A picture of My old 1963 Fordson Super Major

BTW Rod, this is what your tractor should look like except for the front wheels. The headlights have been removed for obvious reasons.

Regards

Steven B

Nice Super!!!! What bit of historical data can you share on the grille panels with the three horizontal bars? My Doe Triple D has these also on the rear unit.

The three bars are listed in the parts book as "Industrial Tractor". UK ag Supers had lights in the grill and industrial Supers had lights as per FMD/FPM with those bars. The front unit on the Doe is the same as the UK ag tractor and the rear unit has no lights so they trimed them with those bars.

Now some export markets, namly Australia, New Zealand, Finland and mabey some others had outside lights with those bars on the Ag tractors. My current Super Major has them and so should Rods. Here in Australia, the County Super Fours and Sixes have lights in the grill as per the UK market as they were imported direct.

I have noticed that US FMDs and FPMs hace pressed steel wheels on the front. These appeared on the New Zealand Super in 1961, but the UK Super got them in 63. The Aussie Fordsons have a localy made front and rear wheel set that is cast and brings the tractor up to about three and a half ton.

BTW, what colour are the wheels on US Fordsons? Here in Australia they are all red except from late 63 when they were grey.

Steven

PS, I have those pictures of your tractors on my screen saver.