The Everyman's Tractor - Creston, BC - Old Tractors on Waymarking.com

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 concert. 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.

Another small difference between the two is that this tractor uses a magneto ignition, while the other employs a Buzz Box type of coil ignition, similar to that used in Ford's Model T.

The name Fordson was used for two reasons. The Ford Tractor name was already being used by a company in Minneapolis. In addition, the Ford Motor Company shareholders had no interest in tractor production, so Henry Ford started an independent company for building tractors, named Henry Ford & Son.

Engine Type: Internal Combustion Wheel Type: Steel Make: Fordson Model: Model F

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