Thread: Gilbert

1954 TED20, running on straight fuel.

whitehillbilly

When I were wee lud, we had a MF35, and a Fordson Major that you started on kero and switched over to petrol when it got warm enough.
It took a while though because the radiator leaked and we ran a garden hose from the irrigation pump into the top of the rad. We'd adjust it so it would supply exactly what leaked out... dirt farmer tech!


I'll never forget the day when I was about twelve years old, slashing with the MF35 and it drove me straight into the river!! With a single stage clutch it didn't matter how hard you stood on the clutch, the centrifugal force of the slasher just kept driving it forward... nothing would stop it until it wound down. All was well in the end but Dad sure copped a rollocking from Mum on that one, and I learned to keep my wits about me when I was driving that tractor.

Replaced it with a MF135, I thought it was the biggest thing in the world...

Originally Posted by OneOff

When I were wee lud, we had a MF35, and a Fordson Major that you started on kero and switched over to petrol when it got warm enough.
It took a while though because the radiator leaked and we ran a garden hose from the irrigation pump into the top of the rad. We'd adjust it so it would supply exactly what leaked out... dirt farmer tech!


I'll never forget the day when I was about twelve years old, slashing with the MF35 and it drove me straight into the river!! With a single stage clutch it didn't matter how hard you stood on the clutch, the centrifugal force of the slasher just kept driving it forward... nothing would stop it until it wound down. All was well in the end but Dad sure copped a rollocking from Mum on that one, and I learned to keep my wits about me when I was driving that tractor.

Replaced it with a MF135, I thought it was the biggest thing in the world...

I thought they were started on petrol and switched to power kero when they were warmed up?? Least thats what we used to do with the Major we had when i was a little tacker

Correct Rod, Them back to petrol before turning off.

Or you'll have fun starting it next time!

I remembered it backwards... t’was a long time ago and I was just a boy.

WhitehillBilly, my apologies for my nostalgic thread-jack. Back to Gilbert!

Thought the Greeves was in this pic also.
Guess not.

Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64

Thought the Greeves was in this pic also.
Guess not.

Now ur just showing off....lol