The 3pt hitch factor was a mute point until Ferguson's patient ran out in the mid 1950's and Ford stole that by the way. At the time the 3pt hitch was seen a just another way to waste money on some propitiatory hitch that may fall by the wayside. Little different than the old VHS vs. beta or the Blueray vs. HD-DVD battles. Farmers sat back and waited to see who won before purchasing. The 1st tractors from the 1920's to 1950's were used with the farmers original horse drawn equipment. To save money and since tractors didn't pull any more at the time than a good two,three or four hitch of horses. The hitch was just cut short to attach to the tractor's drawbar. Trail type ploughs, seed drills, disks, cultivators, harrows, rollers. Don't see a three point hitch advantage back then. Last time I looked horses didn't have a three point hitch. The 3pt hitch didn't become popular until the 1960's to be used with semi-mount ploughs. Long after the era of the Ford N series. The N Ford has it's place in history, but so does the Model T and Model A. It's a warmed over design introduced in 1939. The N series are still around just due to the sheer number built for such a low price. A Ford N series as being versatile and able to operate various types of equipment? It's a low powered gas engine with a 3 or 4 speed gearbox. No remotes hydraulics to run a log splitter or turn a snowblower chute. A too fast reverse gear. Transmission driven pto puts N's in the ditch or pond when bush hogging. They don't even have a drawbar unless retrofitted, and few are. People use the mickey mouse drawbar between the lower links and flip the tractor when they lift the hitch for more pull. No diff lock and poor brakes. No power steering and no good for mounting a loader. The N series belongs in collections, museums, antique parades and 3pt ploughing/cultivating garden plots.
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