There were a bunch of N's sold back in the day because there were a bunch of small farms that were primed and ready for CHEAP mechanical power. Had they not been the cheapest thing available in large scale, they wouldn't have sold well at all. It had NOTHING to do with which tractor was "the best". During the same era, you could buy M or H Farmalls, which would either work circles around an N Ford. No comparison. The N was marginally adaquate by 1939 standards, it's most redeming feature was the new 3-point hitch. Take that hitch off the N and Henry wouldn't have sold a dozen N's, cheap or not. It was a CHEAP tractor that had one distinct advantage over all the rest of the CHEAP tractors of the day. It sure wasn't anything spectacular. I grew up on N's and early Fergusons. I'd consider owning one as a collectors item, but give me one as my primary work tractor and I'm looking for a sinkhole to drive it into. Better than absolutely NOTHING, but only by the slightest of margins.
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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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