http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/ Ferguson tractor club - A place for Ferguson Tractor owners to talk Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:27 GMT oldseadog42 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9096 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9096 test Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:12:15 GMT nessie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9095 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9095 Me again: Tks. for the info on the oil level , and dipsticks in Transmission/rear end.. I have drained the oil. There is much discussion about which oil to use Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:31:36 GMT Hal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9094 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9094 I am one of those kinds that bring out the Red and Gray TO30 beast for showing only. But I really have no work for it to do. I have a Yanmar 1820D with a Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:22:34 GMT just_john10 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9093 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9093 The dipsticks are NOT the same. If the one for the rear end is damaged, just remove the lowest screw on one of the round side covers, the oil level, when Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:58:05 GMT J Wagstaff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9092 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9092 Nessie: You wrote --------"It comes right up to the "TOP" of the side inspection plate.. I don't think this is correct.. When you look into the transmission Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:43:14 GMT nessie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9091 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9091 Hi Group: On a 1947 ferguson TE-20.. Are the dipsticks for the motor oil and the Transmission /Rear end stuff "identical"? The one for the rear end is broken Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:13:21 GMT William Bates http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9090 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9090 A comon reason you find them painted red was after Ferguson and massey merged some people painted them red to look like a new one. Also some used macjinery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:03:54 GMT Russell Neely http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9089 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9089      I have been thinking about painting my TO-30.  The hood and fenders were obviously painted red at some point in the past.  That is a very common Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:53:46 GMT William Bates http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9088 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9088 Yeah I have noticed this as well it is what one of the local vintage groups calls the "show queen working Tractor divide". Some people look at them as antques Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:41:59 GMT Mike http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9087 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9087 Had a conversation with a young guy today who wanted to buy a Fergie so that he could paint it to "look nice" at his house. The tractor in mind was fully Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:40:00 GMT Richard L. Renfro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9086 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9086 John, if you have an electronic version of the TO-20 Instruction Book, I sure would appreciate it. I have a 1949 TO-20 that just keep going all the time. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:24:55 GMT john UK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9085 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9085 It is a TE20 made in the UK in 1947 as you were told. The model number is TE20...that is the original model they made with the Continental Z120 engine. If you Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:17:25 GMT john UK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9084 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9084 You have most likely blown an "O" ring on one of the side chambers so in effect it isn't pumping on all cylinders. If the implement drops when you stop the Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:15:12 GMT Paul Stickler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9083 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9083 ... HERE IS A WEB ADDRESS for serial #'s and year info but at a quick glance it looks like a 1947....   Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:11:42 GMT nessie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9082 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fergusontractorclub/message/9082 Hi: I am brand new to the group and tractors in general. I just purchased an old tractor, and would appreciate it if someone could "id" it for me. The seller