Wanted. Grey Ferguson tractor.
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Ollie, try Fourtowns auctions in Poyntzpass. Speak to Keith Bicker (his business) tell him I told you to ring him. He knows all the farmers with stuff hidden in sheds.
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Awesome wee tractors to start out with. I bought 1 for the wife at the start of April and it has been a great wee article. It’s TVO, and starts on petrol (there’s 2 tanks in them, 1 which is about a gallon for petrol and the other which is about 4 gallon for the TVO). You can run them on straight petrol if it’s just for road runs and stuff, but if you plan on doing any work with it or towing you needs to run TVO as they run a bit cooler on it. It’s just a matter of putting 20 litres of kerosene in a drum and 5 litres of petrol to give you the 4:1 mix they need for hard work.
I bought an old 200 litre sprayer and a 12ft harrow for it, but I cut the 3ft folding wings off each side of the harrow to leave it at 6ft to cut down on tail swing and make it easier for the wife to drive.
I bought an old 200 litre sprayer and a 12ft harrow for it, but I cut the 3ft folding wings off each side of the harrow to leave it at 6ft to cut down on tail swing and make it easier for the wife to drive.
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I like them but I’d advise you to up the budget and get a 3 cylinder Massey 35, much superior tractor. As far as I know the diesel fergies almost all have a 4 cyl diesel that is usually very hard to start vs the 3 cyl Perkins which starts easily in all weathers. The 35s also have live drive and high / low gearbox.
If you are getting any older tractor definitely try to get one with a reg and taxbook as it’s not easy to get one from DVLA. Other than that check that the engine block isn’t cracked and welded - loads of them get cracked in cold weather. Other than that you can get pretty much all parts brand new, the Ferguson stuff is easy to work on and they’re very handy to have.
If you are getting any older tractor definitely try to get one with a reg and taxbook as it’s not easy to get one from DVLA. Other than that check that the engine block isn’t cracked and welded - loads of them get cracked in cold weather. Other than that you can get pretty much all parts brand new, the Ferguson stuff is easy to work on and they’re very handy to have.
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My aunt has 2 grey fergies lying in a big shed at the old home place and I'd love to have one to use although I'm sure I wouldn't really need it. I used to help out during the summers on my uncles' farms and always ended up taking in bales or silage with whatever old tractor could be pulled out of hedge and revived. Usually Fergies or 35's, Dexta's, Major's or old Nuffields with metal seats. I was thinking a vineyard Fergie would be a handy yoke for small work. I'd need another shed and a new wife though...
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The 4cyl 35s get the name of being hard to start not the Te20s
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Think there’s one Laying in benson st Lisburn in a driveway this long time
Theres one that has been sitting under a cover in a driveway just down the road from you this past while, god knows what they need a tractor for there
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Adds to the amount of random stuff tucked away up here eah
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No, and it can be £250-400 for a hitch which operates off the rear lift arms, so it needs to have a locking mechanism so you aren’t having to run with the PTO permanently engaged to keep the hitch up.