TE20 GFU 550 early photo and ourchase invoice

In a nutshell, I have a photograph, taken circa 1954, of a ‘Grey Fergie’ with its then owner in our backyard. We live in what was previously a Victorian smallholding in northern Lincolnshire. As well as details about the former owner and his family, I also have a copy of the sales information for when it was sold on by Briggs & Holmes, Chartered Auctioneers, Brigg for £82.10s.0d (buyer unknown) 1^st October 1959. The tractor’s registration is GFU 550. From the information I’ve been able to glean online, it appears that it was first registered 1/1/50 in Maidstone and has had a total of nine keepers in 74 years. A V5C was issued 1/8/24 and so it must still be around. I’m assuming that the present owner would be interested in having a copy of the photograph and information about the tractor’s early history, which I would be happy to provide.

Please contact me on dick.pike@btinternet.com  for more details

I found the original handbook for the above tractor the other day. A tractor that we used to own that was bought for an orchard originally. The orchard is long since gone and the tractor was sold years ago, it was in a poor state. Out of curiosity I checked the DVLA website and found it is taxed to January 2025, so it still exists.

I didn’t know if the owner is a member of The Ferguson Club or a member knows the owner and they would like the handbook. If so, I would be happy to post it to them, if they want to contact me.

The tractor was a green narrow petrol model with a creeper (Howard, I believe) gearbox driving the back axle, so slightly unusual I assume. Serial No.144831 (from the handbook).

Roland Hare. My mobile is 07966 337373
or via my e-mail: hare1@xlninternet.co.uk

FDV 294 – Photographs from 1952

I have recently found some pictures of Ferguson tractor Registration: FDV 294, taken when it was working on a Devon farm in 1952. Good pics, too – hay harvest mostly. It was then based at Bulkamore farm in Rattery, and owned by Roger Morel, my Great Uncle. The DVLA tells me the tractor is still in active use but the DVLA never supply ownership details, so I’m going through the Ferguson register. Someone must know the owner. If you do, tell them I’d be happy to provide copies of pictures, showing what she was up to 70 years ago when still working and only five years old. (Free, obviously, no payment required!!)

I can be reached at jasper@jasperfforde.com

History of MF35 VAV 996 Required..

I have owned an MF35 for around 40 years but no longer use it for work. I would now like to restore it and get it registered for road runs. I would love to retain its original reg VAV 996 but cannot authenticate its original registration. Just hoping someone might remember it!

If you can help, please contact ; David on davidctaylor11@btinternet.com

Looking for LVW 60 – TE20

My family used to be farmers in Church Hougham near Dover in Kent for many many years. As a child I would visit my Great Uncle ‘Chiz’ who took over what was left of the farm. He always had a little grey fergie and we would pop into the shed to sit on it and if we were lucky, start it and I remember the smell so clearly. I vaguely remember a couple of occasions where we got it into the fields for haying.  My Great Uncle passed away in 1999 bringing the long line of Bromley farmers to a close and none of the family were in a position at that point to purchase from the estate.  As far as I know the Fergie was gifted to one of Chiz’ friends with a small holding in the area. My father passed away in 2020 and Mother in 2021 and Ive been searching for pictures of the Fergie to try and get the reg number to track it down Even more so as in the last couple of years steam rallies and vintage tractors have become much more of a passion. Apologies for the slightly rambling story, but I wonder if I might have some assistance across your membership in locating the Fergie now. From DVLA I can see it is currently taxed and a V5 issued fairly recently, so I know its still alive and kicking somewhere. In my heart of hearts I would dearly love to buy the tractor and bring it back into the family, but a good consolation would be to see it again, knowing it is loved as we loved it.

Reg Mark is LVW 60, attached picture of my late Mother proudly sitting on her from around the late 70s/early 80s; Any assistance is much appreciated. Please email ; Jon Bromley on  jb@firelightdpm.com

Lost: Ferguson TEF20  ; JAV 179

I am looking for my great grandfathers Ferguson TEF registration number JAV 179. Any information on the tractor would be greatly appreciated. Thanks….Liam ; email ; liam@agrisolutions.co.uk

Lost ; Massey Ferguson 35 reg UBE 183.

This was my late fathers MF35 ; I am hoping whoever now owns the tractor is part of the Ferguson Club and may know of its whereabouts. As a young child I grew up with that tractor and (a) id just love to see it again but (b) if the owner was ever to consider selling I would like to be aware so I could put in an offer.

Please contact me on:  anthony@katcommunications.co.uk  ;  Anthony Temperton

Looking For : Fergie TVO – CFB 23

“Trying to track down petrol/TVO Fergie, reg no CFB 23. Last seen in Somerset area a number of years ago. If it is for sale, please get in touch!” Many thanks; Nigel Inggs; 07530 326 390 or nigelinggs@gmail.com

Help to find an old Fergie – MRH 732

Memories of The Little Grey Fergie;  My name is Pete Burdass and I am a photographer based in Perthshire, Scotland. During the past year and a half I have purchased and restored a 1949 Ferguson ted20 along with a Ferguson two furrow plough. During this quiet time I have also been trying to trace my late grandad’s Ferguson ted20 which was the first tractor I drove (sitting on his knee) at an age of about three.

The tractor had been bought and used on the family farm by my grandad after the heavy horses died in a tragic accident, and was used on a regular basis on the family farm in East Yorkshire until the farm was sold in 1987 when I was just seventeen.

Since then, I moved to Scotland and didn’t really think too much about the great little tractor that I grew to love so much as a young boy, until we lost our mum to motor neurones disease and our dad became unwell.

Memories of driving the fergie with my grandad and the fordson super major with my dad (which was the biggest tractor) when I was slightly older, are something that my dad and I speak about regularly on the phone along with how the fergie is going which I restored.

I have searched for the fergie and have wrote to the DVLA who informed me that they can’t divulge any information regarding the current owner but I have checked the status of the tractor and it is still in circulation and has currently got a v5. I have also more recently found out that the tractor is in South Yorkshire but that is as far as I have been able to get so far.

I am hoping by writing this article someone who knows the whereabouts of the tractor may be able to help.

The tractors registration number is MRH 732 and I hope by writing this I will be able to track down this once treasured grey fergie. …………Pete Burdass………………07840984919………….pete@fivekphotography.co.uk

History details on TED20 YSV706

Looking for any help – pointing in the right direction or advice for finding history on a 1950 Ferguson TED 20 that would seem to have been in Berkshire and Wiltshire for its entire life. From my understanding this Ferguson was delivered in 1950 to Home Farm (on the Great Windsor Estate) for grass cutting duties.

Mine was either delivered green or soon after painted to match all the other vehicles, fixtures and fittings to blend in with the background (Prince Phillip instructions?). I noted John Nash’s similar post on this website about his Father’s Ferguson with a Royal connection a short while ago and have been in contact with him – so we both have similar aims. (in the mid 80’s?)  Head salesman  David Carter of T H White (Devizes) sold the Crown Office a Fordson Dexta and took this Fergie in part exchange.

Think it was probably road registered about then YSV 706 and then stored in Whatley’s  Yard at Pewsey (which I think was run by Alan Carter – his Son)) for a very long period time. Later sold and moved on to grass topping duties at Knowle, Pewsey. A handwritten note (with the tractor) mentions Cotswold Engineering for some head work and refitting by Steve Rawlings. Sold again and more recently it lived in the Marlborough area. Now still in Wiltshire just below Swindon. The tractor itself is in (my opinion) remarkable condition and with only a few later modifications and changes and still in remarkable condition – having completed a TEA 20 a few years ago (which I bitterly regretted selling hence this purchase) I have been through it top to bottom in the past few months and very happy with the result. Clearly with the passing of time getting details like this isn’t easy but there can’t be many green Fergie around so any help in finding out as much as possible would be really nice before I start to use it around the village and go to shows. Please mail me or call with literally any information or even a photograph would be superb.

Derek Moore on 07860 199755 or  leyspark48@gmail.com