Top reg number!!

GeneralWee · Post by **GeneralWee** » Mon Nov 03, 14 1:51 pm

Bought this last night - great club reg number (non-transferable)

LONGSHOT · Post by **LONGSHOT** » Mon Nov 03, 14 4:46 pm

cool bit of kit

I did a complete resto on a diesel version about 10 years ago

presume that's a petrol one ?
still got backache from putting the rear wheels on !

lots of bits still available
http://old20tractorparts.com/30-t20-tea-ted-petroltvo

GeneralWee · Post by **GeneralWee** » Mon Nov 03, 14 4:56 pm

yep, just ordered some parts from them - not been started in years but ran fine today after some fettling

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Mon Nov 03, 14 4:56 pm

Very nice....only thing I dont like about old tractors that are restored is the fact that they appear to be assembled then EVERYTHING gets painted one colour. My OCD makes me want to paint everything individually then assemble. I assume they were just covered in paint from the factory???......

DaveD · Post by **DaveD** » Mon Nov 03, 14 5:13 pm

Assembled then painted to avoid scratching all the paint off during build. The same practice happens today with modern stuff.

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Nov 03, 14 5:27 pm

A paraffin model

Good little things,don't ever buy a 4 cyl diesel one,they never start,3 cyl one (Perkins P3) is fine though. Plenty of spares around these days.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Nov 03, 14 5:34 pm

Old Massey Ferguson I believe?

When I was at Writtle agricultural collage, one of our lectures had a big old grey Massey which he used for ploughing competitions, pulled us out when we got our Tractors stuck during our training in woodland and estate management.

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Nov 03, 14 5:49 pm

Nope it's a Ferguson,before the take over by Massey Harris. Harry Ferguson of Jensen FF design and many more.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Nov 03, 14 6:52 pm

Close enough.

GeneralWee · Post by **GeneralWee** » Mon Nov 03, 14 6:56 pm

Yep, a Fergie. It should be a petrol/TVO, as it has 2 tanks however when I decode the engine number, it comes back as a standard engine, not TVO. They recommend running them on petrol only if using them on the road anyway (pub vehicle) so it may have had a different tank fitted. Manufactured 1950 I think.

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Nov 04, 14 10:53 am

Scope for the odd modification

GeneralWee · Post by **GeneralWee** » Tue Nov 04, 14 12:10 pm

Oh dear - surely the guy must have something else to do?? Says he with the tractor

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Tue Nov 04, 14 12:51 pm

latil wrote:Scope for the odd modification

Prefer this one.........

GeneralWee · Post by **GeneralWee** » Tue Nov 04, 14 7:25 pm

ok, I give in - thats pretty cool - be better with a 440 or a hemi in it

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue Nov 04, 14 8:38 pm

Is that one of them you can start with a 12 gauge blank ??