[AT] N-series Fords and TO-series Fergusons

David Bruce davidbruce at yadtel.net
Wed Nov 12 04:25:32 PST 2008


farmer,
Knowing you are well experienced with those tractors I'll skip 
commenting on which is the best.  I will say that line of tractors has 
been the basic "utility" tractor here for at least three generations.
Currently I operate a MF35 and although I absolutely love the Allis D-14 
  the MF35 is the most useful tractor here.
I hope by now you are proudly displaying your "new" tractor.

David
NW NC

Indiana Robinson wrote:
> I went down to Bedford, IN this evening to look at a Ferguson TO-20 I
> spotted on Craig's-List yesterday.
> I ended up buying it for $1600 and will run back down there tomorrow
> (Wednesday) to pick it up along with two bush-hogs and a grader blade
> included.
> It behaved much like a tractor being sold and wouldn't start...   :-)
> They had been using it to move a down tree to get to one of the
> bush-hogs and it had started running poorly. He commented that the
> front end had been jumping up and down as they tried to move the tree
> which was caught between a couple of others. He had tried to fix it by
> installing new spark plug wires, new distributor cap, rotor etc. He
> then decided that it might be the two year old gas in the tank... It
> had been parked in their garage for two years.  He was draining it out
> when we got there and he put in fresh fuel. It still wouldn't keep
> running but I could hear it well enough to ell that it was probably OK
> as it ran quietly and smoothly briefly before it stopped. The tank was
> full of varnish and I figure that the carb is as well. The tires look
> fine and everything else seemed OK. The rear rims have been replaced.
> The antifreeze and inside of the radiator were clear and clean. The
> radiator looks very good. The engine oil was clean with no water at
> all as was the lube in the rear end. The rear axle seals show that
> they have leaked in the past and might yet but I didn't see any fresh
> oil. Those are pretty easy to replace. The steering feels like new
> with no slop anywhere. The right radius rod is bowed which is not
> uncommon on one that has been used to bush-hog in a woods. I think my
> hydraulic pipe bending press will straighten it OK.
> It is missing the two side plates that say Ferguson but they are easy
> to get. There are a few dents to be straightened but not bad ones.
> I'll take plenty of tools and a carb kit along tomorrow as well as
> some carb cleaner. That and a chainsaw to get past that downed tree.
> Here is a link to the ad with pictures.
> http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/913630978.html
> 
> 
> --
> "farmer"
> 
> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> Morris Moulterd
> 
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> 
> 
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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