Would appreciate any help

I will try and make this as brief as possible, but want to give as accurate of picture as I can. I had a friend (85 years old) who passed away last year and his widow has given me his tractor. I am not a mechanic, but have driven tractors since I was 10 years old.

The tractor is a Ford 2000, with a Super Dexta badge on the front. I have searched every inch of the tractor and cannot find a serial number (checked every flange, etc.) but I do have these numbers found from various areas on the tractor
957E 7505C T2
M9H
Beneath the seat ? T6 N8H
957E 7005 T4 A4
957E 4012C
CKN13721G
I believe the tractor is a 63-64 Fordson Super Dexta rebadged as a Ford 2000 , built in England, shipped to the US.

I don't know much about the tractor, other than it ran 5 years ago... its a diesel... and I cant get it to crank ... cant even get fire to the starter. I purchased a new battery a couple weeks ago, hooked it up,went through the steps to start, no fire at all, the battery is good.

I will try and include a few pictures on this post (this is my first post) and any help that anyone can give, suggestions, etc., I would greatly appreciate. I am sure I need to buy some parts, but am not exactly sure of what I have, nor which way to go. Any help or comments would be greatly appreciated.
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itsa Fordson Super Dexta made in England. Powerful n Thrifty little tractor. Best to NOT USE ETHER on her if at all possible. Serial # is on the vertical flange between the engine n transmission opposite side from the starter. additional info and help at fordsontractorpages.nl Best of Luck pwb
 
According to the codes you posted your tractor is 1962 so it would be an early Super Dexta. They were introduced in April 1962, yours dates from October/November that year.

As BM has said, your serial number is on the flange between engine and clutch housing on the clutch side. It will be stamped not cast and the letters and numbers will look a bit strange but that is due to the dies used by Ford. The serial number will start "09B".

Some of the other numbers you quote that are cast not stamped are mould numbers so will be the same on all tractors.

Your starter problems are possibly due to the "modified" wiring you have on the tractor. From the picture of the solenoid there seems to be a disconnected wire with a ring terminal next to the solenoid. I am pretty sure that this is the power feed to the tractors electrics and without it connected you will have no power to the ignition switch and from that down to the switch on the top of the starter which engages the solenoid and through that, the starter. The ring terminal should be fitted to the battery (power) terminal on the solenoid.
 
in addition, i think that you should go thru the bleeding procedures to insure there is NO AIR in the injection pump and lines. then you may want to just have someone hook a chain to her and pull start for the first time to save wear on the starter. to me it also helps to diagnose the fuel issue to barely loosen the injection lines at the head to insure that fuel is present and no air in the lines. once it fires keep the wrench handy and re-tighten them at once. I think you will be well pleased once you have sorted out a few minor issues. brownsmule in NC
 

My thanks to each and every one of you for your replies. I appreciate it more than you know. Great advice from each of you.

A question regarding the unattached wire, should it be connected to the top of the solenoid or bottom? My late friend was an expert mechanic, the type of guy who could fix or tinker on anything. When I saw this unattached wire, I thought, oh no, there is no telling what its for. LOL My thanks again to all of you.
 
From what I can see in the picture the wire should go to the top terminal on the
solenoid. Check that the heavy wire goes to the battery terminal.

Just an observation, the wires from the battery to the solenoid and from the solenoid
to the starter do not look to be a very heavy gauge. The wires fitted when new would
not have formed a knot like there is in the wire you have fitted.

A diesel requires a large current flow when starting, especially when cold, far more
than a petrol engine. This may cause you a problem in the future.
 

Thanks Roger! I am learning as I go.

Question for anyone who see's this... I have read that these tractors were 6 volt tractors.. is that correct? Is there anyway I can tell if it was converted to 12 volt?
 
Ford2000Georgia,

The Dextas were factory 12 volt Positive earth. Since I had to rewire mine with new gauges I switched the battery to negative ground. The Lucas starter does not care. It also makes it a snap to use American alternators such as GMs 10si easy to install. I am not a purist as it would break me financially to restore to spec. Mine are working horses not show ponies. I don't know whether aftermarket starters with built in solenoid pinions can be switched.
 
This gear box does not have a neutral switch, but it is always a good idea to put both gear shift levers in the center or non engaged position. People get run over/killed in all makes of tractors by not making sure of this.
Never stand in front or behind the tractor when trying to start it. Either sit in the seat or use a remote starter switch.
 
I used my Dexta over the week end. No one has asked the question we would not rather ask: have you turned the KEY ON on the small panel in front of the gear shift levers?? I know my key switch is on its last breath so I just hold the start lever down and turn the key until it makes connection and starts the engine.......... Among many things that could be wrong it is possible that the key switch is bad. Too bad the previous owner is not around to fill in all the little things you need to know without finding out the hard way. Hope it is running by now.
 

Looks like the original relay on the starter may have gone bad and he wired in another relay the activate the starter motor.
This would require pushing down on the lever to engage the bendix and then activating the starter with another switch or button. If there's no extra buttons or switches he may have wired it to the manifold heater button. It would have be some type of momentary switch or else the starter motor would run all to time burning itself up.
 



My Super Dexta had a LOT of wiring problems when I bought it. I ended up completely redoing it and creating a schematic. I will post it, but remember it's something I created, not what it was originally.
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