Yay! The Little Grey Fergie is up and running and has been out for a road test. Just a little bit of fettling and a couple of minor tweaks to get her completely finished. It’s taken almost 6 months from when she arrived in a very sorry state at our unit. With (quite a lot […]
Well the progress on the Fergie is coming on apace. After a little trial and error to get a grey that we were happy with (you wouldn’t have thought it would be difficult, but one was too dark, another too blue…..!), the main body of the tractor, and all the various bolt on parts have […]
With all the parts off the tractor again, the skid unit has been winched onto a trailer, strapped down, and has finally gone to the shot blasters. The bonnet is being prepared by hand as it is actually in pretty good condition – just some filler and a lot of patience required. Wings for the rear wheels […]
By this point we have also managed to get the tractor registered. It was purchased without a V5 logbook (many older tractors were not registered, or the documents and registration plates have been lost over the years). With some help from the Friends of Ferguson Heritage Club we have discovered from the serial number and […]
After taking the head off the engine, we could see that water had obviously been getting into a couple of the cylinders. This has unfortunately meant a total stripdown and rebuild of the engine. New liners, pistons and valves have been put in, so just the block is original. The engine is the 85mm Standard […]
All the bits and pieces have been taken of the tractor, and evaluated – OK to go back on / repair and re-use/ chuck in the bin and buy a new part – (quite a few bits in the last category….). The front wheels and steering have been removed, and the engine section split from […]
With the bonnet removed, the tractor was pushed outside and given a good steam-clean and degrease to get rid of years of muck and oil and giving us a starting point to take it apart. It already looks better for a good clean, but shows us that there is a long way to go.
The winter means a long break for the Birch Sports factory. So with plenty of space in the warehouse, and plenty of time on our hands, the Little Grey “basket case” tractor purchased in the autumn was wheeled in for a total renovation and rebuild. We were offered it after going to an auction, and missing […]