I learnt to drive on a then brand new Fergie 35 it was brilliant! because you could see the steering mechanism working as you turned etc, ,plus the huge rear tyres with water ballasting they were intereseting to work on as you had to split in in half to change the clutch ! incidentally the chap owned it for twenty seven years, never touched the engine other than oil and filter changed etc, it certainly had some hours on when he sold it ,and it still had its original exhaust system, british engineering at its best!(tractors have hour meters,or did have then:cool: 😎 😎 )
By: JonL - 14th September 2007 at 05:41
I’m more a Fordson man as well – learnt on a Fordson Super Dexta! At 12 y.o., I could run through the gearbox, 1st to top (involving hi-lo transfers) and make it sound like normal vehicle accelerating through the gears.
Can’t do that on our current 1939 Allis Chalmers!
By: victor45 - 13th September 2007 at 23:52
Though i do like the old Fergies give me a Fordson anyday… Half way through restoring my 1956 Diesel Major at the momment. 😀
is that a TVO model that started on petrol then switched to paraffin when warmed up i liked the blue body and orange wheels livery is yours this configuration ?:cool: 😎
By: sealordlawrence - 13th September 2007 at 22:44
Though i do like the old Fergies give me a Fordson anyday… Half way through restoring my 1956 Diesel Major at the momment. 😀
Traitor!!:mad: 😀
By: sea vixen - 13th September 2007 at 22:40
Though i do like the old Fergies give me a Fordson anyday… Half way through restoring my 1956 Diesel Major at the momment. 😀
By: Newforest - 13th September 2007 at 21:19
Well, the HQ is in Coventry but are they made there? They certainly have a world wide presence now.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Massey_Ferguson
By: sealordlawrence - 13th September 2007 at 21:11
Indeed a truly great machine. IIRC Massey Ferguson no longer has a UK factory.:(
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