Fordson was a brand name used on a range of mass produced all-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford and Son from 1917 until 1920 when it was merged into the Ford Motor Company, which used the name until 1964. American engineer, inventor and businessman Henry Ford built experimental tractors from automobile components during the early 1900s, and launched a prototype known as the Model B in August 1915.

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  • Fordson was a brand name used on a range of mass produced all-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford and Son from 1917 until 1920 when it was merged into the Ford Motor Company, which used the name until 1964. American engineer, inventor and businessman Henry Ford built experimental tractors from automobile components during the early 1900s, and launched a prototype known as the Model B in August 1915. He formed Henry Ford and Son in 1910 in Dearborn, Michigan, taking his young son Edsel Ford as a partner, which was later incorporated on July 27 1917. The first Fordson Model F was completed in 1916 and was the first lightweight, mass produced tractor in the world, making it possible for the average farmer to own a tractor for the first time. It went into mass production in 1917 and sold for $750. The original Fordson used a 20 horsepower, four-cylinder vaporising oil engine, a three-speed spur gear transmission (the three forward speeds ranged from approximately 2⁄4 to 6⁄4 mph), and a worm gear reduction set in the differential. Despite several early design flaws and reliability issues such as engine failure and unbearable heat, the Fordson established a firm foothold on U.S. farms, with more than seventy percent market share in earlier years. By mid-1918, more than 6,000 Fordson tractors were in use in Britain, Canada and the United States. Annual production reached 36,781 in 1921 and 99,101 in 1926. By 1925, Ford had built its 500,000th Fordson tractor. Ford was the only automotive firm to sell cars, trucks and tractors simultaneously from 1917 to 1928, during which time 552,799 Fordson tractors were built at the Dearborn, Michigan factory. An economic recession and plummeting farm income depressed the market in 1925. Ford Motor Company ended its U.S. tractor production on February 14 1928 and transferred manufacture to Cork, Ireland in 1929 and later Dagenham, Essex, England. The Fordson brand was used on several other models manufactured in England including the 9N, 8N and later the Major, Dexta, Power Major, Super Major and Super Dexta until 1964. Afterwards, the Fordson brand name was discontinued and replaced with the Ford marque. Ford continued to manufacture and sell tractors until it sold the division to Fiat in 1991.
  • Die Firma "Henry Ford & Son", kurz Fordson, wurde 1917 gegründet und begann am Standort Dearborn/USA mit der Traktorenfertigung. Als zweiter Standort kam 1919 Cork/Irland hinzu. Da sich der Aufsichtsrat der Ford Motor Company gegen den Bau von Traktoren stellte, wurde zunächst nicht unter dem Markennamen Ford produziert. Die gefertigten Traktoren trugen den Namen Fordson. 1920 bewirkte Henry Ford die Übernahme aller Geschäftsanteile durch die Ford Motor Company. Da die Fordson Produkte sehr erfolgreich waren, wurden die meisten Traktoren von Ford bis 1964 weiter unter dem Namen Fordson vertrieben. Ausnahme war das ebenfalls erfolgreiche Modell Ford-Ferguson 9N aus dem später auch der Ford 8N "Redbelly" und schließlich der Fordson Dexta hervorging. Bekannte Vertreter der Fordson Baureihen: 1917 Fordson Model F 1929 Fordson Model N 1945 Fordson Major 1957 Fordson Dexta 1960 Fordson Super Major 1962 Fordson Super Dexta 1965 ab 1965 werden die Traktoren Modelle unter der Marke Ford vermarktet. Beispielsweise nennt sich der Nachfolger des Fordson Dexta FORD Diesel 2000, der Fordson Super Mayor wurde durch den FORD Diesel 5000 abgelöst.
  • Fordson Major oli Ford Motor Companyn vuosina 1945–1957 valmistama traktori, jonka suosio Suomessa oli hyvin suuri. Sekä tuontisäännöstelyn että traktorin luotettavuuden ja hyvän maineen vuoksi Fordson-traktoreiden markkinaosuus Suomessa oli parhaimmillaan 90 prosenttia. Suomessa siniset traktorit olivat markkinajohtajia niin kauan kuin merkki pysyi Fordsonina. 1965, eli heti Fordiksi muuttumisen jälkeen, Ford putosi Suomessa traktorien myyntitilastoissa suoraan kolmanneksi, kärkeen siirtyi entinen kakkonen, Massey-Ferguson, ja toiseksi kotimainen Valmet. Majorin pahin kilpailija koko Euroopassa oli Nuffield "4", sittemmin 460 ja 10/60.
  • Файл:Fordson Model F. jpg Рекламный плакат, США Fordson («Фордса́н», в русской транскрипции Фордзо́н) — торговая марка сельскохозяйственных тракторов, выпускавшихся предприятиями Генри Форда в США (1917—1928), Ирландии (1919—1932) и Великобритании (1933—1964). Лицензионные Fordson, производившися в СССР в 1925—1933, известны как Фордзон-Путиловец.
  • Fordson är (var) det dotterbolag till Ford Motor Company (FoMoCo) som tillverkade jordbrukstraktorer i England & Irland. Många av komponenterna till dessa traktorer märktes med "EnFo" (English Fordson). Hösten 1964 gick man över till nya nummerserier och modellbeteckningar, i fortsättningen benämndes de "Ford". Exempel på Fordson-traktorer (samt deras tillverkningsår): Fordson (1917-1940) Fordson T22 (cirka 1920) Fordson 1929 (cirka 1930) Fordson 1932 (cirka 1932) Fordson Major (1945-1951) Fordson Major Diesel (1949-1951) Nya Fordson Major (1952-1956) Nya Fordson Major Diesel (1952-1958) Fordson 957E Dexta (nov.1957-sept.1964) Fordson 959E Petrol Dexta (1958-1959) Fordson Power Major (1958-1960) Fordson Super Major (1961-1964) Fordson 960E Super Dexta (apr.1962-sept.1964)
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  • Fordson was a brand name used on a range of mass produced all-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford and Son from 1917 until 1920 when it was merged into the Ford Motor Company, which used the name until 1964. American engineer, inventor and businessman Henry Ford built experimental tractors from automobile components during the early 1900s, and launched a prototype known as the Model B in August 1915.
  • Die Firma "Henry Ford & Son", kurz Fordson, wurde 1917 gegründet und begann am Standort Dearborn/USA mit der Traktorenfertigung. Als zweiter Standort kam 1919 Cork/Irland hinzu. Da sich der Aufsichtsrat der Ford Motor Company gegen den Bau von Traktoren stellte, wurde zunächst nicht unter dem Markennamen Ford produziert. Die gefertigten Traktoren trugen den Namen Fordson. 1920 bewirkte Henry Ford die Übernahme aller Geschäftsanteile durch die Ford Motor Company.
  • Fordson Major oli Ford Motor Companyn vuosina 1945–1957 valmistama traktori, jonka suosio Suomessa oli hyvin suuri. Sekä tuontisäännöstelyn että traktorin luotettavuuden ja hyvän maineen vuoksi Fordson-traktoreiden markkinaosuus Suomessa oli parhaimmillaan 90 prosenttia. Suomessa siniset traktorit olivat markkinajohtajia niin kauan kuin merkki pysyi Fordsonina.
  • Файл:Fordson Model F. jpg Рекламный плакат, США Fordson («Фордса́н», в русской транскрипции Фордзо́н) — торговая марка сельскохозяйственных тракторов, выпускавшихся предприятиями Генри Форда в США (1917—1928), Ирландии (1919—1932) и Великобритании (1933—1964).
  • Fordson är (var) det dotterbolag till Ford Motor Company (FoMoCo) som tillverkade jordbrukstraktorer i England & Irland. Många av komponenterna till dessa traktorer märktes med "EnFo" (English Fordson). Hösten 1964 gick man över till nya nummerserier och modellbeteckningar, i fortsättningen benämndes de "Ford".
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