I've recently inherited a T20, but have no idea how to start it. Would someone mind running me through it? I know it works as I've seen it driving fairly recently
@11inchforever If it's a petrol or petrol/TVO one Make sure the fuel is turned on (tap on the left hand side of the engine), pull the choke out all the way, turn the ignition on, put the gearlever in the 'Start' position (it can be quite tricky to find- it's next to 3rd gear) and turn the key to start.
If it's a diesel one they're more complicated (Kigas starting and all that) and I'm not sure what the procedure is. Someone will know.
@frclintpower: It's a safety feature- the gear stick has a 'start' position which you have hold it in before the engine will crank, even with the key turned. It means you can't try and start the tractor with it in gear.
@sting2009 It is indeed, although this particular tractor is a TEA (petrol only) which later had a factory TVO kit fitted, making it into a TED-spec one. Easier just to call it a TE-20 :)
@jozg44 Thanks for the reply. The little Fergie is unbeatable and has stood the test of time. I have a '48 TEA and she still runs like a sewing machine!
@jozg44 Yea I've got the same ones but yours are the original. I made mine by copying them from the workshop manual and used small lights from a fordson :)
@GearboxStudios Yep! I've still got the original 'cyclops' single headlamp for the top of the bonnet, the spotlight for the rear wing and the actual sidelamp units somewhere. Sadly the sidelamp bowls are too rusted for them to be refitted.
Wonderfull, this took me back 2 my days as a boy on the farm, these loyal mechanical beasts, chugged and thundered around us, good agricultural living and mellow memories. thank you.........55/5
Is your Fergie spitting when running on both Petrol and then parraffin?If Sptting on petrol,suspect weak mixture(Adjust carb till she settles evenly)If NOT spitting on petrol but when you switch over to parraffin,then you are switching over to parraffin too soon,often with white smoke from exhaust.Hope this helps.
I was just wondering if you had a picture of the ignition key? I am trying to find mine you see, and I have no idea what it looks like. My dad knows, but he doesn't want to botter himself with looking for it, and he has no intentions of explaining to me what it looks like. =)
Yes- the tractor would originally have been a 6V with a petrol engine (a TEA-20), but at some time has had a factory-supplied conversion kit installed to take it to 12V and a dual-fuel petrol/TVO , enginemaking it into a TED-20.
I am envious- a Fergie loader would be great on ours (preferrably a proper 'banana arm' type) so we could stop having to use the poxy engine crane to lift various mechanical parts.
Excellent video,I just bought a Te20 last week,It was lying for years in a yard,All the coolant had been drained out of it and i was curious to see would it even start,But we filled it with 5 litres of antifree,new engine oil and filters and about 20 litres of gearbox oil,And it fired up first go,On the button,It's a 1956 model and its a flying machine.
Sounds about right :) - this one was lying in a field for years and goats had eaten all the wiring. We rigged up a system using Land Rover parts, put in some fresh fuel and it started on the third swing of the handle- since then it's only had new ignition wiring, a new distributor cap and rotor arm, a replacement oil pressure gauge and one new tyre in the 12 years we've had it on top of the occasional oil change. It really deserves an overhaul and a new coat of paint...
I'm in the UK, which is where the tractor was made as well. It's very simple to drive- only 4 gears (and reverse), a hand throttle, mechanical brakes and very easy steering, plus it can turn in really tight spaces. Thanks for the comment.
ah....the poor thing needs a day at the spa! more like a week but y know
will77537 5 months ago
I've recently inherited a T20, but have no idea how to start it. Would someone mind running me through it? I know it works as I've seen it driving fairly recently
11inchforever 7 months ago
@11inchforever If it's a petrol or petrol/TVO one Make sure the fuel is turned on (tap on the left hand side of the engine), pull the choke out all the way, turn the ignition on, put the gearlever in the 'Start' position (it can be quite tricky to find- it's next to 3rd gear) and turn the key to start.
If it's a diesel one they're more complicated (Kigas starting and all that) and I'm not sure what the procedure is. Someone will know.
jozg44 7 months ago
nice orignal condition, should she be startin on the gear stick?
frclintpower 1 year ago
@frclintpower: It's a safety feature- the gear stick has a 'start' position which you have hold it in before the engine will crank, even with the key turned. It means you can't try and start the tractor with it in gear.
jozg44 1 year ago
!!!SUPER!!!
on30sg 1 year ago
Is that not a TED20 you have, the TVO version with the 2 fuel tanks and the fuel switch over tap?
sting2009 1 year ago
@sting2009 It is indeed, although this particular tractor is a TEA (petrol only) which later had a factory TVO kit fitted, making it into a TED-spec one. Easier just to call it a TE-20 :)
jozg44 1 year ago
@jozg44 Thanks for the reply. The little Fergie is unbeatable and has stood the test of time. I have a '48 TEA and she still runs like a sewing machine!
sting2009 1 year ago
we had one,traded it in for a 2006 belarus 5440 good deal dont you think
gears2freak300 1 year ago
tractor dosnt seem to be running very well
1369davidc 1 year ago
@jozg44 Yea I've got the same ones but yours are the original. I made mine by copying them from the workshop manual and used small lights from a fordson :)
GearboxStudios 1 year ago
Wow the original side lamps :)
GearboxStudios 1 year ago
@GearboxStudios Yep! I've still got the original 'cyclops' single headlamp for the top of the bonnet, the spotlight for the rear wing and the actual sidelamp units somewhere. Sadly the sidelamp bowls are too rusted for them to be refitted.
jozg44 1 year ago
Wonderfull, this took me back 2 my days as a boy on the farm, these loyal mechanical beasts, chugged and thundered around us, good agricultural living and mellow memories. thank you.........55/5
oktobercat 1 year ago
store her in doors might help
larneguy 2 years ago
i have a tvo fergy too but mines very spity or noisey or somting can any one help me? any ideas what it mite be?
lilmartypwnz 2 years ago
Is your Fergie spitting when running on both Petrol and then parraffin?If Sptting on petrol,suspect weak mixture(Adjust carb till she settles evenly)If NOT spitting on petrol but when you switch over to parraffin,then you are switching over to parraffin too soon,often with white smoke from exhaust.Hope this helps.
09amusement 2 years ago
it could be dirt in the carb or the spark plugs are dirty
jaffa154 2 years ago
Frode,look on Ebay for fergie keys!
09amusement 2 years ago
Thanks mate. =)
FrodeFlodhest 2 years ago
Nicely done ! Like the peg trick, will try that next time :o) xx
BarmyBitch1980 2 years ago
Hi. Nice video. =)
I was just wondering if you had a picture of the ignition key? I am trying to find mine you see, and I have no idea what it looks like. My dad knows, but he doesn't want to botter himself with looking for it, and he has no intentions of explaining to me what it looks like. =)
I would be grateful if you could help me out. =)
FrodeFlodhest 2 years ago
Is that 12 volt electrics as opposed to 6 volt? I`m guessing at 12V.
09amusement 2 years ago
Yes- the tractor would originally have been a 6V with a petrol engine (a TEA-20), but at some time has had a factory-supplied conversion kit installed to take it to 12V and a dual-fuel petrol/TVO , enginemaking it into a TED-20.
jozg44 2 years ago
Nicely done. I'm in Canada I have a 1950 TEA 20 and I love it! I'm in the process of installing an original ferguson loader on it right now.
noobie64 2 years ago
I am envious- a Fergie loader would be great on ours (preferrably a proper 'banana arm' type) so we could stop having to use the poxy engine crane to lift various mechanical parts.
jozg44 2 years ago
It's the earlier loader, the L-UO-22 with a manure fork rather than a bucket.
noobie64 2 years ago
Great video! Nearly identical to my 1949 te-20,except mine hasn`t been run for 5 years,turned regularly on the handle though.
09amusement 2 years ago
it shows just how tuff those tractors realy are, i love it, brings back memories of me grandparents old farm they had one of those
mungo47 2 years ago
I like it, what a beast.
Dauntless244 2 years ago
Excellent video,I just bought a Te20 last week,It was lying for years in a yard,All the coolant had been drained out of it and i was curious to see would it even start,But we filled it with 5 litres of antifree,new engine oil and filters and about 20 litres of gearbox oil,And it fired up first go,On the button,It's a 1956 model and its a flying machine.
mary047photoblue 2 years ago
Sounds about right :) - this one was lying in a field for years and goats had eaten all the wiring. We rigged up a system using Land Rover parts, put in some fresh fuel and it started on the third swing of the handle- since then it's only had new ignition wiring, a new distributor cap and rotor arm, a replacement oil pressure gauge and one new tyre in the 12 years we've had it on top of the occasional oil change. It really deserves an overhaul and a new coat of paint...
jozg44 2 years ago
-4 deg C is not that cold mines starts first click in -20 deg C
s104btcummins 2 years ago
Like the nice black stack
FordsSuck95 3 years ago
dose it move?
medoloverr 3 years ago
It may look like a complete wreck, but it is fully functional. The day before I made this video it had done an afternoon's work collecting apples.
jozg44 3 years ago
that's really awesome loved it ..
what country you live in ? and what country was that tractor made in ?
is it easy to drive it
medoloverr 3 years ago
I'm in the UK, which is where the tractor was made as well. It's very simple to drive- only 4 gears (and reverse), a hand throttle, mechanical brakes and very easy steering, plus it can turn in really tight spaces. Thanks for the comment.
jozg44 3 years ago
thanks very much for the sweet answers :)
medoloverr 3 years ago