sharky Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Evening all. Does anyone know the proceedure to start a 1942 petrol fordson standard. An idiots quide would be appreciated Cheers in advance Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Always keep your thumb on top of the starting handle never wrap your thumb round it;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Cheers degsy for that very sound advice,l learnt that the hard way many yrs ago. Thru the power of social media I have acquired a starting procedure. So thumbd outta the way and fingers crossed i'll start the old girl up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Glad to hear you've got the info you needed, it's nearly sixty years since I last drove one so the chances of me remembering the starting procedure are somewhat less than nil :-D. Good luck for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Keep you posted.might even supply some pictures with permission from its custodian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Looking forward to seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Tony Corbin may be interested to see photos as would I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Tony Corbin may be interested to see photos as would I If you go to my Facebook page there are some photos there. The link is in my signature bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Dear Sharky, Thanks for the link to your photos on Facebook. I realise now that you own a Fordson N Tractor; I assumed it was a Fordson WOT, for which Tony is a bit of an expert! Anyway your Fordson Tractor appears to be in Fordson gloss dark green, similar to the one in the attached photo. As I'm interested in RAF Vehicle colours in WW2, I'm wondering if the RAF had some of these vehicles straight off the production line that could so easily have been used elsewhere such as a farm, hence the civi style colours? Its not the first I've seen like this but most of the photos of RAF vehicles show them in camo of two colours. Was your used by the RAF in the UK and have you found what colours it was painted at the factory? Also regarding the Fordson name on the rad, was yellow of any significance as nowadays I only see it painted red on preserved vehicles. Was this done at the factory or it the colour likely to be 'blinged up' by the driver? BTW - I guess this photo dates from c.1941 judging by the bombs and may be a bomb load for a Stirling. Edited December 12, 2014 by LarryH57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Dear Sharky, Thanks for the link to your photos on Facebook. I realise now that you own a Fordson N Tractor; I assumed it was a Fordson WOT, for which Tony is a bit of an expert! Anyway your Fordson Tractor appears to be in Fordson gloss dark green, similar to the one in the attached photo. As I'm interested in RAF Vehicle colours in WW2, I'm wondering if the RAF had some of these vehicles straight off the production line that could so easily have been used elsewhere such as a farm, hence the civi style colours? Its not the first I've seen like this but most of the photos of RAF vehicles show them in camo of two colours. Was your used by the RAF in the UK and have you found what colours it was painted at the factory? Also regarding the Fordson name on the rad, was yellow of any significance as nowadays I only see it painted red on preserved vehicles. Was this done at the factory or it the colour likely to be 'blinged up' by the driver? BTW - I guess this photo dates from c.1941 judging by the bombs and may be a bomb load for a Stirling. Great photo that, thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I would say that the 'Fordson' on the radiator was red, judging by the colour cast of the image. trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) It is a fact that some folks can start a Fordson and some can't, which is why my granddad and dad used Allis Chalmers! Then when you get them started there is always the fun of getting them into gear... Actually they are great tractors and provided the mag, plugs and leads are nice and dry it should go. If there is any doubt drain the carb before switching the petrol on (sometimes a drop or two of water or some TVO leaks in and upsets things). Pull the choke right out and give it three swings with the choke out hard, push it back in and one more swing should do it. Just swing it over from 9 oclock to 3 oclock, don't try and wind it round and round. If it does not start then keep trying and congratulate yourself on how much you are saving on gym membership. Edited December 12, 2014 by paulbrook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbatiti Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 As above, most of the problems of starting a Fordson N or E27N nowadays are down to magnetos, leads and plugs and of course wear in the engine! Although having said that the wartime Fordson does has a reputation for being rather more cantankerous than its pre-war counterpart due to carburation changes made to try to improve fuel efficiency etc. At least with this particular Fordson being a 'Land Utility' spec. you've only petrol to contend with and not TVO which adds even more problems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Land Utility denotes an agricultural type tyre and normally the tractor so fitted, I believe. The tractors shown in thread and on face book have double fillers for petrol/tvo and appear to be standard agriculture tractors as also used by the RAF. Early, and later, RAF Fordsons were based on the industrial chassis with forward driving position, LU tyre equipment, no mudguards, under slung exhaust, lights and horn powered from a battery only, single filler for petrol and therefore a straight petrol engine with gauze type air filter. They were capable of around 30 mph when fitted with 28" rear tyres............. scary I reckon. See Vintage Tractor Special no.s 4 and 11, by A T Condie for more pictures and information. Edited December 12, 2014 by super6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbatiti Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Aha! I stand corrected, for some reason I was sure I'd read the L.U. Fordson as well as the pneumatic tyres etc. only came with a petrol engine, I'm told that actually the vast majority were in fact TVO! RAF industrial type Fordson Ns are also sometimes seen with cabs which I think were made in the RAFs own workshops, they have non standard rear wings, much longer than the normal Fordson 'wide' wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hence the need to purge the carb of any TVO before attempting to start it. What tends to happen is although you starve the engine of fuel by shutting the tap off and letting it run out of fuel some TVO can weep back past the tap and into the carb when the tractor is stood. You need good fresh petrol in there for a clean start hence the drain and refill sequence. As for mags and leads my old Allis Chalmers bucks the trend - it hates being inside in the warm and dry whereas if it stands outside in the cold and wet it will fire up without hesitation. Yet other tractors of the same make had to be nursed into action and many is the time when I were a kid when going to get something out of the airing cupboard I would fine a shelf taken up with a magneto and plug leads all drying out and warming up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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