Posted by Bill(Wis) on January 25, 2010 at 09:38:23 from (75.97.78.255):
In Reply to: Why No Fenders posted by FWB in SK on January 24, 2010 at 11:14:48:
Henry Ford made fenders standard equipment mostly because of the Fordson habit of doing nasty backflips. The tail end of the fender unit (which was huge) was designed to hit the ground flat and stop any more up and over movement. My uncle was quite boastful of the fact that he purchased one of the last Fordsons without fenders. Saved $50. One day it was idling in the yard (hard to start when hot) and it jumped into gear (another one of its nasty habits) and headed straight for the silo. It hit the silo head on, front wheels making contact first, climbed up the silo as far as it could and then did one of its famous backflips catching on fire in the process. In spite of being made almost completely of steel, the tractor burned beyond recognition.
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