[TR] Tractor anyone?

[John Macartney]

Randall wrote:

Hmm, I thought the TE20 used a Continental engine; the
Standard engine model
was known as a TEA-20.  Not true?

Generically, all the
post-war Fergusons made by Standard were referred to as 
TEA's - TE standing
for Tractor Europe to distinguish them from the earlier 
variants made under
licence from Ferguson by Ford in the US.

The TE-A was a gasoline only engine
The TE-D was a dual fuel. You started it on gasoline until it reached running
temperature and then turned a fuel tap to run it on TVO, tractor vapourising
oil 
- a sort of kerosene. This wwas the one I had myself and these were the
most 
commonplace for a number of years.
The TE-F was a diesel and this diesel
was a variant of the wet liner four 
cylinder. In fact, the same engine was
fitted in the Standard Vanguard range for 
a number of years and was popular
in overseas markets where gasoline fuel 
quality was poor and diesel was
usually more dependable. So, a diesel sidescreen 
TR is a distinct possibility
- though probably not very fast :)

Jonmac
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