4 Furrow Ransomes Plough

[willD2]

Apologies for the duplication, but I believe this is probably the better place for this.

I've got this 4 furrow Ransomes plough that I'm working on restoring (slowly), and was hoping someone might know what model it is, my best guess (on limited knowledge) is a Multitrac or a TS58??

Also, I'm a little confused on what colour it should be painted, I believe it to be the lighter Nacton blue and red wheels? Unless others know better. I think I got the paints the right way round Nacton being the lighter and Orwell the darker shade.

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

It looks like a TS58 Midtrac Major in my Ransomes book, it says it was introduced in 1950 as a derivative of the Motrac. I'm not 100% sure, worth tracking John Crowder down on Facebook, he'll likely know. Know idea on colour, if it was 50's it may well be the darker blue...

 

[willD2]

Is TS58. I'm going to need to replace a few bolts on the plough, and whilst I could go to any Imperial bolt, I was wondering if anyone knew what thread bolts were used, UNC or Whitworth? I'm guessing the SLW description I've got in the manual is Spring Lock Washer?

 

[farmgineer]

I dunno which thread it would have been but there isn't much difference between them in most cases. The difference is 5° on the thread angle I believe, the pitches are mainly the same but there is one thread that has a different pitch, may be 3/8"? I wouldn't worry too much about it, I often bang a UNC nut on a whitworth bolt...

 

[forblue]

!/2" is the one that's different unc-whit.