The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Nic, you may want to check the condition of the brushes and armature on the starter motor.

Enamel then. Thanks Gents.

Must be a mystery.

Can someone tell me what type of paint the Empire Blue was? Example,enamal or laquior.

Leeroy, try "Import Tractor Parts" they are out of Canada. I have also seen looms on Ebay. 613-646-7732 is the number for ITP.

Congrats on getting the tractor back. I too will be painting my 55 major, I had to buy two new head light assy. so I'll have the paint guys at PPG match the color on the new lights and go from there. Looks like you have a pretty dedicated helper on that major! Lived in Council Bluffs for about 3 yea...

Glyptal is used to paint the inside of many large industrial electric motors. Check with your local motor rebuild shop. It is a tuff product. Does all the stuff Dave said.

Cambridge Ohio. I have purchased headlamps, muffler, I even bought the big belt drive assy. for the side, all from e-bay. If you can recomend a supplier that would be great. I think it will be a fun project. The draw bar was missing so I'm looking for one of those.

Thanks for the reply,Bearcreek, I see that the 55 has an alternator on it and not the gen. This being, is the system most likely negitive ground now? The key switch and other electrical items are missing. The previous owner was roll starting it, so I will be starting from scratch on the electrical s...

Hello to all Blue fans, I just bought my Dad a 1955 New Major Diesel. He has been ill and a little down. He had a 57 when he was a young man, I can just barely remember that tractor, I must have been 4or5 years old. The 55 is in pretty good shape. There is no battery in it when we picked it up, just...