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Fordson Model N
The world’s first mass-produced tractor, designed by Henry Ford in 1917 and built in Ireland and then Essex from 1929 to 1945.
The Fordson played a big role in both world wars, increasing food production by cultivating farmland and carrying explosives to Royal Air Force bombers. It has often been said that the Fordson and the Spitfire helped win the Second World War!
The Fordson has a large four cylinder engine which starts on petrol and then can be switched over to run on paraffin.
The name ‘Fordson’ was changed to Ford in the mid 1960s.
Digger said on
I think the engine will run tvo 3 parts paraffin to one part petrol.
on 30 Oct 2008 at 03:06 PM
Uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 29 Oct 2008 at 04:11 PM