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Years in Production / 1959–1962
Fordson
Farm Major
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Fordson Farm Major.
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42hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
1959–1962
Production years
Fordson
Manufacturer
Farm Major / 01
At a glance
Production
Built in Dagenham, England
Original price was AU$1,050 in 1959
The Fordson Farm Major was sold only in Australia, alongside the Power Major. It was a lower-cost tractor with power similar to the New Major.
- Manufacturer
- Fordson (a part of Ford)
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Open operator station.
- Steering
- manual
- Steering
- power OptOptional
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Pto
- live OptOptional
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1600
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 8.5 inches21 cm
- Width
- 6.25 inches15 cm
- Rpm
- 890
- Rpm
- 1600
Electrical
- Charging System
- generator
- Battery Volts
- 12
Farm Major / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Ford
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 220 ci3.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.937x4.52 inches100 x 115 mm
- Power
- 42 hp31.3 kW
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 16:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1600
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Engine Options
Ford 3.6L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 18 gal68.1 L
Farm Major / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three gears, plus reverse, with high and low ranges.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 6 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Farm Major / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 130.5 in331 cm
- Width
- 71 in180 cm
- Height
- 62.6 in159 cm
- Wheelbase
- 80 in203 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 80 inches203 cm
- Weight
- 5400 lbs2449 kg
- Front Tire
- 6.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 12-28
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 6.00-16
- Front Ag
- 7.50-16
- Front Ag
- 6.00-19
- Rear Ag
- 12-28
- Rear Ag
- 14-28
- Rear Ag
- 11-38