Fordson Tractor Jordan Highway Miniatures

[roughneck]

Jaime has past the bug. I've been enjoying his build and thought it might be fun to build this again. I have one complete and one DOA. The newer kit has modified rear wheels and the older kit has wheels that drives me crazy. This time it will be modified.

The kit instructions say this was popular in the 1920s. Ran on kerosene but started on gas and used a magneto. Thsi tractor will use the services of the tanker from Jordan that is half built. Chester Fesmire builds these in one day and tries to do a few at a time. What an angel. Wish me luck -- and sanity.

Old parts

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The rear wheels on the older kit were in one piece per side and had to be formed in the clear plastic template. The results are visible. Broken, bent and misformed outer rims.

New parts

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The newer kit has rear wheels in three sections. I wonder how this will work?

CD

[rebel]

That's the one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That simple kit is a pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DarkTerritory]

Another kit by Cthulu...

[bparrish]

In case any are interested on how a tractor ran on two fuels...........

They used a two part tank that could be switched with series of pet-cocks. You started the tractor on gas and got it warmed up and then switched to kerosene. To shut down you switched back to gas to clean the walls of stuff and the spark plugs. Kero was much wetter and would not light well cold. How this got started was most farms had coal oil or kero around for lights, rural electrification would not get really going until the 30's. And gas was much more expensive, usually ten to eleven cents per gallon as kero was only four or five.

The magneto systems were a very durable system that threw a huge spark and could put up with being wet and dusty. Breaker type distributors were as in automobiles were not so tolerant.

My first tractor was a 1936 Farmall 14-16 and it still had a two part tank and a magneto. I never used kero as it was harder to get by the time I was using it in the 70's. What a stump pulling slug that tractor was. You couldn't do anything fast but it always started on the coldest mornings and would run all day on two gallons of gas or less.

see ya
Bob

[gnatshop]

I'll have to agree with Rebel and Craig - those 3 piece rear wheels and delicate spokes are a royal pain.

But it turns out a really neat tractor when done. Because of my screw-ups when bulding it, I weathered
and rusted it up pretty good and left it sitting out in a field.
I've got another one of rubber tired Fordsons that I need to build sometime soon.
The Jordan kits are a great challenge that just keeps sucking you in!

[roughneck]

That's the one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That simple kit is a pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rebel
I am not feeling the confidence. I thought this might be a little easier.

CD

[roughneck]

Another kit by Cthulu...

Craig
Please translate.
CD

[gnatshop]

I'm not Craig to translate, but I'll show you a picture:

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Read your own meaning into it!

[roughneck]

In case any are interested on how a tractor ran on two fuels...........

They used a two part tank that could be switched with series of pet-cocks. You started the tractor on gas and got it warmed up and then switched to kerosene. To shut down you switched back to gas to clean the walls of stuff and the spark plugs. Kero was much wetter and would not light well cold. How this got started was most farms had coal oil or kero around for lights, rural electrification would not get really going until the 30's. And gas was much more expensive, usually ten to eleven cents per gallon as kero was only four or five.

The magneto systems were a very durable system that threw a huge spark and could put up with being wet and dusty. Breaker type distributors were as in automobiles were not so tolerant.

My first tractor was a 1936 Farmall 14-16 and it still had a two part tank and a magneto. I never used kero as it was harder to get by the time I was using it in the 70's. What a stump pulling slug that tractor was. You couldn't do anything fast but it always started on the coldest mornings and would run all day on two gallons of gas or less.

see ya
Bob

Bob

Interesting stuff. This past car show someone had a diesel that ran on veggie oil. He did something similar. Startup on diesel and when hot switched to the vegtable oil at shut down did the reverse to purge the engine. His mechanic said it was one of the cleanest engines he had seen. Same engine I have and it got me thinking.

Thanks for the background info.

CD

[roughneck]

I'm not Craig to translate, but I'll show you a picture:

Cthulhu.jpg

Read your own meaning into it!

Thanks david, I'm slow on the uptake.

CD