In late October 1938, Harry Ferguson of England brought a Ferguson-Brown tractor with a hydraulically-controlled hitch to the U.S. and demonstrated his tractor and attached implements to Henry Ford.
Ford is now known for cars, but in its long history it also has made airplanes and, for many decades, tractors. In fact, it pioneered mass tractor production.
The Ford N-Series tractor was named Tractor of the Century. Many are still in use 70 years later. While Henry Ford’s more than 15 million Model T cars built from 1908 to 1927 put much of the world on ...
Two farm boys, one tractor. Patrick Kielty explores the untold story of Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford’s remarkable handshake agreement, and how it led to a $250 million lawsuit. Show more In 1938, ...
From the Model T and Mustang to the F-150 pickup truck, Ford has produced some of the most iconic vehicles ever. But we often forget that the company also built tractors for several decades. Follow us ...
Fifty-one years ago in February 1959, the Tractor and Implement Division of the Ford Motor Company introduced the Select-O-Speed transmission for the Ford 601, 701, 801 and 901 series of tractors. It ...