I have a 1938 dmonstrater orange with blue wheels. And a 1942. N. Fordson Bomb hauler RCAF blue with dual rubber tires .The onlyone. known to exist .Pulled 15 wagons of bombs . Have the fuel wagon for it also I am having a big auction sale of Antiques .80 years of collection. August 10 Team Auction northern AB Ca.Internet bidding .
What a fantastic video, well done guys, loved the way the "story board" told us what was going on, did you ever get around to re-painting? Any update video of what she looks like in 2017? Great job.
Thanks for your interest Derek. We don't have much funding as it is. We were just extremely happy to get it running again. Our interest was mainly on preserving the old girl for future generation - not to win beauty contests.
kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/6112913885.html Here's an old one that is in need of a restoration. If we had the money and no how, I'd buy it and try to do the restoration on it.
I have been to the powerhouse museum in Longreach, Queensland, they have old suction gas engines, I'm unsure if they operate, but no wonder there are not trees around the towns now, used to generate electricity until 1945.
I'm doing a project on tractors specifically, it's interesting seeing how history has impacted our present day so much. Will be using this video to show the class, just to see it moving. Thanks
How did you make sure the cam was hardened to withstand the forces of pushing the valves in the long run?I guess there was some heat treatment involved.
G'day. We didn't really have to worry about that. If the tractor was going to be used regularly - yes we would have. But the machine is only going to be fired up on our open days, etc. so will only be running for a couple of hours every few months. Thanks for the comment though.
What engine number is yours? Our Petter is # 10059, with 5-1/4" bore, and 10" stroke, the flywheel (in metric) 900 diameter x 105 wide, and it runs very well on power kerosine, with a bit of effort in hand starting. We're only 2 hours from Gatton, west, mostly! P.S. all my research shows that manuals and parts lists are, well, holidaying away with all the hen's teeth - I'm not sure they did exist. Ours is complete though, but the oiler on top of the cylinder was 'modified' many years ago. It's a converted glass bottle.
Dear Machining4speed, If you send us a letter with your return postal (or email) address we would be happy to send a copy of the restoration article I mentioned to you. Gatton and District Historical Society PO Box 390 Gatton QLD Australia 4343. If you are interested in the (excellent) magazine which published it search online for "The Old Machinery Magazine"
Thanks for the info. Yes, we are aware of the "aftermarket guard/fender situation" plus our machine has lots of patent info on the dash. We (luckily) know the tractor's origins via sales order/receipts from the original owners so we are pretty confident of the old girls birth year.
PS: I was looking at your video and pausing it; it should be noted that the "factory" fenders were not available until 1923, since you appear to have them with the dash supports, that would suggest it's a 23-28. However, if that were the case then it should have patent numbers on the dash and a vin on the block (right side of the block, just above the first [front] manifold stud). Many of these machines have been mixed and matched over the years, so it could be that it's a mutt; also common.
You're correct;not uncommon. If there's no patent numbers on the dash, it's likely between a 1918 and a 1920. Sometimes you can find a casting number buried on it somewhere, usually the casting number will simply be a date-stamp which will get you close. I'm sure you can register it anyway, at least it's a survivor thanks to your hard work! I'm not in Australia, though I'd like to go there someday. I'm in the finger-lakes region of NY, USA. There's a video of my original 1924 on my channel.
Thanks very much for your comments. We have looked everywhere on the old girl's engine block but can't find a serial number (apparently this isn't unheard of for old Fordsons) so don't know if we can register it on the register - we'll look into it. If you are in Australia you may want to track down the April/May edition (Issue 166) of The Old Machinery Magazine which contains a story providing more details of the restoration.
My hat is off to you folks! I have three Fordsons and couldn't be more proud to see preservationists putting this amount of work into save a machine; very well done. If you check the Ford Fordson Collector's association website, they're developing a registry of surviving Ford / Fordson tractors.
Ssidecrank - Do I take it you have access to or operate a Campbell engine register? If so, can you verify the year of manufacture for us please. We were given to understand it is of 1907 vintage. Were engines held in store for that length of time? Regards GDHS
Catharine. Thank you for your comments. There will be an article on this restoration published in the next issue (April/May) of TOMM (The Old Machinery Magazine) in which your brother Roy features heavily.
Margaret. Thank you for your comments. There will be an article on this restoration published in the next issue (April/May) of TOMM (The Old Machinery Magazine) in which your brother Roy features heavily.
