• One of the last of the TE20’s
• Loved by all
• Can still be put to light work
• Range of implements available

From a design by Harry Ferguson, the TE20 range of agricultural tractors were built at his Coventry factory from just after the second world war and up to 1956 / 57.

Utilising an engine from the Standard Motor Company, the TE20 went on to revolutionise farming in the post war years with it’s ease of use, small size, lightweight and versatility.

It also promoted Harry Fergusons three-point linkage system, used to enable quick changes for a range of implements making it a very flexible and a tractor for all uses worldwide. TE20 stood for Tractor England, 20 hp and subsequent models continued on from TEA through to TEY.

The TE20 was famously used on Sir Edmund Hillarys’ successful expedition to the South Pole in 1955 to 1958 and therefore became the first motorised vehicle to be driven to the Pole.

Locally registered and purchased by the vendor in Northumberland, little is known of its early history.

The registration document shows it to have been first registered in October 1980, but this could just have been the date when the tractors number was moved to the latest DVLA system so that it could be retained.

All we do know is that the current owner bought it in February 2016, and then set about restoring it as a therapeutic exercise.

There is a current V5c in the owner’s name along with some receipts from the restoration, parts mainly. 

There’s also a number of handbooks for the early Ferguson tractors.

At this point we’d normally describe the interior, exterior & mechanical bits, but with a tractor this all really rolls into one.

So, here we go, just about everything you can see has been stripped down, rebuilt with new parts, bearings etc and re-assembled.

Engine rebuilt, gearbox rebuilt, rear axle rebuilt, new wiring loom, new clocks, new radiator, hoses etc etc…

New rear wings, new steering wheel & throttle, brakes tyres, well I’m sure you get the picture and to top off of course, a coat of Ferguson grey all over.

Hydraulic three point linkage works too so you’ll be able to choose from all those implements what job you do next.

There’s nothing more I can say, it’s all been done, it starts & runs very well with very little smoke on start-up, the brakes need bedding in and the rebuilt fuel pump leaks a little from a couple of unions ( wrong washers apparently, should have used felt ones rather than copper )  but easily rectified.

Everyone loves a grey Ferguson and what’s not to like about them. They all have their little foibles and peculiarities between models, but there are still a large number still bring worked here in the UK let alone the rest of the world so they’ve certainly lasted the test of time.

This TEF20 has been very well restored by its enthusiastic keeper and is more than ready to take on whatever the world throws at it for at least the next 65 years .