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Silverble58vette

04-24-2007 14:24:53




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I have a tractor I cannot seemingly identify. I want to restore it. By looking at all of the ads and various tips of this site, and spending many hours, I think it is a Fordson? It is a diesel,Yellow, but seems to have been blue? 40or so hp? 12 volt? wide front, no chrome or identifiers. It has a # on the rhs lower block facing forward as near as I can tell EIADKN 6015 T2. Any info will be greatly appreciated. 612-387-8174

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tiresntracks

04-24-2007 23:46:24




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 Re: tractor identification in reply to Silverble58vette, 04-24-2007 14:24:53  
E1A means that its a Fordson New Major. Look for the serial number stamped on a machined pad below the no.1 injector. On the other side of the block should be a casting code. It should be a letter, then a number or two, then a letter. It will tell you when the block was cast.



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Silverblue58vette

04-25-2007 10:04:06




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 Re: tractor identification in reply to tiresntracks, 04-24-2007 23:46:24  
Enormous thanks for your info, and quick reply. Unfortunately I am not a farm person, but am reasonably adept at fixing things. I tell my sons, that like Abe Lincoln, you don't have to be the brightest bulb,but learn to seek help and ask questions when you need it, PAY ATTENTION to THEM, and get smarter. I am new to diesel and their parts, so I have a lot to learn. Is this a tractor I can still get parts for, and additional attachments for it, or will I have to be related to Donald Trump to use this tractor reasonably around my place? Can you tell me a rough idea of the horsepower, year of it, or what I can expect it to pull within reason. I assume the injectors are on the left side facing front of the tractor? From the fordsons I have looked at on here, they seem to be a real durable tractor, seem to have additional things my H cannot do once taken care of, or revamped. I have a farmall H, and several cubs including a loboy, but most of that has been pretty easy to find things for or fix. I want to use it, not drive it in parades, etc., or is this something I should give up on? How about parts? Was it a hard worker in it's day, or did it break down alot? What about live power, or it's hydraulic capabilities? I don't expect gold, it is 50 years old or so,, but I don't have a money tree growing yet. I don't work the same as I did when I was younger either, Thanks in advance, SD

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cdmn

05-04-2007 17:32:04




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 Re: tractor identification in reply to Silverblue58vette, 04-25-2007 10:04:06  
I think you ought to buy the book by Stuart Gibbard: The Ford Tractor Story, Part 1.
It doesn't have repair data, but it gives the development history and lots of colored pictures.



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tiresntracks

04-25-2007 22:07:01




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 Re: tractor identification in reply to Silverblue58vette, 04-25-2007 10:04:06  
You're sure right about asking for advice and paying attention to the answer. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask. I wish I could say that I've always listened to the good advice that people have given me.
The first Major was made in 1952, then the Power Major in '59, the Super Major in '60 and the New Performance Super Major in '63. They stopped making them in 1964. The first ones had about 40 hp and the last ones had 51 hp. They were a good, reliable tractor in their day. They started easy, had plenty of power and were easy on fuel. The only weak points that I can think of is they weren't real easy to steer without power steering and the brakes weren't the best. There's still a lot of places that sell parts for them. Case/New Holland has them and so does this site. There's a lot of used parts around, too. The parts that I've bought haven't been that expensive, compared to some of the other tractors that I've worked on. I think that I would fix the old girl up if I were you.

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