100th Anniversary of the Fordson Tractor
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2017
- In 1917, Henry Ford and his son Edsel designed and launched the Model F tractor. Hailed as the “Model T of the Soil,” the Fordson Model F was the first lightweight, affordable tractor the world had seen.
The labor and food shortage of World War I came to an end because of the Fordson tractor. It became the foundation on which American and European agriculture flourished in a changing world. To celebrate its 100th Anniversary, we are opening a new exhibit in the historic Garage at Henry’s Fair Lane estate. Admission is free! Check out www.henryfordestate.org for more information!
my great grandfather worked on Henrys , grandfather clocks,, and then asked Henry if he would hire his son for the assembly line,, witch he did,, that was my grandfather,, worked there till retirement,, his oldest son my uncle,, worked for Henry Ford for 40 years, and retired from the company, my Uncles son worked for Henry for about 30 years,,, My Dad and me have owed many ford products in our life times,,, I have a 69 F-250 camper special, that I dearly love,, I have rebuilt everything on this truck , except for the 4 speed,, still original and doing well,, paint is still factory from 69,, I just got a 1952 Ford 8N tractor,, and loving that so much,, helps with the 40 acres, that I live on,, My Dad knows a lot more about all this stuff and maybe he will add to this .... :)
Thanks Henry! My 1950 8N still going strong to this day.
I am blessed to own a 1941 Ford 9N. It is an UNBELIEVABLE beautiful piece of art on wheels.
The old fordsons are very bare bones, but they are the Model T of tractors: A very important step in making a valuable tool affordable for the masses.
Just fantastic 🙏 salute to sir Henry Ford and Clara Ford 👍
My dad still got a fordson n from 1932 produced in ireland, beautifull tractor
I live about 2 miles from where that was most likely built. It closed down in the 80’s. Someone told me the last Henry ford and son office is in Cork, I don’t know how true that is.
I'm Irish and I'm proud that
We own a Fordon major tractor and for Henry ford to have his rots here in Ireland is great
Even though hydraulics for tractors were invented in Ireland and stolen by Ford.
Medora ND
I have 1 of the last N that was made in Cork ....22 miles away !!! And an E27N just to keep her company
We have a super major and a Ford 7600
Замечательно! Мой дед работал на этих тракторах, отзывался как о хороших машинах. Привет из России.
An amazing white American man! Thank you for your hard work and passion for change and growth for America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is so cool , my grandpa was Harvey lee Anderson a two sided dump bucket spring patent inventor , I love fords
There was 2 main reasons people turned to tractors And both had to do with cost. Many men were leaving the farms and working in factories which paid more money plus in WW-1 many men went into the military. But the main reason is tractors became cheaper than keeping a team of horses. A good team of horses could easily outpull the early tractors but still ate on days they were not needed. Plus there was a lot of labor in taking care and feeding them. A tractor pulled as hard at the end of the day as the beginning. and you could just take it to the shed and park it until you needed it again .
Been glad to have one of those N tractors in say 1948.
In 1915, Californian William Baer Ewing obtained the rights to a tractor designed by Maurice Hartsough. Looking for a name for the tractor, Ewing knew he had to have a moniker both easily recognized and strong enough to pull in buyers. He decided the success of the Ford car could work wonders for his new venture. As fate would have it, among his crew of shop clerks was one Paul B. Ford. That was good enough for Ewing, who quickly devised a plan to use the shop clerk's name on his tractor. In exchange for use of his name, Paul Ford was made director of Ford Tractor Co. in South Dakota and given stock in the firm.
A year later, when Henry Ford's tractor was unveiled in 1917, it became known as the Fordson - in part because of Ewing's maneuver, and in part because some Ford Motor Co. stockholders were opposed to experimentation with tractor development. The Fordson, then, was a product of Henry Ford & Son, a family-held corporation created in 1915 to launch the inventor's newest venture independent of Ford Motor Co. stockholder opposition.
I didn't know that.
Saludos desde Uruguay.
Tengo 58 años.
En Uruguay aprendí a conducir un Fordson Mayor diésel 1954 de 39 HP.
Gran experiencia.
Hoy Profesor de Maquinaria Agrícola. Me sirvió para tener dominio de conducción.
Y maniobras .
Una linda experiencia.
Interesante comentarios.
Saludos.
I like how this video was put together.
I work for Ford for 25 years,
I have a picture of my Grandfather (Sadly passed before I was born) on a Fordston tractor, wearing a hat, white shirt and tie, taken in the 30's.
Nice video! I love the history! Thank you!
I have two Fordson N s My 1938 is a demonstrator . it is painted orange with blue wheels The other one is a 1942 FORDSON N RCAF bomb and fuel hauler .the only one I know of in the world .Has dual back tires ,top speed 30 mph
George McK very nice!
My grandfather had an Allis Chalmers dealership in Lennon, Michigan. Later he was selling Fords too. One of the Fords came by and told him that he couldn't sell both. So he dumped Ford. Looking back at the history of Ford tractors tells the story. Ford was hard to work with in business. I've got other Ford family stories. Regards...
ford used extra gas from 1954,till 2010 when the gulf spill hapened.eugenics is evil.
I have relatives on both sides of my Family who were Minneapolis Moline Tractors Dealers .. My Great Grandfather also owned a Fordson then later an Allis Chalmers..
One old farmer told me, "Just about every farmer bought a Fordson, but they never bought a second one".
Beautiful
Growing up on a farm in Minnesota when the Fordson Major diesel tractors came out, farmers said you either will brag it as the best or cuss it as the worst.Seemed to be no middle ground.
Really? Was the Diesel Major popular in the USA? Here in Ireland and Europe in general the Major was and still is recognized as one of the best tractors ever made - many are still going strong!
I learnt to drive a tractor way back it was a Fordson model N made at Dagenham Essex a 1937 model Blue
In the s3venies and eighties the same brand were better performers than ford john deer were better tractors aswell
My how Dearborn has changed.
As a kid in the 50s I played on one stored in my great aunt & uncles barn in Midland MI. My dad told me it was a bad investment. It sat for months waiting for parts if anything broke. Henry was too busy selling new tractors not supporting the one he'd already sold.
Henry first built 3 experimental tractors out of model t frames,put lug wheels,one went to southern michigan,one went to northern michigan,and one went to the u.p.the one from the u.p. is sitting in a tool shed in east central michigan,don't know about the other two.
This is a great channel 👏🏽
Firme Ford the best
They have to make tractors again
Saludos desde Uruguay
Estoy de acuerdo.
2:44 having trouble finding documentation on Clara Ford and her relationship with the WLAA
He and henry ford established a partnership and together developed the modern 3 point hitch system. Ford Fergusen. He and henry parted ways not long afterward and harry merged with massey in Canada, their partnership left a legacy you all might be familiar with, in europe especially. Massey fergusen.
Im an engineer and agricultural historian feel free to reach out to me at anytime if you have questions
With all my love to my Irish brethren
Harry Fergusen invented the 3 point hitch system and sold the Idea to Henry Ford.. There were Fords and FordFergusens then Massey Fergusen after the falling out ..
@@mikeskidmore6754 Ferguson from when Ford and Ferguson spilt early on, then just Ferguson until the 1950s when Massey bought out Ferguson. Ferguson was a UK manufacturer and Massey was a Canadian manufacturer. Just FYI.
Recpect....♥
I like you very nice
Nice.
What about Harry Ferguson
Correct alot of miising details here
Ferguson Te-20
Heinrich Lanz AG
Ford cars most popular in Ireland, wtf? Lol.
What about the farm by almont, mi that he bought for his mistress and said it was for tractor testing?
And?
Ford - ferguson. Fordson
grifce all great tractors
God's plan Henry Ford God only knows God's plan Amen
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Ford Trector was very strong also in Pakistan and femuse
I have a 1938 fordson .N one of three in north america it’s orange with blue wheels >The FORDSON Ns were made in Cork Irland till late 1930s. where it was made in Daganham UK .My other Fordson N is a1942 RCAF bomb and fuel hauler onlyone in the World left ,It hauld up to 15 trolleys. of bombs to the bombers in England during the WW2 has a top speed of over 30 mph to get off the airport when the German bombers were coming .
Made incredible contributions to the prosperity and well being of millions upon millions of people world wide, but sadly would now be considered by many as “White Privileged”.
Henry Ford was actually a leader in integrating his factories and employing African Americans. Say what you will, Henry valued anyone who worked hard.
@@dwitcraft And to many, that would mean nothing, David. History is being re-written…
Yep, if was,nt for the Irish and the Scots we would probably still be living amongst Muslims in the dark ages.
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If it wasn't for the Muslims and their skill at mathematics the Irish and Scots could be living in the dark ages.
So thats who was responsible for allowing women to vote:I make no further comment..
Came here to learn about Ford Tractor. Instead got a lot of woke hot air propaganda about his wife. CLICK BAIT!