[Ford-ferguson] Re: Ford-ferguson Digest, Vol 14, Issue 17 Buckies

[James W Storment]

Hello Danceog,
Don't worry about adjusting that plunger.  It won't move visibly when you
operate the hydraylic system.  The moving parts are inside the rear end ad
gear case.  Read your operators manual as you go along and you'll do fine.
another good plan would be to find a neighbor wh has owned Fergies (or maybe
even Fords) for a long time. You can bounce all your questions off him
without waiting on an e-mail reply.
jstorm (the old one)
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From: <Dancedog52 at aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:11 AM
Subject: [Ford-ferguson] Re: Ford-ferguson Digest, Vol 14, Issue 17 Buckies


> Thanks for your input. I have a ferguson shop manual now. my tractor is a
> 1950 made in detroit
>
> TO20 and TO30 built in Detroit, Mich.
>
> 1948   1        - 1807
>
> 1949   1808   - 14659
>
> 1950   14660  - 39162
>
> 1951   39163  -72679
>
> 1952   79680  - 108644
>
> 1953   108645 - 125928
>
> 1954   125929 - 140000
>
> TO30 production started at serial number 60001 in August 1951
>
>
> 1951   60001 - 72679
>
> 1952   72680 - 108644
>
> 1953   108645 - 125958   Jubilee
>
> 1954   125959 - 140000
>
> These are the Ferguson serial numbers.
>
> My tractor serial number is on the rivited plate on the dash is 14843
(1950
> when they made 14660 - 39162). The one on the side is the engine number.
My
> engine number is 115452. This shows me to be 1950,  I believe .
>
>  I was inquiring about the upper arm plunger yoke.  If you get it to move
by
> adjusting the one handle on the quantrant.   I"m having trouble with my
> automatic draft control.This is what the factory recommends:
>
> Every six months, the control spring adjusting yoke should be removed and
the
> threaded portion of the plunger lubricated to prevent the yoke and plunger
to
> freeze together.  Failure to do this may result in damage to the forks as
> excessive force will be necessary to free the yoke for adjustment.  Also
there is
> a possibility on TE and TO-20 tractors of the vertical fork coming
unhooked
> from the control valve cross member.
>
> With a two-bottom plow in the raised position, check to see whether you
can
> just turn the spring with your thumb and forefinger.  Adjustment is
obtained by
> screwing the yoke in or out of the spring.  An ideal setting results when
the
> spring is free to turn, yet has no end play and will not bind. I'm wanting
to
> know how far the plunger will come out of the cylinder. thanks please get
> back to me( Dancedog52 at aol.com )
>
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