Another Everyman's Tractor II - Polson, MT
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N 47° 40.838 W 114° 06.915
11T E 716505 N 5284836
This is the second of a trio of essentially identical Fordson Model F tractors sitting near each other at the Miracle of America Museum on the southern edge of Polson, MT, along Highway 93.
Waymark Code: WMKKQ5
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2014
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This is a Fordson Model F, the tractor that spelled the death knell for many competing 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 still 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.
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, though you'll notice that the "Ford Motor Company" script is embossed on the rear of the fuel tank.
Engine Type: Internal Combustion
Wheel Type: Steel
Make: Ford Motor Company
Model: Fordson model F
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