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The Ford N-series tractors were a line of farm tractors produced by the Ford Motor Company between 1939 and 1952, spanning the 9N, 2N, and 8N models. [1] The 9N was the first American-made production-model tractor to incorporate Harry Ferguson's three-point hitch system, a design still used on most modern tractors today. It was released in ...
Commonly known as the Ford - Ferguson tractor, Harry Ferguson designed the 3 point hitch and hydraulic system while Ford's engineers designed and built the tractor and made it all work together. The 9 was for the year, 1939, and N was Ford's designation for tractor.
The story of Henry Ford’s on-again, off-again involvement with the Fordson tractor is a curious one. Just after World War I, Henry Ford revolutionized the tractor industry when he employed mass production assembly lines to build the first Fordson.
The Ford Motor Company re-entered the U.S. tractor business in 1939 with the 9N, a Ford tractor with a 3-point hydraulic hitch-and-lift system invented by Harry Ferguson. The system kept the implement in line with the tractor and helped stabilize both.
The Ferguson TO-20 and 9N Ford tractor are commonly confused with each other. If you’re making repairs, it’s important to know what you have! In addition to mechanical differences, one of these tractors has a big claim to fame – read to the end to find out what it is.
It was designed to be an all-purpose tractor for use on smaller-scale farms. The 9N was revised a number of times, until being relaunched as the 2N in late 1941, with 99,002 of the Ford 9N model built between 1939 and 1942. These tractors carry both the blue oval Ford logo and the Ferguson logo right below it on the top front of the hood.
Ford and Ferguson envisioned a utility-type tractor that would be practical, reliable and affordable. Ford set a target price of $585, reportedly the going rate at the time for a team of plow horses, a harness and 10 acres of land.
The Ferguson Enthusiasts of North America (FENA) the interest group of choice for owners, collectors, restorers and enthusiasts of Ferguson as embodied in the Ferguson-Brown, the Ford-Ferguson (9N and 2N), the TE-TEA-20 series, the Pony and the TO 20/30, the TO/FE/MF-35, MF 50/65 and the F-40 tractors, as well as implements bearing the Ferguson ...
Ford 9N. *Estimated engine power for comparison only. Engine details ... Transmission details ... Performance test details ... Ford 9N photos... Full dimensions and tires ... On the engine block, left-hand side, just behind oil filter. FAQ: How to read a serial number table.
The new Ford tractor with Ferguson system and wheel-less implements, hydraulically controlled, abolishes a vast amount of drudgery and greatly reduces farming COSTS.