Vintage Tractor Engineer

Hello
I wonder if you can help? I have just refurbished a Ferguson TEA 20. It ran well before and after but alas on the christmas road run no 3 cylinder went dead.I have replaced plugs,points condesor,coil, there is no water in oil no oil in water, but have noticed that after cleaning plug, will often fire for a short time if plug cap is left loose,Have now run out of ideas, have you any?

Many thanks, Mick

The points and the coil work all of the cylinders, so if it is just a problem with number 3 cylinder then it must be something specific to that cylinder. Either the plug, plug lead, the lead cap or possibly a fault with the distributor cap.

Another thing to check is the compression pressure in the number 3 cylinder, to make sure that there is nothing mechanically at fault such as a stuck valve or partially blown cylinder head gasket.

You mention that attention to the plug and cap sometimes remedies the problem for a short while. Maybe you should try a new high tension lead (plug lead), that would be the first thing to look at.

Hope that helps,

Steve

Steve,

I have done a compression test and all cylinders are giving similar readings, so I have concluded that it is an electrical (rather than a mechanical) problem. I will try new leads and see if that fixes it.

Mick

From 1964 to 1972, Glen Monroe from Didsbury, Alberta started to attach two tractors together to provide more pulling power.  Vintage Tractor Engineer saw this video and found it great viewing.

It reminded us of the Doe Triple D machines that were manufactured in England. Here’s a video of a Triple D in action with a plough.

The Does’ look more compact and manoeuvrable than the Monroe, but of course the Monroe tractors were working in the large fields in the USA. The Doe has a turntable mounted on the underneath of the tractors, where as the Monroe appears to use a pivot which does not seem to offer so much of a tight turning circle. The turntable can be seen quite clearly on this Doe 130.

Another one off tractor is shown in the next video clip. Here 3 Farmall F-20 engines have been attached together and share a single clutch, transmission and rear axle. Also we see another version with just 2 F-20’s linked together.