[AT] Ford Diesel

[charlie hill]

Hi Mike,  I wasn't criticizing what you said just joining in the 
conversation.  I agree about the manual.  No one should start to work on a 
tractor they are not familiar with without the manual for it.
At least not with the expectation of having good results.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Sloane
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:20 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford Diesel

In my defense, I did write "somewhat larger", meaning larger than the
small compact diesels. I guess my point is, I feel that if a tractor is
worth working on, it is worth the expense of getting a service manual.
My first recommendation is to find out first what tractor and engine he
has and go from there.

Those British Ford diesels are good machines, but finding parts for them
can be a challenge. Most of them came in from Canada, and there was no
US supply system in place.

Mike

On 10/12/2011 8:33 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Mike lots of folks would consider a Fordson or a Major to be a small
> tractor.  Most models were less than 40 hp.  That must be what Mike is
> referring to.
> I'm familiar with them but don't know a thing about them.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Sloane
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:41 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford Diesel
>
> All of the Ford (and New Holland) compact diesels were built by Shabura
> in Japan. There were some specialty tractors built during the very brief
> Sperry-Ford years. I think that the only British built Ford diesels were
> the somewhat larger "Major" and "Fordson" farm tractors. I could be
> wrong about that - it wouldn't be the first time or the last. My point
> is that, if he knows the model number of the tractor, service manuals
> for the compact diesels are still available.
>
> Mike
>
> On 10/11/2011 9:56 PM, john hall wrote:
>> Got a friend with one of the small Ford diesel tractors that was
>> built in England (I think). the tractor runs fine but will not rev up
>> or down. The throttle controls all seem to be working. He's going to
>> bring it over one day soon so I can check it out a little more
>> closely. Anybody ever had any experience working on these?
>>
>> John Hall _______________________________________________ AT mailing
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