Vintage Tractor Engineer

Cross reference the serial numbers and year of manufacture for the TE-20, TO-20 and TO30 tractors. Model variants are listed here.

TE20 manufactured by Standard Motor Company, England

TO20 and TO30, manufactured in Detroit.

TO30 production started in August 1951 at serial number 60001.

This chart cross references TO-30 engine numbers with serial numbers

The Ferguson TE20 (TE denoting Tractor England) was the first tractor to be produced by Harry Ferguson in the UK. The Banner Lane factory in Coventry was originally an aero-engine factory operated by the Standard Motor Company for the British Government during world war two. After the war an agreement was made between Standard and Harry Ferguson who was looking for factory space to build his latest tractors. Ferguson provided the tractor design, marketing and sales service, whilst Standard provided the factory space and manufactured the tractor.

The first tractor to come off the production line was the TE20 on 6th July 1946. Originally this was fitted with an American engine called the Continental Z-120, but in September 1948 a 2088cc Standard engine became available. Production continued until 1956, after a total of 517,651 grey fergies (serial numbers) had rolled off the line. Read the rest of this entry »