Ferguson Cross Shaft Handle
- Thread starter bassetts
- Start date
Roy Stokes
Member
- Location
- East Shropshire
@Mr Noo
This gentleman, a regular on here and an up and coming ferguson ploughman made a superb width handle in his farm workshop, if you talked to him nicely and cross his palm with silver he may do a production run !
- Location
- Cirencester
Westlake do them and there is a chap who does them and advertises in the Fergie club quarterly magazine.
I did make one and do have to make another 3 but I won't be doing them anytime soon, more than likely early Spring time if you're not in any rush?
Although I will add that mine does have finer "notches" unlike the Fergie one and I am unsure if it would be eligible for the Nationals.
I did make one and do have to make another 3 but I won't be doing them anytime soon, more than likely early Spring time if you're not in any rush?
Although I will add that mine does have finer "notches" unlike the Fergie one and I am unsure if it would be eligible for the Nationals.
Roy Stokes
Member
- Location
- East Shropshire
It would appear that, talking to several Ferguson ploughmen that the rules are manipulated quite a bit more than just a few more notches in the width handle, don't think I would be too concerned about that one Mr Noo
- Location
- Cirencester
Yes, some interesting tales abound!!!
bassetts
Member
Have you a number of the chap in the fergie club
- Location
- Cirencester
I will have a root around for it.
bassetts
Member
Any luck ?
- Location
- Cirencester
Sorry Bassets, clean forgot!!!!!
Here you go, am not sure re quality as dont use this one myself.
Here you go, am not sure re quality as dont use this one myself.
Farmerboyben
Member
I may have a second hand one at home... I'll get some pics.
- Location
- Cirencester
I would be interested as it would save me having to make another for my other half, she's been moaning at me to make her one up and I've not had the time!!
Farmerboyben
Member
I'm sure this is a fergie one?!!
- Location
- Cirencester
Not so sure, never seen one like that on a Fergie plough.
Roy Stokes
Member
- Location
- East Shropshire
Looks like a depth control handle from a spring tine type machine, not a cross shaft adjuster, it would have a clamp to grip the shaft
John 1594
Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
![20170124_163201[1].jpg](https://d1hu4133i4rt3z.cloudfront.net/attachments/460/460766-37e5d535b5bff55d857433437dfa1a82.jpg "20170124_163201[1].jpg")
Petetheploughman
Member
- Location
- The West Country
Could be off something along the lines of this 
Easy
Set the lever midway on the quadrant (midway on the thread) which ever you have. Does not really matter where the plough is on the cross shaft although start with it to the right when viewed from the rear. Make sure that the lower (right hand crank) is just forward of centre then nip everything up. If you start with the plough to the left there is a possibility that the front furrow will be inordinately wide and it will take far longer to achieve the correct setting.
Now you need to plough. Check the width of the front furrow. Move the plough on the cross shaft by the amount needed to get the front furrow ploughing the right width.
Hope this helps