are going for show, you can get the original style cloth/rubber insulation. Or if going for a 12v/alternator conversion, you can custom make the harness any way you need it.

You can buy the insulator block for the distributor, or if it broke clean, just super glue it back together.
 
Your tilling feature should be a Howard transmission with the handle on the right side opposite of the PTO engagement handle. The last one of those sold on Ebay for a shade over $1500. The center gear of that transmission is made from
unobtanium. You grind the gears when using it, you will find out how much unobtanium can cost you. Don't force it or grind it. That trans is also not good for pulling stumps.
Get another machine for that.
That trans was dealer installed at one point and was designed to be used the the Howard Rotavaor tiller. That particular tiller bolts around the PTO on the rear of the tractor and has a sliding coupler that engages the PTO shaft to rotate the tines. That sliding coupler means that you can raise the tiller without having the tines spinning chewing up the ground as your trying to simply raise it for transport. If you don't have the Howard Rotavator you can basically either use a transport lock on the 3 point upper arms or a large chunk of timber between the upper arm and the top of the axle trumpet.
 
The howard auxiliary trans would have a lever on the round cover on the right side of the tractor behind your foot on the brake pedal as seen on my '46 ford 2n. If lever is on the left side of the tractor it's likely to be a sherman trans.
As bruce said about the grinding, They are not shift on the fly and the tractor must be at a complete stop to engage.
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