Re: Model Nos

Posted by Brian on August 13, 2001 at 11:47:09 from (194.75.99.253):

In Reply to: Model Nos posted by ANDYL on August 13, 2001 at 05:53:53:

Andyl,
There is no real confusion they are pretty simple really.
The first Fordson Major was designated E27N.
This had three gears, a sidevalve engine and was in production from 1946 to 1951.
The second Fordson Major (1952) was the E1ADN (petrol engine), E1ADKN (petrol/paraffin) engine and the E1ADDN (Diesel engine).
The diesel engine proved so popular that the petrol and the paraffin engines were phased out by 1955. The transmissions on all these tractors were the same, only the engines changed. modifications were carried out throughout the tractors life.
1958 saw the introduction of the Power Major which was mainly a HP increase.
1960 saw the introduction of the "orange wheeled" Super Major. This was basically a Power Major with a new hydraulic system giving draft control and position control.
1963 saw the introduction of the last of the Super Majors. This was coloured Grey mudguards and wheels, Blue bonnet and castings.
This tractor was sold as the "Ford 5000 Diesel" in the US. The Dexta was sold in the US as "Ford 2000 Diesel"
1964 was the end of the Major range built at Dagenham, England.
In 1964 Ford moved to a new plant at Basildon in Essex and started production of an American designed "World Tractor", the 6x range. These tractors featured a new engine, transmission and hydraulic system. The tractors were designated numbers with the OLD names added in small letters on the decals. The tractors were never known by the old names in our dealership as this would sully the memory of an excellent range from 1951 to 1964 ;).
The 6x range were as follows:
Ford 2000 (Dexta), Ford 3000 (Super Dexta), Ford 4000 (Major) and Ford 5000 (Super Major). These names continued on the decal until 1968 with the introduction of the 6y range.

This is a very fragmented history on the Major range and does not include all the mods. and changes but it should give you some thing to go on.

regards
Brian

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