Fordson Dexta

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496]

This is for sale locally, if I had a few more dollar bills in my tractor fund, I might go get it.  Fordsons aren't too plentiful in my area, and more than likely, in any area in the US.  They're more popular in the UK and Europe, since Fordson was the Ford tractor being sold in Europe and the UK up to the mid to late 1960s.

 

Any one here have a Fordson Dexta, Super Dexta, Major or Super Major?

[SylvanLakeWH 25,559]

Curious... how much?

[Pullstart 62,881]

I used to work with a fella in the next town over with a Fordson.  He used to talk about it, but a I never have seen it.

[87 416-8 horse 420]

Looks like the U.K got the fancy version of the 8n and 9n. 

[oliver2-44 9,750]

My brother in law had a Fordson Major with a pipe frame loader. Sorry no pic it’s in East Texas. 
Back in High school when I worked at the Ford shop there were a few in the area. They got a Major in on trade and the boss put a front dozer blade on it. Sent me to his farm for several days to push up brush piles that had been burned. It had rear weight and water filled tires. Man that thing had grunt. But the lack of power steering really worked you over. 

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496]

32 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Curious... how much?

$1600....ad says it runs but needs some work.

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[sjoemie himself 3,068]

I don't own one but like you said they are plentyful over here (the Netherlands).

They're cheap, parts are pretty easy to come by and simple to work on/with.

Many horse lovers use them for all kinds of jobs around stables. Around here there also a lot of senior citizens who use them for plowing competitions and/or touring around the countryside.

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496]

When Ford redesign the 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 tractors in 1965, the European counterparts were the 2000 Dexta, 3000 Super Dexta, the 4000 Major and the 5000 Super Dexta.  The old 2000, 3000 and 4000 Fords with the OHV 4 cylinders continued into 1965 when the new models came out.  The new models had 3 cylinder gas or diesel engines.  From the information I read, Europe had 3 cylinder diesels while we had 4 cylinder diesel engines derived from the gas engines.  When the new models came out, Ford converted the 3 cylinder diesel to 3 cylinder gas engines and therefore for each of the 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 that came out in 1965, you could order a 3 cylinder gas or a 3 cylinder diesel engine.  My 1967 Ford 2000 has the 3 cylinder gas engine.