Good Day,
It is rumored that more than 80% of all the Fergusons ever sold in the
Republic of S.A. are still in working condition. I'm trying to establish the
original number. These little workhorses are now reduced to service mainly on
small holdings (pieces of land between 5 and 21 Ha (smaller is a plot and bigger
is a farm). I own a small holding (8.5), and part of the "fixtures"
when I bought it was, (according to your information) a TE20 and a number of
implements. It is a Ferguson manufactured by British Standard. She starts on
Petrol (gasoline?) and when sufficiently hot, is switched over by means of a
valve to kerosene. It takes a set of "Mini" (little British Car)
points and condenser as well as NGK BP6ES plugs.
As far as I can establish, the only change from the original
configuration is the charging/starting system. She has an alternator instead of
the generator and related parts and starts with an ignition key. Being the
start of winter (June) in our part of the world, I started paying attention to
the old girl (not the long haired domestic animal that makes footprints similar
to a human being). I gave it a major service – rings, head/tappet cover
gaskets, flush, points, plugs, coil, plug leads, etc. She runs and works
perfectly. I'm now busy scraping the soil/oil/grease deposits away and
sandblasting the bits and pieces as well as replacing the grease nipples and
related rubber boots. The finale will be a spray job – battleship gray
with a red stripe around the engine cover. I'll put my Kodak DC50 to good use
and send you some pictures.
Incidentally, I am also a VW fan, owning and operating a Jetta(1.6),
Pick-up(1.8) and Microbus(2.1i). --George
L. Slabbert
Updated 8-3-97