TE20 Ferguson Odd transmission

The other odd thing is that below where the clutch arm enters the left side of the transmission, there is a shaft that goes all the way through the transmission left and right that have pedals on each side to be operated by foot. On the right side, the pedal locks down similar to a parking brake, but these are not for the brakes as there are pedals for that going to the rear axle.

What type of transmission is this, and what does the left and right pedal do????? Is this a Sherman tranny or???

Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Jason.

Am I misunderstanding this, or do you mean you have two separate brake pedals mounted on each shaft at the rear axle ? This is normal, and is to be able to brake only one wheel at a time.
Then, do you mean you have 1 clutch pedal on the left side of the tractor, and then 1 more pedal on the left side, and then 1 pedal on the right side ?
This would be something I have never heard of. It is meant to be 1 pedal on the left side, and that is the clutch pedal. On the right side it is supposed to be 1 pedal too, and that is a brake pedal braking on both wheels at the same time and also working as a parking brake.

The cast aluminum you talk about in the transmission is actually a material they called "Electron".
Remember that this material easily is eaten up by corrosion.
I see some calls TE for Tractor Europe, I have never heard that one before. Normally over here we think of it as Tractor England.

Bill

Ok, it is either a TE20 or a TEA20. If this is a Europe tractor, why is it in Missouri? I cannot find a data plate on this machine anywhere. Is it stamped somewhere? Serial number?? Also, how do I know which engine that I have that makes it a TE or a TEA? Does anyone have a picture of the two engines?

Last question for the night. Are parts available for the te's? Suppliers?

Sorry for the multiple questions and I appreciate any responses. Jason 573 270 0205

I think you will find all the TE (Tractor Europe) series tractors had aluminum transmission casings. Only the TO (Tractor Overseas) series tractors had steel castings.

I suspect from your description you have a normal TE20 transmission - although I've never seen a TE20. I think you are referring to the clutch and brake pedals, both of which have shafts passing through the bell housing, one above the other.

You should also have two backwards facing differential (left and right) brake pedals.

Photo is the right side of my TEA20 transmission. You can see the "blank end of the clutch rod" above the "brake pedal rod".

You can just see the diff housing casting date in the diff housing, between the "port hole" and gear box flange.

Please excuse my highly technical component terms, but I'm an accountant, not a mechanic!! LOL

Perhaps the British left it there when they got thrown out in 1783?? LOL

The TE20 has a Continental Z120 engine, the TEA20 has a Standard Motor Company engine. You'll have to wait until I get home this evening for a photo of the Standard engine.

Looking at my engine in the photo, you can just see three numbers cast into the diff housing, between the "port hole" and gear box mounting flange. What are those three numbers on your tractor?

What is the engine number of your tractor? (If a Standard Engine the number will be stamped into the block between the distributor and coil, from memory.)

Is it 6 volts or 12 volts? Are the starter and generator branded "Lucas"?

Jason

Note the oil filter and oil filler position on my engine. If the left side of your engine looks like mine and you have an aluminum casting transmission, it sounds like you have a TEA20. The Standard engine number is stamped into the block, immediately behind the coil and should start with "SC" (my engine number is SC52793E).

(The starter motor is out of my tractor during the rebuild. It mounts slightly above the small silver pin you can see through into the bell housing, which I am using to hold the engine at TDC on No 1 cylinder.)

If the engine is different, engine number starts with "Z120" and you have an aluminum casting transmission, it sounds like you have a TE20.

There was a good thread in this forum a week or two ago which had photos of both the Continental and Standard engines and highlighted the differences.

Hope all that solves the problem of what Fergy you have!

Oddity. If it has a Lucas distributor it must be a TEA20 with Standard engine. I think the Continental engine had a Delco distributor?

What engine do you have? The same as my engine in the photograph?

I would be extremely surprised if the starter or generator off a TE20 or TO20 would fit a TEA20. And the starters fitted to a 6 volt TEA20 is very different to the starter fitted to a 12 volt TEA20.....

Can't really help you any more unless you confirm which engine you have.

Jason