60 YEAR OLD TRACTOR - WILL IT RUN?
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- She's been neglected and not run for a long time so now we need to see if the old Dexta will cheech to life. It's not like it's been fully maintained and serviced so this could be a struggle.
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Will it start ?
Will it run ?
My dad used to work the old fergies and stuff way back when instead of being in school lol years later he bought a lister d stationary engine and then added a belt driven water pump. He then sold his engines and bought himself an old Fordson major before ending up with a grey fergie. Spent many an hour at steam rallies and ploughing matches as a kid..... Loved it too
My dad had a Dexta with all the problems.Great little tractor did its job lovely to drive.Many hours spent on it.Those were the days.
Getting stuck in gear was one problem unless you were well used to driving them. They say welding a pice of metal on the selector cured it.
The Dexta I once owned gradually wore away the metal on the sides of the gearstick where it fits in the selectors. Every so often when changing gear it would find its way out between them and into 'no mans land' which left you stuck in one gear or another. Eventually I had had enough of it and took the top off, welded on more metal, filed it down and refitted it. Problem sorted. Your Dexta though could, at a guess, have worn selector rail gates or forks. There's only one way to find out, take the gearbox top off! Another interesting Sunday evening video coming up I hope.
Brings back memories of when my dad bought a Dexta because he needed the live PTO which the Fergie didn’t have. It was a peach, had grass tyres on and had been used to cut grass at a cricket club. Was really strong and sounded great, just needed a set of proper tyres. Only problem was a wobbly mudguard- rotted at the bottom! Would have it, and the fergie (sorry) back at the drop of a hat. Just as toys though, no farm any more. Thanks for the memories…
Could do with some Liquid Moly diesel injector cleaner. I used it on a Kubota to see if it did any good and it worked wonders, went from needing several second cranking to start to firing first turn and no smoke, I was amazed as I was getting ready to pull all five injectors but ten quid's worth did the trick.
I'll get some this week.
Great tip you can run it on it neat for a quicker result. 👍
She is a well used old machine but has really good bones. There old machine suffer gradual decay from poor servicing, and can often be mostly cured just getting the fuel system gone through to spec and putting the wiring in order. What required it's own cosby can holder in the past may start like a champ unassisted after those simple repairs. Good tires is a huge bonus on a rough old tractor. It is hard to justify putting too much in repairs on a rough one when it will still need tires after.
That was like a comedy act at the beginning, getting her to start.. made me laugh 😂
Nice little tractors the Dextas , good to see it being saved and getting a thorough going over. All the best .
I am happy to see that Britain has its own italian rageing soccer Trainer like we have in Germany.. They are THE best entertainer ever! Legends😂😂😂
Oh hell.... I had a Dexta back in the '70s, and it was pig to start. Put it this way, if that engine hasn't been rebuilt at least once in that tractor's life, you'll be very very lucky if you can get it to start properly, especially in cold weather.
We spoke to a good few mechanics before tackling ours, and the story was always the same - a lot of wear on the cylinder walls. It's a Dexta thing, more to the point, it's a Perkins P3 thing, but it only seemed to afflict Dextas. New sleeves and pistons will sort that out.
Now then, I noticed that you didn't seem to be using the manifold pre-heater, nor the little squirty pump under the fuel cock. You'll need them, even if the engine was brand new. It has to be the crudest "flame plug" I've ever come across, but it works very effectively.
Another thing to look at is the clutch pedal. Either, farmers are too tight in the ring piece to use grease on such a trivial thing, or, they can't be arsed to clean off all the soil and grit before greasing, but you can't fail to notice that as you depress the clutch pedal, it sways out sideways as well as going downwards! That could have been designed better.
Back on the engine, I was once told, and have since read, that there was a bit of a debacle between Ford and Perkins over the poor starting and accelerated wear, with Ford allegedly claiming that they'd been fobbed of with a load of crappy engines that Massey Ferguson had rejected. There is no doubt that the Fergy 3 cyl Perkins was by far a better engine than the one that went into the Dexta.
Oh those gear sticks.... Have fun, and keep a 9/16th AF spanner under the seat cushion - just in case! You might also find that the bronze gear selectors need replacing - mine did. In fact, it was them, not the sticks, that suffered the most wear, and were the biggest issue.
All in all, once you've tamed that Dexta, it'll be a lovely little old machine that you'll enjoy driving again and again.
Oh yes, be aware, once restored to good health, be sure to have something to hold onto when you open the throttle, because if it's anything like mine - Top gear, full chat on the throttle, and that little beast will be out from under your bum and leave you skating along the tarmac wondering where it went!
I've booked my season ticket for this series. Can't wait to see how you get on with it.
The heater doesn't work but ether does
What a peach! My Dexta selects all the gears as well, when I got it it even had socket head screws holding the cover on, and a T Bar Allen key in the tool box for a quick-change whilst on the road!! Put a new lever/plate on, a little better but the selectors themselves are worn out so still does it now and again when not careful.
I am never disappointed with your videos Mucker and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. The inclusion of the comedy clips was great and appeals to my sense of humour. At 60 the Dexter is sounding good, I remember them as a lad.
I am looking forward to discovering what the mystery tractor might be.
Feels like forever since we last had a WILL IT RUN video from you!!😉👍
Great stuff Kurt and Puppo, yes it was on a Dexta that I learned my craft on ( such as it is) had lots of fun getting air locks out of her as well😁👌👍🙂
The first tractor I ever drive was a Supa Dexta. Great little machines
Excellent video - looking forward to what is in store for the future!
I liked your "insert clips here" editing. I love working on old stuff. They are always full of surprises and amusement. Nice throttle. You're staying busy my friend!
Dexta,great. Was my first part owned tractor with my Dad.
Its great to see a proper shift gate and a stick
If the Dexta could talk, he'd say......"I may look worn out, but I'm ready to work with the best of them, I've still got life left in me yet!" 👍👍 🚜
That’s a sweet little unit right there. Looking forward to episode 2 of the Fordson Dexter
Yet again a great video you are one in a million with your delivery/description, Keep um coming.
Looking forward to seeing the work being done on the Dexta. Enjoyed the video thanks.👍
Brilliant old workhorse - Stay safe
Great start on the Dexter , no idea what the mystery tractor is . Keep it up Mucker 🚜 👍
Thanks for the update on stuff, Dexter is in fine shape really . Let's face it, it is rather aged , fine specamin of a previously enjoyed investment.
this was fun to see,a have 1960 fordson dexta.great tractors
I remember these tractors as a young bloke when we were on the farms, they were great tractors, one of my first to drive.
Nice little tractor sounds sweet when running looking forward to how it turns out for you Mucker 😀
This brings back lots of memories, used to drive a couple. Both were worn out heaps of shite, way down on compression, heavy breathing and ether start or no start. You should have a flame heater in the inlet manifold, the only time I had any luck with them was when I sprayed wd40 down there as honorary ether and it ignited. It belched a few flames out of the exhaust, but fired up pretty quickly.
Love the old tractors I get more enjoyment out of them then the new stuff great video
Great vid looking forward to the progress on this one, and to see what you have been hiding from us. Fantastic entertainment.
Brilliant video your lordship so looking forward to seeing the major videos 👍
The three bs love it mucca she fair kicked some spaff out great vid love the owd dexta will keep me peepers open for for ther updates stay safe
Great drove one when i was 10 and a ford major .
Nice tractor for its age runs well , looking forward to seeing it all smarted up
Can’t beat a Dexta for the fun factor, great little tractors! 😃👍
Great sounding tractor mate, thanks for making a great video to share! 👍🏻
Lovely Dexta, so glad you make time for it
Excellent video mucker thanks for your time and consideration bit of work and you will have a nice tractor 🇬🇧🚜🇬🇧🚜🇬🇧🚜🇬🇧🚜
Looks like a nice solid little tractor that just needs a bit of TLC, nothing major. That Cosby holder, though, not only is it a dedicated holder for the tractor, it's nicely painted too!
Looking forward to this one, Ive a Ford 3000 that's a Ba****d to start, maybe as you say, giving it a good service may sort it - here's hoping...
ATB
Dave
Just subscribed. Looking forward to you getting into the Dexta! I love these kind of vids! Taking something worn out, and making it worthwhile to you. That's worth my attention and watching! RS.
That Dexta starts like my diesel Fergie 😅 be interested to see how this one turns out, the Cosby holder is pretty special. Looks a nice little tractor though
Good video👍 have a super dexta myself which im going to restore havent had a problem with the gears yet but engine oil is getting into the exaust manifold 😣
That was very educational thanks Lord Muck
Funny really but as a boy l always thought that if you can afford a dexta you were well off, consequently my dad always stuck with grey fergys which l actually liked and we had them right up to selling our equipment and farm to emigrate to Wisconsin in 1997, there are loads of Ford 2ns 5ns and 9ns here, as for grey fergys , there not so popular for some reason, good luck with the Dexta, one day I’ll find one here as they are about albeit very few and mostly petrol!
Learned to drive on a Dexter on a golf course aged 12 normally which pulled fairway gang mowers. It had all the traits of this one. I always got the blame for the worn gear selectors even though I hadn't been around at the time. The left hand mudguard was missing fo years which was an absolute death trap as we all rode on the multi hole drawbar.
I only got to drive it solo once I'd mastered reversing the trailer into the shed & round a 90 degree corner.
Looking forward to the next instalment.
Hi from durham KM @ LM dexter looks like a trooper cant wait to see how progresses 👍 and as for the cosby getting addicted 😂 bloody tin had more support than than.issue😂👌 but dexy in rehab now goin to kick the cosby 😂 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
Great video again mate. You been hiding an 8210 on us by any chance?
It doesn’t sound like she’s hunting but replacing the governer diaphragm is well worth doing when your at it anyway.
I’m sure you know this already just in case you don’t though there should be a small hand fuel pump under the left hand side of the tank which I think puts diesel through the heater plug, prime that whilst turning over makes a big difference to staring especially in colder conditions.
Carry on with all your good work, every one of your videos a joy to watch.
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Great video mucka looking forward to the next one
Great video and a great little tractor the Fordson Dexta a dairy farmer near me still uses his every year to spread granular fertiliser on the home farm and the out farm .
Brilliant video as always, Barny made us chuckle 😂😂👍👍🚜🚜
Watched all the US Farmtubers, now I'm watching the UK. You sound like a young Michael Caine!!!
Really enjoy your videos. Looking forward to the next.
Great show tonight mate, more of the rebuilds please. Go well !
If you're not careful you're going to fall in love with it 😂
Good entertaining video 👍
You're a teez with your secret 😂 favourite tractor.
Cosby in a can ... that’s gold ! Well done !
Great video again mucker! Always fancied a Dexta to go with my major D or even the super major when I had them, but it just never happened and the 434 turned up so that's that.
“This has got the habit of selecting how many gears....? Fkin all of them! At once!”🤣🤣👌🚜
Mr Muck! I did not receive a notification for when you uploaded this video yet I clicked the bell! This is outrageous! How dare you!
Good video cheers,watching it on TV,better than UK tv.
Good one! I’d clean and de-grease the paint work then give it a clear coat to keep that patina, real old school
The Ether Bunny holiday is on the horizon👌💯🤔
Unique original roll bar👌
interesting.Some of the lads that had dextas when I was young were dab hand at ripping off the top cover and sorting the selectors with a screwdriver. I had to resort to the same remedy on a DB 995 that had a worn gear lever in more recent times.
I'm so glad that one legged crazy ass Canadian turned me on to your channel 👌👌👌👌
Well done on the "flappy thing" on the exhaust of the 590... I am old and easily amused...
I truly appreciate how you get these old tractors up and running. I can't believe how some folks think it's so simple to throw money and parts at a vehicle without truly knowing what you need. It's nice to see these tractors run using original parts when possible. Check out salvage workshop on RUclips for good inspiration.
Good evening me lord, Love the video I like it as that the one we had on the farm were I worked so it’s nice to see.🌈🌈🚜🚜
Do you think in 40 / 50 years time will we be able to revive today's tractors with all the electronic stuff on them as we have from 40 / 50 years in our past
I am not hundred % certain but I reckon one or two of my dad's numerous te20s used to get "stuck" in-between gears as well, ah well I suppose a lot of the old tracters had very similar design and associated probs. Nice little video again mate.🚜
The mystery tractor noise was the red Ferguson 20 don't be fooled 😅 great video can't wait to see the surprise bud 👌
Oh my favourite tractor is the one that runs International 956xl and my Reekie conversation Ferguson. 🙂👍
Quite a collection in that shed!!
I spat my tea out at the don't do that it'll get addicted line 🤣🤣🤣🤣 brilliant vid interesting too nice 1
Thought it was gonna be a double canner 🤣🤣. Poor Laal thing. Good vid..👍
That was a great video brings back many memories especially C in the tire tracks were boss used to leave on males with the old Dexter with the spinner on the back believe you me there was one lot that been there in the field for 2 years nobody would go anywhere where he would go
Thanks Kurt great vid sir.. Take care...
Cheers Kev 👍
I drove a relatives dexta back in the seventies, the man that inherited it had it for a while before the engine seized he took it to the local mechanic where it is sitting outside rusting away over the last 8 years.
love your videos and the comedy how dare you ha ha edward kean
Great Video 👍 you got some nice tractors👍
Thats in good nick really. Tin work is far better than mine. I had starting issues despite a pretty fresh engine so I did what you said, lift pump and filters, also fitted the fergie style heater plug system. Pressed it back into service last week, still has to earn its keep. Made my own upgraded loom to incorporate dome extras as originally doesnt keep me awake at night. Video on the channel if you want to see what I did. Now stop robbing that detroit 🤣🤣
Me dad had a Dexta with a loader on it. The gear stick was funked so welded the end up and ground it down to a ball worked great till he part ex it for a David Brown 780
Lowder with a power fork and bucket.
Sounds good the old Tractor..Great Video...
Of course it will run, it's a Dexta, I work on them to this day, still in use on some farms.
Love that Dexta
My grandad had a ford 4000 and a dexta for his garden before we bought the farm. The ford never had a handbrake and us living on a hill it met an end in a ditch all smashed up (front axle snapped and all sorts). The dexta was ‘my tractor’ but never ran right, I believe it was the hydraulics or something (i was only 4 or 5 at the time) and after he broke his fergie messing with the hydraulics he didnt want to ruin it, so in the end my grandad sold it to buy the JD 1640 and all the other kit for the farm.
You don't need to worry about the health and safety 😉 big up ol peg
Looking forward to the mystery tractor
Aah a Vice Grip Garage special. 👍🏼👍🏼
in about 1968 I was driving a Dexta, which was TERRIBLE to start. ( air intake to the manifold pipe off, light a bit of newspaper, turn the engine, hold the flame by the manifold, and most times ok.
this will be fun to watch :) im doing up a 1961 Dexta of my own. looking forward to more videos on this one. and yes, the gear leavers/issue is a WELL known dexta thing xD
sounds sweet once shes running
Absolutely love the throttle lever on the Dexter that is pure quality!! On the outro did I spot the lesser spotted Fud Weasel in the background?
Your mystery tractor, if it's on a muck spreader and the picture was taken in Norfolk, it would either be a renault from a very respected agricultural contractor who has since retired, or a ford TW, that's my guess.
Great video, be good to see her all done up back to working condition. Doesn't that jd do any work.
No.
Well done on another great will it start / wash / walk around check video, you didn’t say if the dynamo system is working. The tractor is positive earth, battery leads need to be right. Great 👍
As I said in the video I don't know if it's working or not as I haven't checked it. This tractor is negative earth.
Excellent video Lord Muck :) my one elder used call Ether was Are Going To Stand-up Comedy To Lol? Also Dexter be excellent fix and add 200ml of Automatic transmission type 2 or 3 in fuel tank each time used and keep that fuel system running perfectly! Also grey bottle of STP Total Treatment fuel injection and carb cleaner in fuel tank to each month too!
Excellent, been looking forward to this!
Glad Bill C is back in the house but that Fordson just needs bit TLC LOL. The mystery tractor i am guessing it’s big hp Ford just way that engine started n breathe, can’t wait for what’s in store will it need restoring or is it mint? Nice👌