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A morsel of Fordson history

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Don

05-18-1999 06:58:40




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Henry Ford built his first functional tractor in 1907, primarily from parts scavenged from the Model B and Model K Ford car. Ten years later, (and many test models later) in conjunction with
Eugene Farkas; who was Ford's tractor Design Engineer, the first 50 Fordson tractors were produced. Powered by a 20 belt horsepower Hercules 4 cylinder engine, this tractor was not yet signified as the Model F. Nor was it called the Fordson. Prior to 1919, the tractor was referred to as the 'Henry Ford and Son' tractor and the Fordson name was not officially designated until 1918, the Model F's official first production year. In 1918, over 34,000 units were produced. By 1925, over 500,000 Model F tractors had rolled off the production line.

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jack

05-20-1999 20:24:22




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 Re: A morsel of Fordson history in reply to Don, 05-18-1999 06:58:40  
According to Nat'l Geographic's 20th century book, in 1915 Henry announced that the company would go into the tractor business. Two years later he made a machine dubbed the Fordson. It helped American farms in WW I increase productivity. After the war, the productivity became a curse. Surpluses drove prices down, farmers grew more to pay off their loans. Farms started to fail at alarming rates. Ford however, with the huge profits of the Model T allowed them to undersell competitors. The Fordson sold for $395 in 1922. Only IH survived!

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lacam

02-26-2005 08:58:54




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 Re: Re: A morsel of Fordson history in reply to jack, 05-20-1999 20:24:22  
Can anyone tell me if there was an earlier model of Ford tractor commercially available? I found documentation in a county newspaper (MN) dated Dec. 14, 1915 that there was a Ford tractor plant located in Anoka, Minnesota at that time. What kind of tractor could this plant have produced? Please e-mail: l.a.cam@att.net Thanks!



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