- Location
- Bedfordshire
Someone's offered me a fordson super major, I think it's 1964. Fair condition, needs a new grill, starts well. What do people think it would be worth?
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Super major
- Thread starter S J H
- Start date
multi power
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
if 1964 it sounds like a new performance super major, white wheels , one of the last majors n scarse now 2.5k if its reasonable condition
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Yes white wheels, and i think it's got live drive
multi power
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
get it bought, before somebody else gets it
- Location
- Bedfordshire
blackbob
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Grey wheels/wings? 'Fordson' decal (not metal badge) on each side of the bonnet?
Think they were only made like that for a year or so, so relatively uncommon (although the same applies to the grey-gold 35, and look how many of those are still around!)
Have seen one, nothing fancy, sold at auction for 2.5k, so that would be my wild guess too
Think they were only made like that for a year or so, so relatively uncommon (although the same applies to the grey-gold 35, and look how many of those are still around!)
Have seen one, nothing fancy, sold at auction for 2.5k, so that would be my wild guess too
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Get it bought be one of the last
- Location
- Lincolnshire
As a guide it was £800 ish new, less depreciation.
blackbob
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Not really relevant, apart from the Super in the photo, but thought I'd post this here, FW April 1964:
Still got an Alvan Blanch cascade drier,and most of the other kit in that photo.Not really relevant, apart from the Super in the photo, but thought I'd post this here, FW April 1964:
- Location
- South Shropshire
I remember Wright Plant, or as most knew him , Planty , and his son John, contracting around North-east Derbyshire and Sheffield. They ran a threshing outfit, aswell as a combine, did saw -hedging, drainage,etc. I well recall them bringing that corn drier to us, seems hard to believe now , but it was a proper revelation at the time!Not really relevant, apart from the Super in the photo, but thought I'd post this here, FW April 1964:
RobFZS
Member
bugger me, a muck spreader that will bed pens aswellNot really relevant, apart from the Super in the photo, but thought I'd post this here, FW April 1964:
blackbob
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
That's why I posted it really.. mobile driers? Straw bedders? Nah they'll never catch on!
Al;though I'm not sure I would like to drive about in a pen of deep muck towing a spreader, with my Dexta or 35
Is it just me, or was the FW more interesting 50 years ago?
Selectamatic
Member
- Location
- North Wales
Power Farming was, I have some old ones here, fascinating for a old fashioned rural bod like me!
YorkshireAndrew
Member
- Location
- West / North Yorks border
I've loads of them from the 1980s , still make interesting reading .
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Is this the same John Wright Plant that had a workshop in Kelsall? I think it is a Co-op shop now.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
There's no metal badge, but no decals either, but it's been painted.
There are the original skinny white wheels, I'll try to get a photo tomorrow. It's in my yard so it's not going far.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Power major:
Pneumatic governor
Basic up down hydraulics
No diff lock
Drum brakes
Cast and steel wheels options when new.
Live drive optional.
Supermajor:
Draft control Hyd
Disc brakes
Diff lock
Mechanical Simms pump
Steel and cast front wheels optional.
Headlights in front grille.
Pneumatic governor
Basic up down hydraulics
No diff lock
Drum brakes
Cast and steel wheels options when new.
Live drive optional.
Supermajor:
Draft control Hyd
Disc brakes
Diff lock
Mechanical Simms pump
Steel and cast front wheels optional.
Headlights in front grille.