thedawnpatrol Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I think these were used on Bedford's but certainly on Humber's I have one for my Humber, but the Felt 'Bellows' part has had it, falling apart, does anyone know if there is a replacement that will do the job & fit, or shall i have some made ? any one else need a filter ? Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAbbott Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I also need a new felt bellows for my filter, but have not found an easy route to get new ones. I've not really looked at a modern solution to fit within the casing yet. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My Retriever has a similar Volkes filter. Like you my felt is cream cracker-ed, to date Iv'e not been able to find a replacement source. I suspect that having new felts cut and stitched will be prohibitively expensive, do you have a company in mind ?. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) I have seen one of the filters with a modern cartridge element in it. From a quick look it was similar to those I have come across in MF165 tractors, Hyster forklifts. Try taking it to an agricultural dealer and matching up, the era of the Massey Fergie 165, 185, etc with dry filters would be late Sixties/early Seventies, before that they were oil bath filters. Here is a link, you will have to check dimensions but this is the type I am refering to: http://www.thevintagetractorcompany.co.uk/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3280 Edited December 17, 2012 by Richard Farrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I don't even have the canister :cry:, even so will be interested to hear of any success in investigations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I have seen one of the filters with a modern cartridge element in it. From a quick look it was similar to those I have come across in MF165 tractors, Hyster forklifts. Try taking it to an agricultural dealer and matching up, the era of the Massey Fergie 165, 185, etc with dry filters would be late Sixties/early Seventies, before that they were oil bath filters. Here is a link, you will have to check dimensions but this is the type I am refering to: http://www.thevintagetractorcompany.co.uk/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3280 Thank you Richard spot on as ever Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Ok, I'm going to look into having some made, a price at least............watch this thread ! Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown cow Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hi Jules, I had a Fordson WOT2D which I restored in the 1980's, that also had the Vokes filter. There was an old disposals yard locally in Melbourne (Aust) that had a pile of NOS assemblies but in a lean-to. I got a couple of the best looking one's with intact (not moth eaten) felt and installed one. It took me about 20 minutes and a few miles of wondering why the truck was getting asthmatic to discover the felt was slowly disintegrating into the carby! I had to do a roadside strip of the carby to get home again.Ever seen a furry carby? I found a truck aircleaner filter in an auto/industrial shop that was an almost perfect fit with some home-made rubber gaskets, with no more problems in that department. The yard has since closed and I wish I had bought more filter assemblies (surface rust only!) regards, Andrew Browne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks for that Andrew, interesting example of why not to use 'new old stock' Cheers Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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