Fordson Tractor - Cherryville, BC
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N 50° 11.543 W 118° 33.129
11U E 389208 N 5561173
This tractor can be seen at The Gold Panner Campground & Pioneer Village, 11.2 km south east of the Cherryville Tempo Gas Station.
Waymark Code: WMFXXY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/14/2012
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This is a Fordson Model F, the tractor that spelled the death knell for many manufacturers in the 1920s. Ford's greatest advantages over the competition at the time were its large manufacturing capacity, its ability to mass produce on an assembly line, and the move to modular construction, doing away with the (unnecessary) frame of the tractor, its role being assumed by the engine, transmission and rear end in combination. These things resulted in Ford's being able to sell tractors at a price that the competition just couldn't match and make a profit. Ford sold 755,278 Model Fs from 1917 to 1928, more than any other tractor before or since.
The Fordson had a 251.3 ci(4.1 L) 20 hp (at 1,000 rpm), four cylinder gasoline/distillate engine and claimed 20 hp at the belt(tested at 22.28 hp) and 10 hp at the drawbar(tested at 12.325 hp). It weighed 2,920 lbs (1324 kg) and was rated as a two plow tractor.
This example is missing a few body parts, but most of the really important stuff is still there
Coordinates are for the entrance to the display area.
Engine Type: Internal Combustion
Wheel Type: Steel
Make: Henry Ford & Son (NOT Ford Motor Company)
Model: Model F
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