[TR] TR-3 Engine Stand - Ferguson Tractors used Standard's OHV engines

[Kurt Johnson]

Back in 1980 when at the tender age of 15 I aquired my
first TR, a '64 Tr4, the only place in my hometown of
Mason City, Iowa that stocked an oil fiter was the
local farmers Co-op, for the Ferguson tractor.  The
dealer didn't even stock the filters. We had at that
time a Triumph/Saab dealer in town. Two hot brands in
1980.  He could display two cars on his sales floor at
a time. If you wanted anything different you could
special order and wait 6 months for your car to
arrive.  Parts arrived about a month sooner.


--- "Glenn A. Merrell" <StagByTriumph at tscusa.org>
wrote:

> John Macartney wrote:
> > Glenn Merrell wrote:
> >   
> >> but could it have something to do with the
> Ferguson engines (and Tractors) 
> >> being forged, machined assembled and installed by
> Standard/Triumph Motor 
> >> Company from about 1945 to 1956 due to the
> manufacturing agreement between 
> >> Ferguson and Standard?
> >>     
> >
> > Yes, yes, yes
> >   
> >> and those tractors used a similar engine in the
> Vanguard, TR1/2/3/4, folk 
> >> lore says the Triumph is a Tractor engine,
> although it was probably first 
> >> used in a Standard automobile.
> >>     
> > It's okay guys, I was just anxious not to see that
> 'lore' becoming 'gospel' 
> > whereby statements indicate the engine was
> originally designed for a 
> > tractor - when it wasn't :::)))
> >
> > In these fuel-conscious times (in Europe at least)
> it seems strange that 
> > there aren't more (any?) sidescreen TR's fitted
> with the Vanguard diesel 
> > engine (a derivative) that also fouind its way
> into the tractor.
> >
> > Jonmac
> >   
> I will bet that 90% of the readers are seeing this
> for the first time John.
> 
> Unfortunately, the lore and myth has long been
> propagated that Ferguson 
> made the engines for the first "TR"  series so the
> myth is that TR's 
> were "tractor" engines.  Of course that is reversed
> from fact, when in 
> reality, Ferguson Tractors were fitted to newer
> technology over head 
> valve high performance push rod Triumph engines with
> a drastic increase 
> in horsepower!!
> 
> -- 
> Glenn A. Merrell
> Chairman, Triumph Stag Club USA (2007-2009)
> The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone
> chips in the paint, dead bugs on the windshield!
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