Name/Title
Tractor - Fordson Model F, 1917 - 1922Entry/Object ID
1973.091.1Description
The Model F was introduced in 1917, the design never changed much. In 1929 “orchard fenders” were installed to prevent the tractor from rearing up as it was prone to doing causing fatality. It had a draw-bar 15.5 hp. rating.
1905 Henry Ford builds his first experimental tractor
1915 Ford announces his intention to produce a farm tractor on a large scale
1917 First consignment of tractorsshipped to the British Ministry of Munitions
1918 Forson Model F priced at $750.00 goes on sale in the US
1919 Irish production of the Model F begins in Cork, Ileland
1923 US price of Model F cut to $395 to compete with International Harvester.
