This article is ratedB-class on Wikipedia'scontent assessment scale. It is of interest to the followingWikiProjects:

AgricultureLow‑importance This article is within the scope ofWikiProject Agriculture, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage ofagriculture on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can jointhe discussion and see a list of open tasks.AgricultureWikipedia:WikiProject AgricultureTemplate:WikiProject AgricultureAgriculture Low This article has been rated asLow-importance on theproject's importance scale.

Please note: The original TE20 was, in fact, petrol powered. the TVO version was the TED and the Diesel the TEF. There were also some conversions in the UK with 3 cylinder Perkins diesel engines.

My TE20 was built before 1948, it was one of the later of the petrol engined versions, it was (at one time) converted to run off TVO using 3 Head Gaskets and 2 spacers to lower the compression ratio for this purpose.

Bob (in Carlisle UK)bob@edenforge.co.uk

Indeed it was petrol, and I owned one of the early models circa 1974. The name Massey-Ferguson was not invented util 1958. The parent company was Massey-Harris during the days of the Tx-20.203.213.61.141 (talk)03:20, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The article has a wealth of information, but it needs substantially more inline references, properly cited (see{{cite web}} etc for examples) imn order to allow the reader to research and understand (say)The Ferguson System, so important in tractor implement I'd also like to see reference to the patents and so much else.

Ferguson tractors have so many enthusiasts globally. Surely we have a few here who can rise to rhe references challenge!

Fiddle Faddle23:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully, the addition of this link to a padf of the service manuals will provide food for references. --ProfWW (talk)16:41, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Raimo (canada)The PDF link and text are in Finnish not Estonian. I enjoyed the link, thanks.209.226.50.194 (talk)18:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Previous farm tools (such as ploughs, etc.) had been trailed behind the tractor, often supported by their own wheels or even just dragged along the ground. This made them very limited in their use, as well as difficult to control precisely. The Ferguson link system effectively made the attached implement part of the tractor itself, allowing the driver much greater control over the task. For example, when finishing a furrow, the driver merely raised the plough, which was lifted and lowered hydraulically. This meant that finishing one furrow and then starting a new one was much faster than before, which meant that a driver could plough more in the same time. Also in the case of a plough, the digging force available to the plough was limited by the weight of the plough assembly, whereas one using the Ferguson system had the whole weight of the tractor itself behind it. This meant it could be used to plough harder soil than was possible previously. The other addition was the power take-off in which a whole range of powered implements were designed to make use of the tractor's engine as simply an external power unit. This meant that farmers could buy one tractor and then add the various implements as-needed. Previously the separate implements often had their own engines, making them much more expensive and out of the reach of the smaller farmers. The Ferguson system really did revolutionise tractor design.—Precedingunsigned comment added by86.112.68.219 (talk)14:07, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between the TVO and lamp oil versions?Biscuittin (talk)07:35, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to one external link onFerguson TE20. Please take a moment to reviewmy edit. You may add{{cbignore}} after the link to keep me from modifying it, if I keep adding bad data, but formatting bugs should be reported instead. Alternatively, you can add{{nobots|deny=InternetArchiveBot}} to keep me off the page altogether, but should be used as a last resort. I made the following changes:

• Attempted to fix sourcing forhttp://tractorbits.com/infofiles/TVO.asp

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set thechecked parameter below totrue orfailed to let others know (documentation at{{Sourcecheck}}).

This message was posted before February 2018.After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored byInternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other thanregular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editorshave permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see theRfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template{{source check}}(last update: 5 June 2024).

• If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them withthis tool.
• If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them withthis tool.

Cheers.—^{cyberbot II}_{Talk to my owner:Online}14:27, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There's a discussion over atStraight-three engine where there's a belief that these are always 120 degree cranks. I have a vague feeling that the Old Grey Fergie sometimes has a straight-three diesel with a 180 degree crank. Can anyone confirm this? It might be worth linking these together.Number774 (talk)11:54, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• B-Class Agriculture articles
• Low-importance Agriculture articles
• WikiProject Agriculture articles