The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

I have had a think and could it be a sticky something, not quite out of lock? maybe I need to press the diff lock a few times and see what happens.
Still thinking Ian.

Hi and thanks, yes I am sure its not the brakes as the wheels rock back and forward in the play in the drive easy. There is a positive whine as the tractor moves and you can feel it through the seat. I also have cleaned the disc brakes and made sure the pedals return with springs. When you turn the ...

Hello, I have a 63 new super major with diff lock. I drove this out of a hedge on a field back in August and been very busy trying to get it back to working order. When I got it turning was an issue as it would not turn even with the front wheels cranked round. So I looked at pictures on the net and...

Many Hours and work later this is the Fordson today after many new parts kingpin replacments and a head refurbishment. A long way to go yet but being able to drive it keeps the enthusiasm going.

Hi everybody, My name is Ian and from near Brighton on the South Coast. I have purchased a 1963 Super Major from a local farm where it had spent all its life cutting grass/straw and front loading. It retired from use in late 1989 due to not holding water and spitting oil through the exhaust. Parked ...