1952 Ferguson to30??

rmfhobson

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First off thanks for any information that you guys can give me to help me out. Ill give you some information about me and how i ended up buying this tractor. For the past 12 years ive lived a few blocks from my uncle and cousin which live next door to each other. We raced 4 wheelers together, mini sprints and now onto autocrossing miatas. Ive worked on plenty of 4 wheelers and dirt bikes amd have taken them down to the frame and powdercoated them and made them like new again. Recently my uncle passed and so my cousin was going to sale his tractor that hes had for years and years. Hes helped me out tremendously over the years with this tractor at my house, spreading gravel and moving dirt and things like that with it. I really hated to see it leave the family so I emded up buying it. One of his dreams was always to completely go through this tractor and rebuild it. I've decided to take this on in my little shop for however long it takes. He always said it was a 1952, he was born the same year. I believe it has z129 continental engine in it so i think its a t030. It appears to be leaking fluid from the left rear hub and think the front wheel bearings are bad. The tractor does start and run fairly well with some smoke but not to bad although it does tend to foul plugs over extended periods. Im still trying to find what types of fluids that i need to put where. Ive never owned a tractor but would like to learn how to check to e sure that things like the tranny and rear end have the proper fluid levels in them. I believe i read it takes 5 quarts on 10w40 and will have to find out what oil filter exactly to get. Believe someone took the brake linkages off at some point but my land is fairly flat so shouldnt be an issue. Thanks for all the help
 
Sounds like a great tractor to have with all the history. On the steering wheel housing should be the data plate and serial number which you can
check for the year here on the left of this page. Wheel bearings may just need to be cleaned and re packed and reinstalled. The leak on the
rear wheel is one or both rear axle seals. It's involved but not hard to replace both. And the fouled plugs may be because it is running too rich,
the idle mixture screw on the carburetor, it's the little brass one you see slightly left of the fuel line. Should be set at about 7/8 turn open.

Pick up the service manual here, it is much better than the IT manual.

Watch e. Bay for brake linkages with a search for Ferguson TO30 and check the used search box
 
There is a brake rod on the e. Bay site. You can use 15w30 or 40 for oil and hydraulics. 5-6 qts engin, 6-1/2 gals trans/hydraulic
 
The first thing I would do, buy a shop manual!

You are right on track with changing fluids. If it's been stored outside, 100% chance the transmission is full of water!

Since it is still running, I would do the fluid changes, find the brake linkage, fix the bearings, then use it. Get some seat time, put it through the paces. Look, listen, smell, make notes of everything you find wrong. That way when you do tear it down, you will already know what to go in after.

There are several ways to go about fixing up one of these old tractors. Sounds like what you are after is a tractor that will still be doing some light work, maybe a show or parade, and be something you can be proud to say "I did this!"

And there is a "true restoration" where it is completely disassembled and put back to exact specifications. I would discourage this for now, easy to get too deep, too expensive, end up never completing the job.

But if you know what to go after, willing to do a lot of scraping, cleaning, fixing oil leaks, paint it yourself, you will have a decent tractor that is reliable, and not afraid to get dirty.

You will need a good place to work on it. A solid concrete floor is a necessity if you split the tractor. get some tables to lay parts out on. Once parts are cleaned and sorted, bag and label them, take lots of pictures. Store the parts in plastic tubs to free up table space.

Go for it! Stay in touch, lots of experience here to draw on!
 
Thanks alot guys didnt realize there was a service manual i will definetly be buying that. Thanks alot for you guys help.
 

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