22 November 2018 Farm Collector
Top: This photo shows the 1914-15 Model T-to-tractor
experiment. One tank held gasoline; the other held
extra water for the radiator. The Model T “power-
shift” transmission was used. Photo courtesy Henry Ford
Museum and Greenfield Village.
Middle: This 1916 prototype tractor was a complete
departure from those based on the Model T car.
A Hercules engine was used, along with a 3-speed
conventional transmission and a worm-gear final drive.
Photo courtesy Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
Above: In October 1917, a delegation from the British
Ministry of Munitions inspects the Fordson prototype.
Henry Ford is shown at right, wearing a bowler hat.
Above right: Executives of Henry Ford & Son, Inc.
stand proudly with a 1918 Fordson Model F tractor.
Edsel Ford is on the left and Henry Ford is in the center
(wearing a fedora). The puddle of oil beneath the
tractor is not a good sign. Photo courtesy Henry Ford
Museum and Greenfield Village.
British
Fordsons
TRACING LINEAGE
FROM THE MODEL F
TO THE DEXTA
By Robert N. Pripps