[AT] Slightly off topic

[Ron Cook]

Well, were there any Ferguson tractors before 1946?  I think it is an N 
Ford.  More than likely a 2N.  The 9N and 2N were known as Ford 
Fergusons.  Ford built tractor with Ferguson system hydraulic 3-point 
implement attachment.   Many of them were used during WWII for various 
purposes.  Henry sort of had an "in".   Tractors used as an airport tug 
would be painted yellow or orange for visibility.  At least they have 
been for the last 50 years.  I didn't pay much attention before then.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 12/2/2010 10:36 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> I agree the time seems wrong for it to be a Red Ferguson but everything I
> see on it looks like Ferguson to me.  The angle of the steering wheel, the
> way the clutch petal sits, the shape of the sheet metal under the steering
> wheel, the shape of the fenders, etc.  I'm not that familiar with the Case
> tractors so I don't know what they had similar.  I did have one thought,
> since that film was made in the 40's, I'm wondering if it's been colorized
> and someone guessed at the color for the tractor.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Knierim
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:11 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Slightly off topic
>
> I thought Massey and Ferguson didn't combine until after the war; sometime
> around '51 or '52? Case did build a lot of industrial tractors during that
> timeframe.
>
> Nice video; love restoring old aircraft. The German assembly crews put their
> names inside the aircraft too... we found that on a FW-190 I was helping on.
>
> Great piece of history they have there...
>
> Ken in AZ
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 5:56 PM, charlie hill
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>
>> John,  I went back and looked again.  I think it's a Massey Ferguson 30
>> maybe.  However, I thought they were still gray in WWII days and that one
>> is
>> red.
>