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Ed

08-27-2000 07:34:23




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Did any American made Fordson come with Magneto? I read where Henry would not allow installition of magneto on Fordson made in U.S. and also saw that Nebraska Tractor Test shows in 1926 the test tractor was equipted with magneto. I know there were aftermarket mag. kits and assume if tractor has pickup on bell housing area and has Mag. its aftermarket. One of these days I hope own a Fordson but first learn everything I can. Thanks.

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Theman

08-30-2000 08:17:17




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 Re: American Fordson Magneto in reply to Ed, 08-27-2000 07:34:23  
Ed, the pre-production (prototype) tractors had external magnetos. One of my books has a photo of one. Production tractors had internal magneto. The magneto that Don is referring to is the term that Fordson used to call the generator built on the flywheel. It is actually an AC generator. I have connected an oscilloscope to my tractor (a '23 model F)while it was running and I saw a funky looking but true AC wave. Frequency was, of course, a function of engine rpm times the number of magnets on the flywheel. If you want to learn a lot more about the internal workings of the Fordson tractor, I suggest you buy an operator's manual. It isn't a large book but it speaks volumes. Mine is a reproduction copy and uses a "question and answer" format. It seemed a bit odd at first but things are covered pretty well. One word of caution...I don't recommend building a fire under the crankcase to warm the engine for cold weather starting.

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Don(CO)

08-31-2000 05:40:44




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 Re: Re: American Fordson Magneto in reply to Theman, 08-30-2000 08:17:17  
Another interesting side note... the pre- production tractors had Hercules engines in them.



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ED

08-30-2000 21:22:17




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 Re: Re: American Fordson Magneto in reply to Theman, 08-30-2000 08:17:17  
Thanks Guys. I have the Fordson owners manual, it's great. I was trying to determine what year Fordson first used the external front mounted Magneto (not aftermarket). Thought it would be an easy way to determine if it's English or US. What do you think.



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Don(CO)

08-31-2000 05:37:46




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 Re: Re: Re: American Fordson Magneto in reply to ED, 08-30-2000 21:22:17  
Ed: The Model N production ran from 1933 to 1946. From what I can assemble... I believe all Model N tractors were produced at the Dagenham plant because the Cork Ireland plant was essentially shut down and dismantled during the fall of 1932 and into early 1933. The Model F tooling for the Cork plant was originally from the Rouge plant in Michigan... and was shipped to Cork in late 1927 because Mr. Ford needed plant space in Rouge to begin production of the Ford Model A vehicle, whose first production year was 1928. If you have a Model N, with external impulse mag.. and Fordson cast vertically down each side of the radiator... it was English built. (side note) I have seen numerous Model F tractors with Model N engines in them... isn't this fun?? :-)

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Don(CO)

08-28-2000 05:41:12




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 Re: American Fordson Magneto in reply to Ed, 08-27-2000 07:34:23  
Ed:

All American Model F Fordsons had a magneto... I think what you meant to say is 'an external magneto'. Because the 'Model T of the Soil' or the Model F tractor had the magneto in the flywheel... you had to split the tractor if you needed to get to it. This is not as difficult a job as it might seem. There were thousands of companies producing aftermarket parts and accessories for the Model F tractor, just like the Model T automobile. Indeed aftermarket distributors were popular for the Model F. Fordson did not put an external magneto on until the Model N was introduced.

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