Forty and sixty years ago tractors were designed for about 10,000 hour life figuring they would be traded off in five to seven years, obsolete in ten years and worn out in about 20 years. That met the needs of the new tractor buyers at that time. Productivity and reliability were the primary considerations for new tractor buyers. Trade-in value and usefulness for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th owners was secondary to new tractor buyers. I'd be curious what the design life and new tractor buyer's expectations are for today's field tractors (not the lighter consumer grade tractors used on estates). I'd guess today's design life is around 50 percent longer than it was 50 years ago: traded off in ten years, obsolete in 15 years, worn out in 30 years?
Back in those days tractors were still built in 1,000's and 10,000's of each model per year. We see the surviving tractors that generally were used less hard than average or were maintained longer than intended for sentimental reasons. Today's tractors are built in much smaller numbers and seem to be worked harder than tractors were fifty years ago.
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Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
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