Ferguson 2 furrow plough

[MF 135 Man]

Hello again,

Once again I have purchased a random Ferguson item and am looking for more information on it, this time it’s a two furrow plough.

Firstly I have found out there were three different version and I believe mine to be a deep digger? My question here is, what are the differences and which was is preferred?

Looking for any general information on these ploughs?

I’ll get some better pictures tomorrow.

Thanks Huw

 

[yellowbelly]

I believe mine to be a deep digger? My question here is, what are the differences and which was is preferred?

Hard to tell what breasts (mouldboards) you've got from that angle.
The digger breasts were for deeper ploughing for root crops, the general purpose ones were for shallower work (e.g. ploughing out grass) and left a more unbroken furrow.

 

[Dry Rot]

Is that a good plough to start with behind a MF 135? Or is there better?

 

[Still Farming]

You got a cross shaft adjuster so bit more modern than some?

 

[yellowbelly]

semi digger..............

general purpose.....

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Is that a good plough to start with behind a MF 135? Or is there better?

Not the best, not even a good match for a 135 really, so yes there is a lot better choices

 

[MF 135 Man]

Here’s a picture of the moleboard

Also it has a type on the serial number plate which I think says- A210BAE

Thanks Huw

 

[Exfarmer]

Nice little plough, personally I think that is a semi digger

 

[mikep]

You should look for one of their two furrow reversibles of that era. Absolute evil things, they had some chain mechanism to rotate and they did it automatically as you lifted so no control and shook the sh!t out of you but ploughed ok with the extra weight.

 

[Harrysfergie]

Looks a nice one all there, quite often they are missing landslide at back, think they are semi digger bodies, got a width adjuster as well which is handy, if you don't have one have to use trusty Ferguson spanner. Ferguson ploughs as is the case with all Ferguson implements were manufactured by subcontractors. Rubery Owen built the ploughs from a factory in staffordshire and mouldboards like all previous Ferguson ploughs were based on an American Oliver design.
I'm biased as I love anything Ferguson, there are far more superior ploughs from the time out there for match ploughing and if ploughing in a vintage class against these it can be a disadvantage with a fergie plough. However if ploughing fergie class or just playing at a working event behind a grey fergie they are a lovely thing to use and have a bit of fun with without spending a fortune, enjoy it!

 

[Harrysfergie]

I restored this one over the summer

 

[Still Farming]

Any shop selling retro bits for ploughs or just hedgerows

 

[yellowbelly]

Any shop selling retro bits for ploughs or just hedgerows

https://westlakeploughparts.co.uk/

 

[MF 135 Man]

Looks a nice one all there, quite often they are missing landslide at back, think they are semi digger bodies, got a width adjuster as well which is handy, if you don't have one have to use trusty Ferguson spanner. Ferguson ploughs as is the case with all Ferguson implements were manufactured by subcontractors. Rubery Owen built the ploughs from a factory in staffordshire and mouldboards like all previous Ferguson ploughs were based on an American Oliver design.
I'm biased as I love anything Ferguson, there are far more superior ploughs from the time out there for match ploughing and if ploughing in a vintage class against these it can be a disadvantage with a fergie plough. However if ploughing fergie class or just playing at a working event behind a grey fergie they are a lovely thing to use and have a bit of fun with without spending a fortune, enjoy it!

Great information thanks! It seems like it’s been stood for some time so need a lot of freeing of and has one damaged share that needs replacing, a new one is more than the plough. Any idea where to source correctly priced parts?

 

[MF 135 Man]

I restored this one over the summer

Very nice! The tractor looks very smart aswell.

 

[v8willy]

Is that a good plough to start with behind a MF 135? Or is there better?

We ran a 3f on a 35x, light land tho.

 

[Dry Rot]

We ran a 3f on a 35x, light land tho.

About 30 years ago now, but I think that's what I borrowed for the only ploughing I've ever done. It is all sand here with a very dense turf and every so often I'd have to hop off the tractor to cut the sods with a spade to stop them folding back over again!

 

[Harrysfergie]

Very nice! The tractor looks very smart aswell.

eBay is handy for spares bits quite often come up at a reasonable price, always worth asking around as well, amazing what is still lurking in the back of sheds.
Thanks very much that particular tractor is a 1948 TEA20 straight petrol model, I'm working on a diesel fergie as my winter project ?

 

[MF 135 Man]

Can now confirm it is a semi digger by the serial number, but does anyone know what years these ploughs were made and how to roughly date it?

 

[Still Farming]

Can now confirm it is a semi digger by the serial number, but does anyone know what years these ploughs were made and how to roughly date it?

Any serial numbers maybe,old works catalogues etc??