Posted by David in Wales on September 11, 2007 at 10:21:20 from (86.133.109.231):
By the mid 1950's the vapourising oil tractors(TVO was Shell name for their brand of Tractor Vapourising Oil) were being replaced by modern diesel engines which were easy to start and economical to run. Massey Ferguson had been fitting this 87mm TVO engine into grey Ferguson 20's for years and had stock left. They offered these engines fitted into the new 35 tractor for traditional farmers who still liked TVO engined tractors. Many were sold into the upland small farms. But within a few years the use of TVO had died out, and supplies were unavailable. So these MF 35's had done very few years work, and were laid up. Today they are becoming popular with collectors who mix their own version of vapourising oil for shows. The engines are sweet running and with electric starting and a good range of gears are ideal antique tractor show exhibits. This is a late 1950's 35 which is being restored. David
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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