800 quiz points to local tractor mechanic

His response to the mystery scraping noise was, and I quote...

"Kyl' ne pitää tuollaisia ääniä."

...earning him a well-deserved 800 ASP points!

J-P

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Translation:

Don't worry. It's old age.

But what did he say about the tractor?

regards
Brian

Just out of idle curiosity, how old would you guess I am?

About the tractor, he said that they all make that scraping noise. I can't quite get my head around the idea that they left the factory sounding like that though, but still, it's not a new tractor. I shall have a chance to drive a Super Major in a week or two, then perhaps I'll have a better perspective on the whole noise thing.
For now though, the scraping noise goes down to number 436 on my list of worries...

Cheers,

J-P

PS. To change the subject wildly, can you advise me on what exactly the different types of harrow are for? Should I put this on the implements board?

1. Between 25 and 33.
2. Did you say if you had a transmission hand brake?
3. No they did not.
4. Super Major will possibly sound different. You may have a 1960 gearbox housing but your gearbox could still belong to the older tractor.

As to harrows, what do you want to do with them?
1. Chain Harrow - Grass fields to scatter dung and remove dead material.
2.Dutch Harrow - To break down ploughed work and produce a level finish.
3.Seed Harrow - Light.To cover newly planted seed.
4.Pitchpole Harrow - To collect dead material from seedbed and put it in heaps for removal.
5.Heavy Harrow - Made by local blacksmiths in sections with various straight and curved tines to produce seed bed.
6.Spring tined Harrow - A framework usually fitted to the linkage on a tractor and fitted with coil spring tines which vibrate as the harrow is pulled through the ground shattering the soil and forming a seed bed.
7.Power Harrow - PTO driven rotary harrow. Used to burn diesel and slow down tractor work rate. Also used to form pan at just below ploughing depth. Can produce seed bed as an afterthought.
(Please note tounge in cheek).

All the above can (of course) be pulled by Fordson Tractors Kim. :-)
regards
Brian

Harrows:
To prepare a seed bed. I have seen locally a type of harrow (Äes) which has discs with fingers, about the diameter of a spread hand. The fingers are like littel spade blades about 3" long and 1½" wide. It's very similar to the old horse-drawn harrow that was used here in the days before Fordson Majors(!) only about twice the size. What is it called in English?? I wondered if that might be better than a spring tyne harrow on my soil which is for the time being heavy clay.

Thanks,

J-P

to continue:
Disc Harrows - Discs on an axle set at an angle that slice the soil. Good on heavy land.
Ground driven rotary Harrow - Has blades mounted on axle like disc harrows but in shape of a cross. Has more of a chopping action than the disc harrow. Has a pulverising affect on the soil but needs to be worked at up to 8mph!!! (Has also pulverising affect on driver at that speed on the Major seat)!!!!
Does the harrow you have seen have the blades mounted on a disc that is mounted on bearings set at a slight angle to the soil surface and a rotation say from right to left as you sit on the seat rather than like a wheel. The action tends to stir the soil like a Lely Rottera.
regards
Brian
(All these implements work better behind a Fordson than any other tractor Kim).

Er... Name this harrow (for 200 Fordson ASP points!)

J-P

Cheers again, and a happy "Vappu" (Traditional Finnish Drinking ceremony, happens on 1st May) to you all...

J-P