This 1989 Ford Silver Jubilee 7810 is owned by Ryan Graham, from Fivemiletown in Co. Tyrone, and has recently been restored by Colin Elliott, from Markethill in Co. Armagh.
Colin’s work as a tractor restorer will be familiar to regular readers of Tractor & Machinery, as he has featured in a previous issue with the restoration of a John Deere 3650.
It took three months and more than 520 hours to restore this tractor to its current condition.
This article provides detail on the restoration and history of Ryan’s tractor and, where possible, some detail of the story of the Silver Jubilee 7810, from 1989 to the present day.
In 2020, Ryan purchased the Silver Jubilee 7810 in off-farm condition, from John Kennedy of Grove Farm, Annacloy, Co. Down. It is interesting to note that this Silver Jubilee 7810 has no air conditioning or Performance Monitor fitted.
Ryan’s intention was to fully restore the tractor when time and money were available to do so. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic hit, which put his plans on hold for a couple of years, but during this time Ryan was able to assess the Silver Jubilee and decide what was needed to achieve the standard of restoration he had in mind for the tractor.
At that stage, the 7810 had two double-acting spool valves and just one rear assistor ram. Ryan decided to upgrade the spec on his tractor and fitted a second assistor ram and two additional double-acting spool values, in keeping with what was available for the Silver Jubilee models in 1989.
From a mechanical point of view, the 7810 was in good working order because the previous owner had recently overhauled the engine. As part of
