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Hi everyone! So I was unscrewing the wingnut on the external pre cleaner of the Fordson and the end of the screw thread snapped off with the wingnut; well the good thing about it is that I now have access to the pre cleaner and it is quite dirty from 60 years of work. I must also point out that this...

Thanks for all your advice! I think I'll probably try and clean the fuel tank as fenhayman says :) So what I've done today is emptied the fuel tank of diesel with a pump and then put some fresh diesel in; I admit that the fuel I pumped out was quite clear, but then again the sediment could still be ...

Thanks for the tips everyone, I really appreciate it! :) The good news is after I charged my battery and got the air out of the system, it fired right up! So I took it for a run around the field in 4th gear; I do have to admit that it didn't feel as powerful as it usually is. However, as it was runn...

Hi everyone, my names KJ and I'm from Australia! I'm a massive Fordson fan and really love old vintage tractors and machinery! :D I have a 1957 Fordson Major Diesel, it's a great tractor and the farm's workhorse. However, last week I was discing a field with a twin disc trailed implement that wasn't...