AFTER 45 YEARS THE FERGUSON TEF20 LIVES AGAIN - WILL IT START FATHERS DAY SPECIAL 

It was good to see the respect you have for your father Adrian - that was a nice touch - I lost my father on 22nd May aged 92 - his family bought the first T20 in our parts in the late 40s/early 50s - he knew these tractors inside out - I miss him this father's day and every day - cherish yours while you have him

I have the same one, 1955. We renewed the engine two years ago. It’s fun to drive it on field roads and woods. My friends are amazed to see something so old working so well. Greetings from Croatia.

You'll remember this moment with the old man in years to come!

fantastic, you are a good son and I bet you're father is very proud of you. much respect to you.

What a wonderful moment Adrian I had a big lump in my throat when I saw the joy in both your faces.GHTYAY

There is something about these old Massey Ferguson's. Lovely old tractors either in grey or red,

Good to see your Dad when it started. I have a 1956 tef20 and she's a bugger to start. Kind regards Jim

Your dad is adorable. Love the tractor-a wonderful machine.

first time seen this video and love it ..all i could think of was the old farmers beside me at home trying to start there old 20's and 35's when they'd kick in all you'd hear then is now she's sucking diesel.... top memories thank you

My dad taught me to drive on a little Ferguson when I was about 8 years old by the time I was 10 I could drive on my own great little tractor to learn on I helped him collecting the eggs/ feeding etc from the 8000 hens on the farm my payment was driving the tractor If the car wasn’t working he would take us kids to school on the trailer fantastic memories Dad passed away 25 years ago miss him a lot All the best to you and your family 👍

Your dad is such a sweetheart. It must bring such amazing memories for him.

I lost my dad 33 years ago, I had memories similar to this, thank you Adrian for reminding me on this special day for fathers. The enjoyment on yours dads face is priceless.

You must’ve felt sooo good seeing your dad light up like that. I truly enjoy watching your videos. I’ve learned so much! Thank you so much. My dads funeral was yesterday. We have to enjoy those special moments with our families while we can. God bless you and yours, friend!

Fair play to your Father for chatting away Adrian. Your smile says it all. A memory to treasure

Nice to see two generations enjoying there labour of love

Great video for father's Day. Enjoy the moment with your dad and be proud of your work on tractor

Fabulous video, the boss man looked so happy. Well done Adrian

Brilliant Adrian just brilliant a great moment there for your father 👌👌

so nice to see you and your father together for the first time I'm sure he is happy as Larry

Well done Adrian a very special moment for your dad on Father’s Day , brilliant channel.

Good job Adrian. Ours is positive earth. That's the way they were made. The banjo bolt looks very similar to one on a tvo tank. We got our tank refurbished at brownlow radiators in lurgan. Made a great job of it.

Good man Adrian, very appropriate on fathers day that your father fired up the 20. I'm 30 years without my father and I miss him every day. Your father looked to be in his element, you could see he wanted a spin on her. Great work done Adrian, thank you very much for bringing us along with you. Happy fathers day to you and your father.

Nice to see your dad (and hear him, love his accent). Seems a great fella and has seen some amazing changes.

Brought back a few good memories with my wife’s late father tinkering with various bits of machinery.

You can see the little smile in ur fathers mouth and makes me.so happy

Good on you Adrian , you’re so right , those moments stay with you

Great video Adrian nice to see your farther can’t wait to see it all finished Adrian 👍👍👍

Bloody hell Adrian I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes, just a beautiful moment no other words for it. 😢

Great video, started driving on a 20 almost 50 years ago buckraking hay, great memories, I was 9 years old, had to slide down off the seat to clutch

Your daddy is in his element fantastic to see him smile good luck to him

Great video Adrian. Great to see your dad out on the tractor

My dad died six years ago on the 13th of June and I still miss the crack we had in the workshop, he was only 77 and spent his last years looking after my mum who had Alzheimer's and eventually died last year, we had no idea how bad she was ontil he went and should have been more help to him but he didn't ask and covered all his difficulties with a joke, he was a mechanic who became a farmer by default and spent his time fixing scrap just because he could not because it was the best thing to do. Good days!

Great video Adrian love the old tractors,lovely to see your father

My dad is 78. I've got a t20 bought. Cant wait to get it sorted. Best video you've done to date. You're a great lad Adrian. I'm buzzing after watching this. 👏👏👏👏🇮🇪

Great to see your Boss man/Dad. My Dad was 89 last week, my Mum is already bored with him saying he is in his ninetieth year. Happy fathers day to both of you. Congratulations on getting the tractor to work.

What a great video and a wonderful moment to have your father start it!

Absolute cracking video great to see your dad back in the driving seat it's moments like this that make it all worth while 👏👏

Adrian,Greetings from Maghera,Co Derry,I love your video on the TEF 20,I have one myself manufactured 1958 and it has a STADRI cab fitted,They truly are a wee workhorse an amazing piece of kit on any small farm,Thanks for uploading the videos

Well done Adrian, fantastic to see the boss man so happy, you have great patience for fixing problems, it will be great to see your father driving this tractor soon.

Brilliant job Adrian. Love thing to do with your dad .your smile says it all .

Fantastic video Adrian. No better man to get to start the Ferguson. 2 very proud men indeed. Keep up the good work. 👍👍

Your dad looked like he was ready to go and spend a couple of hours on the te20😊 . Well done on the video and hope you both have a Happy Fathers Day. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What a wonderful way to celebrate Father’s Day, great to see u and ur Dad with smiles From Cheek to Cheek. The Simple things in life are what you will cherish.

Hello Adrian i love watching your videos today made me sad I lost my Dad 7 of May last we have massey ferguson 35 we have her 30 years I got it done up a few years back the look on Dad's face when he saw her will stay with me for ever you made your Dad very happy well done Adrian take care Gerry

Respect to both dad's on father's day 👍

Really nice Fathers Day gift for both of you. Keep up the good work and enjoy all these moments

Well done great video great to see your father looking so well keep it going

My father’s Ferguson was the most treasured tractor he ever owned. He started his decline in 2015 and his Fergie sat at the farm until 2019 when I started trying to get it going again. I would fiddle with it when I would visit. One weekend I got it going but barely. My mother and I brought Daddy outside and sat him in a chair. I worked with it cutting grass and bushes. While I was making rounds on it I glanced at him and his face was lit up like he was a kid at the circus. It runs like a champ today and I always think about how my father loved it when I am driving her. I inherited it when he passed in 2020. I plan to strip it down, repair and repaint her to her original glory.

She's alive, great to see it running, and you could not have picked a better day to load this video being Father's day, its great to hear stories about yester years from older guys, I know what you mean about seeing the reaction it would have turned the clock bad for him and like you say they are the times in life that you can't put a price on, great video as usual Adrian, good luck to you I am sure your girls will be making it a great father's day for you

Great to see your dad starting the tractor for the first time you have done a great job with the tractor getting it done to this stage and looking forward to to seeing your dad driving it it’s so nice to see you and your dad around the tractor.

Respect. Thank you. We neen so much more in this word.

Love seeing old tractors restored. Good for you and your dad seemed very talkative!!

Lovely video Adrian, when she started your Dad put both hands on the wheel and there was a lovely smile on his face. That’s what it’s about

Reminds me of the two te20’s we had when I was a young bloke back in the 70’s

That's so nice to see your father starting the tractor 🚜

What a great Father’s Day present. Love the video had a bit of a cry. Hit me a lot. But well done great video

Great to see your father starting it enjoyed 👏

great video, your dad looked very happy on the old tractor good to see it running

Be prepared for a War & Peace response: Great to see the Fergie finally turn over Adrian. A couple of tips and observations after watching today's video. The pinholes in the fuel tank is clearly down to rust and the thinness of the metal used in the construction, short of replacing the tank, you could remove it and flush it through with detergent & water to prevent fire, then braze the holes, my dad was a dab hand at fuel tank repairs. My guess is there is a lot of unseen pitting on that tank and if you want to preserve the original tank the solution might be to have it galvanised and pressure tested The copper washers on the banjo joints were always a pain to get a good seal, hermetite sealant usually does the trick. I know the frustration of trying to get to awkward bolts and leaking pipes from my time as a heavy goods mechanic. Rather that focusing on the awkwardness of the location 'work smart' and remove any obstacles that prevent you from reaching your goal. Yes it may give you extra work but in the long run it will definitely make the task easier if you remove stuff that blocks your access. Rust removal. Use white vinegar to remove rust. If your not planning to paint the tractor brush the surfaces with a mixture of waste engine oil and petrol choose a warm day and the petrol will evaporate quickly leaving the exposed metal with a protective covering of oil that sheds of the rain. You could used diesel but the lingering smell can be quite sickening. Smoking exhaust on start up is quite normal. The old Cummings engines on lorries back in the fifties and sixties were renowned for their black smoke. That's why they introduced laws to reduce visible pollution. Once the engine gets hot the black smoke will reduce. If you ever see white smoke NO it's not a new Pope, It means you have leaking cylinder head gasket. Finally. Throttle linkage. A real pain to adjust, lot's of trial and error to get it right. I have never worked on tractors so take or leave this suggestion. I am thinking there is a butterfly valve on the end of that linkage similar to what you would see in a carburettor. A circular inlet valve on a pivot pin. The area your point out on the video Likely as not the pin, or if it has them, the brass bushes are worn. If you can remove that inlet valve you might be able to make new pin or bushes from brass rod. The linkage or the linkage mountings may also be worn or bent causing the linkage to twist and jam as you work the throttle. Going back to what I said earlier about 'working smart' when tackling awkward tasks. If you remove the air filter housing and that small reserve fuel tank that will give you much better access to inspect and fix that linkage and those other tasks you mentioned earlier in the video. Be sure to inspect the ball joints on the linkage for wear, often overlooked when being serviced, water ingress into the ball joint speeds wear and tear, Overall these are fairly minor issues and I know you'll find a solution to fix all these things. Looking forward to seeing the final outcome.

I'm so glad to see that tractor going again and most importantly, the joy it brought your father. I was born in the year that your father bought the tractor that you were talking about. I have a digital copy of an old cine film of my great-uncle holding me in his arms as he drove a Massey Ferguson 35 (red one) as pulling a hay trailer. Assuming that was taken in June when he typically made hay, I would have only been about 3 months old. You brought a smile to my face also.

Great video your dad looks well pleased 👍

Your fathers smile was so rewarding.

100% a special moment dad was very happy just looking at him not questioning to ask about that. Congratulations for you guys truly hope you guys will spend many more years doing that

This probably is my fav vid of yours so far Adrian, your dad looked well happy! Well done on getting her running, looking forward to the next installment 👍

Thanks Adrian for another great video and especially meeting your father. I have been restoring a 1950 TED20 (petrol/paraffin) bought as a non runner so I know that first start up feeling. Harry Ferguson's 3 point hitch and 'system' was a brilliant invention and I want to preserve a little bit of our great engineering heritage. I'm 78 and don't have any farming background but respect and appreciate the work that goes into dairy farming. I follow Tom Pemberton too. Kind regards to you and your family . Bob

Great to see the 20 running there will always b a bit of smoke and great to see your father happy starting it 👍🏼

Wow, a smile that would light up 1000 rooms, no better feeling in the world than seeing your dad smile, it was all worth it, great video for fathers day, well done Adrian

Lovely to see the old girl start and that your father was the one to start her!

Wel done adrain great job and lovely to see it running again and it was nice of ya to let your father start it for the first time and as always great video and keep them coming 👍

That part with you father talking about his younger years and the Ferguson tractor is priceless. Regarding the TE 20 throttle, in the air intake is a butterfly, if there is a wile amount of movement in it then it will draw air in around the butterfly shaft and not pull the correct amount of vacuum on the injection pump, beside the butterfly there is a vacuum pipe that goes down to the diaphragm on the end of the injection pump, you can have a leak in the vacuum pipe or a crack, another possibility is you can have a hole in your diaphragm in the injection pump, the tractor will still run but will be wile hard to start with loads of smoke, when you get it started and you open her up nothing happens then it takes off and can rev its brains out even if you have her closed off, its one other possibility. Your throttle linkage down at the back of the block at the bottom is way out of adjustment for a start from what i can see in the video, all linkages and bends should be at or as near possible to 90 degrees to each other to give equal movement each direction, fixing this wont stop the engine from revving its brains out but it will make the throttle lever respond more in a linear movement. When i have a helicopter rotor head set up then you know mostly all there is to know about linkages. Any engineering company that has lathes, milling machines, gear cutters etc could fix your throttle body, dont take it to an engineering company that have welders, guillotines or folders, thats a completely different line of engineering work and they wont be able to fix it. Lastly if you cant get the butterfly housing fixed locally then im willing to give it a go, its not the first one I have fixed and it probably wont be the last one either.

Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada thanks for sharing your great videos

A treasured moment that was worth the sweat and tears. That tractor made both of you so happy. It's a priceless addition to your family farm. Great video.

what a proud man your dad and you are an amazing son i lost my dad in 19 91 i was 32 i still miss him every day . i follow your videos all the time good luck brendan

Lovely video Adrian .Brought back great memories of my late Dad's ferguson 20 and the excitement we had as young children when it arrived . Hope you are all well there .

Ah Adrian, that was priceless, brings back so many good memories of starting the 20 for my Dad in the morning before going to the creamery, i lost my Dad a year and a half ago, and wasn't able to get home for it, (Covid) so fair play to you for bring your Dad out to started it, brilliant, keep at her Lad!

What a wonderful thing to do for your Dad Adrian he was as pleased as punch and with you being so handy with the spanner’s I think you got as much pleasure as he did - well done and I’m delighted for both of you 👍

I've had same issues with mine very simple fix Adrian I done a RU-vid video on it Great to see another one going ☺️ Regards to your dad

A special video on this Father’s Day well done, brings back great memories 👍👍

A bit of advice on your throttle. Remove the flat side plate on the injection pump 2 flathead screws and spray the 4 pump elements with oil especially below the 4 springs this can be done with the engine running when you hit the throttle the elements should rotate freely as they pump up and down. This is a simple job and can fix a lot off throttle respone problems. Have a good day from co. Donegal.

Bossman looked like he was ready to go for a spin around 👍👍👍👍

This was just brilliant to watch, a moment to treasure. Refreshing to watch these videos with no advertising stuff for companies like most others are at. Keeping it real as always Adrian. Happy Father’s Day to you both

Excellent video Adrian, great seeing people like yourself getting them old tractors going again well done 👍

It’s running! So good to see your Dad on the tractor 😁👍👍❤️. Happy Father’s Day to you both.

Nice one Adrian , I drove a grey fergie when I left school in the late fifties , petrol / parrafin engine ,all they had in those day's .

I don't think even Stephen Spielberg would have thought to have presented such a fantastic video on Father's Day. A tremendous presentation. You were nervous about the tractor starting. I was nervous about the tractor starting. You were thrilled. I was thrilled. Jasus, that's Oscar winning stuff. You were working on the old tractor while your beautiful new Massey was in the background. Generations apart. You were loving the time with your dad and then you mentioned your kids arriving home from school. Again, the next generation. Brilliant stuff. And Hudson (I hope I have the name right) panned out in the background the whole time. Not a care in the world because, he's safe and happy with his human family. A lot of us writing, including me, no longer have our fathers with us but you've brought back so many wonderful memories with this video. As we say in Cork, "Pure dacent, like"

That’s a fine gift for your father! I rebuilt a 1950 Ford 8N (the USA’s tractor that filled the roll the little Fergie played over there) over the last year and a bit. Saving these old machines is important.

Fair play to you Adrian 👏. You couldn't put a price on your father face. Thanks for sharing 👍 a great time in your life and you and i and all your followers will take it to the grave with us. Thanks from Chicago on father day morning 🌄 🙏 🙌 😀

Great to see the tractor run. Even better you having your dad start it. Great video Adrian thanks for taking us along. Have a great day!

I'd listen to your dad all day 💝💝💝I miss mine looking Down at me now

hi 5 absolutely brilliant just the sound of the Massey brings great childhood memories for me with my uncle John up in caithness on the farm thank you x

Great to see your father my father got a cab in the 50s and it said it saved him a lot of tobacco as the wind wasn’t blowing across his pipe. He would have done long journeys of 30 miles from home back then on a tractor. One time he towed a old Dublin tram to Wicklow and delivered hay to Hughes dairy in Dublin so a cab was necessary.

Congratulations on this milestone! Lovely to see and hear her running again. Can only imagine what is does to your father.

Brilliant Adrian, pleased to have met ur Dad.

What a smashing video Adrian, father and son sharing memories together, well done on restoration of the little TF20,all that's left is to take the colour off the mudguards and make it look natural👍🤗

We always use what we call Dowty washers on banjo bolts, the metal ones with rubber bonded inside them

Brilliant! It's always a special moment, especially with your father on board too! Brought back happy memories for me too, driving one round the farm in West Wales as a lad in the 50's and 60's. Great video! 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Great video as usual, nice to see your dad still enjoying what comes naturally

adrian great to see and gave me a lump in me craw to hear yer father he reminded me so much of me own bossman who was 81 when he passed and being a cavan man himself he sounded so much like yer father! great memories. thanks for sharing and also on fathers day.

Ahh that was 100% magic to watch, I wish your dad all the health in the world..

Beautiful video in too many ways. Proper job 👏👌