dextra

[robertd]

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST TRACTOR IT IS A FORDSON DEXTRA , IT IS A 3CYL DES. ARE THEY GOOD TRACTORS? In good shape what r they worth? I live in shepherdsville ky , and i have a 5ft bushhog and grader box for sale also.502.408.2509 robert Thanks

 

[Bob]

Start by losing the "r"!

 

[The Swanndri Guy]

robertd, you might want to checkout the Fordson Tractor Pages,(fordsontractorpages.nl)Personally I prefer the Super Dexta.Are they any good?, well I'm biased, I only have two and would like three.TSG.

 

[robertd]

if i wanted ur lip i would unzip my fly

 

[robertd]

thanks

 

[Bob]

Unfortunately, I'm not really into the sort of thing! HOWEVER, it NEVER hurts to know the name of your tractor when looking for help!

 

[lonestarjeff]

Robert:

The Dexta is generally a well-built tractor, but more difficult to work on than it's cousin Ford tractors. Parts are harder to find here in the US than in Canada or across the pond.

A few guys I know have restored them & were impressed w/ the heavy build quality of the machine & the Perkins diesel engine, but shocked at the scarcity & cost of replacement parts.

Because of that the Dexta's don't usually bring as
much as the better-known brands here in the states.

Jeff

 

[The Swanndri Guy]

Dexta's DO NOT have a Perkins engine, block and head were cast by Ford in Dagenham.Any Dexta with a "Perkins" engine must have been repowered.

 

[RodinNS]

I think you're splitting hairs.... wether the engine was a full fledged Perkins or a Perkins made under licence by Ford... the design was still perkins. The SD at least used the ADE153 variant.

Rod

 

[The Swanndri Guy]

Super Dexta used F3.152 "Its a common mistake to refer to the engine as a Perkins"."Perkins assembled the F3 engines and designed some parts but Ford had a far higher input than they were given credit for."