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Years in Production / 1958–1961
Fordson
Dexta
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Fordson Dexta.
32hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
1958–1961
Production years
Fordson
Manufacturer
Dexta / 01
At a glance
Production
Utility tractor
Built in Dagenham, England
The gasoline version of the Dexta was produced in much smaller numbers than the diesel verion. The Dexta was sold in the United States as the Diesel 2000. A narrow model (52-inch width) as well as an industrial model, and a Dexta Special (Germany) were made.
- Manufacturer
- Fordson (a part of Ford)
Hydraulics
- Pump Flow
- 4.42 gpm16.7 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- I
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Pto
- live optional2-stage clutch
- Rear Type
- 540
Serial Numbers
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- 1957
- 957E 1
- 1958
- 957E 144
- 1959
- 957E 22558
- 1960
- 957E 44432
- 1961
- 957E 71921
- 1961
- 957E 312001
- 1961
- 09A 312001
- 1962
- 09B 702592
- 1963
- 09C 732031
- 1963
- 09D 900001
- 1964
- 09D 907332
- Final
- 09D 928248
Electrical
- Ground
- positive
- Battery Volts
- 12
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Differential mechanical expanding shoe brakes
Open operator station.
Dexta / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail (Option 1)
Ford-Perkins F3.144
diesel
3-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 144 ci2.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.50x5.00 inches89 x 127 mm
- Power
- 32 hp23.9 kW
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2000
- Torque
- 93 lb-ft126.1 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1200
- Firing Order
- 1-2-3
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 7.66 qts7.2 L
- Oil Change
- 100 h
- Coolant Capacity
- 9 qts8.5 L
- Intake Valve Clearance
- 0.010 inches*Hot0.254 mm
- Exhaust Valve Clearance
- 0.010 inches*Hot0.254 mm
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 3
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Detail (Option 2)
Standard Vanguard
gasoline
4-cylinder 8-valve
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 133.5 ci2.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.425x3.622 inches87 x 92 mm
- Compression Ratio
- 6:1
- Firing Order
- 1-3-4-2
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 6.9 qts6.5 L
- Sparkplug
- Champion L10
- Sparkplug Gap
- 0.031 inches0.787 mm
- Intake Valve Clearance
- 0.010 inches0.254 mm
- Exhaust Valve Clearance
- 0.006 inches0.152 mm
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
- Oil Capacity
- 7.2 qts6.8 L
- Oil Change
- 200 h
Engine Options
Ford-Perkins 2.4L 3-cyl diesel
Standard 2.2L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 8.4 gal (diesel)31.8 L
- Fuel Tank
- 11.4 gal (gasoline)43.1 L
Dexta / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Gears
- 6 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Dexta / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 118.5 in300 cm
- Width
- 64.5 in163 cm
- Height
- 54 in137 cm
- Wheelbase
- 71 in180 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 71 inches180 cm
- Weight
- 2980 to 3300 pounds
- Front Tire
- 5.50-16
- Rear Tire
- 12.4-28
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 5.50-16
- Front Ag
- 4.00-19
- Rear Ag
- 12.4-28
- Rear Ag
- 10-28
Dexta / 05
Tractor Photos
Dexta / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 684
Diesel 6-speed 2WDFebruary 28 - March 16, 1959
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 684
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 31.41 hp23.4 kW
- Fuel Use
- 2.0 gal/hour7.6 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 1.6 gal/hour6.1 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 26.07 hp19.4 kW
- Max Power
- 27.03 hp20.2 kW
- Max Pull
- 4,362 lbs1978 kg