Thinking of getting an FE35

Alan88

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Northern Ireland

• Apr 19, 2018

• #61

Menitioned to dad about an FE35 would look nice around the yard and he told me that when we got a new FE35 it arrived on the farm on a Friday and on Sunday morning Granda tried to take the milk out to the road and it wouldn't start.

 

colhonk

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Arable Farmer

Location

Darlington

• Apr 19, 2018

• #62

Why do people call them gold,when it was Light Copper paint?

 

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Tigger

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Location

Worcestershire

• Apr 19, 2018

• #63

colhonk said:

Why do people call them gold,when it was Light Copper paint?

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Well many farmers I've met haven't got the time or the inclination to use three syllables where one will do the job...

Whatever the reason it seems to have caught on worldwide, though I did read that in South Africa it is often referred to as Koperpens (Copperbelly) and I have seen and heard the English equivalent used here too.

In sunlight it looks more gold than copper to me , I must say.

 

timff

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• Apr 19, 2018

• #64

Dexta transmissions - never heard there were two speed types like the old Fordson Standards, and most unlikely there would ever have been, so I think we can assume no.

 

tomlad

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Location

nr. preston

• Apr 20, 2018

• #65

timff said:

Dexta transmissions - never heard there were two speed types like the old Fordson Standards, and most unlikely there would ever have been, so I think we can assume no.

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Lads on fordsontractorpages would know

 

REStracTORATION

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• Apr 23, 2018

• #66

colhonk said:

Why do people call them gold,when it was Light Copper paint?

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Gold..../copper it's a lovely colour

 

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startinghandle

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• Apr 24, 2018

• #67

I have heard a story where Harry Ferguson could not decide what colour for his tractor and his wife was wearing a gold coloured dress so he decided on that colour

 

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Pennine Ploughing

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Mixed Farmer

Location

200 miles N,NW of New York

• Apr 24, 2018

• #68

it might be just, but i tend to think, there is some restored ones, that has to bright a gold on them,
from what I remember from years ago, it was more of a dull copper / bronze than gold,
and I dont like the stark bright gold on some of todays paint jobs,
it may of been gold but more of a satin / matt finish than a gloss,

anyone have any thoughts on this

 

SMID

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Sorn Ayrshire

• Apr 24, 2018

• #69

Thats a Nissan colour , base coat then laquer done in 1992

 

REStracTORATION

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• Apr 24, 2018

• #70

SMID said:

Thats a Nissan colour , base coat then laquer done in 1992 View attachment 663254 View attachment 663254 View attachment 663256

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Parmir brown

 

SMID

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Sorn Ayrshire

• Apr 24, 2018

• #71

Is it ? I dont remember and i,m 10 years out, it was 1982 it was painted .

 

Mrs Brown

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Orkney Islands

• Apr 24, 2018

• #72

timff said:

Dexta transmissions - never heard there were two speed types like the old Fordson Standards, and most unlikely there would ever have been, so I think we can assume no.

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There must have been two speed boxes fitted as there were a few dextas around here and some were faster than others and it wasn't just when the governor diaphragm went either, you could get a mile an hour or so faster by removing the ait intake snorkel.

 

REStracTORATION

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• Apr 24, 2018

• #73

SMID said:

Is it ? I dont remember and i,m 10 years out, it was 1982 it was painted .

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That's what we use or a name very similar

 

colhonk

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Arable Farmer

Location

Darlington

• Apr 24, 2018

• #74

This is the tin of touch up paint that came with my Dad`s 1956 petrol / tvo FE 35

Had a sticker on it that said Light Copper

 

REStracTORATION

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• Apr 24, 2018

• #75

colhonk said:

This is the tin of touch up paint that came with my Dad`s 1956 petrol / tvo FE 35
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Had a sticker on it that said Light Copper

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Come on teaser open it up

 

colhonk

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Arable Farmer

Location

Darlington

• Apr 24, 2018

• #76

Hmmm,it has sort of dried up and gone black

 

REStracTORATION

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• Apr 24, 2018

• #77

colhonk said:

Hmmm,it has sort of dried up and gone black

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Bugger!
Now that is a shame
Can you not dig it out or is it all rock solid


Just pour some on top and sell it on eBay might fetch more than an actual fe there will some lunetic willing to have a dabble

 

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startinghandle

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• Apr 25, 2018

• #78

anyone who wants gold coloured paint are in luck because it is available by sparex

 

Vizslaman

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Location

Hampshire

• Apr 25, 2018

• #79

I don't think there could be any doubt that mine should be Grey/Gold and the red is just later additions or respray

 

REStracTORATION

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• Apr 25, 2018

• #80

Vizslaman said:

View attachment 663640 View attachment 663638 I don't think there could be any doubt that mine should be Grey/Gold and the red is just later additions or respray

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There is one on gearbox housing and engine how close are the dates the closest we've had were 2 weeks I think from mem