[AT] Charles Sorensen not a tractor man was 9N, 2N, 8N Ford and Ferguson TO-20 parts interchange info

[Jason]

The Ford row crop tractor
https://antiquetractorblog.com/2016/09/26/experimental-ford-tractor-link-between-fordson-and-ford-9n/
could have done well if they developed a integral hydraulic lift like
Farmalls and Deere A B G etc had with matching attachments for planting and
cultivation, the latter where the N series had limitations. Had they added
three point as well they might have had a true game changer.

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:29 AM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:

> That corrupted hard drive also had my photos of the 1937 or so Ford
> tractor experimental model. It looked like a Farmall F12 with a 1932 Ford
> V8 radiator shell and hood.  It does not live where it used to live.
>
> I do not know how the torque curves of a flathead V8 compare to a straight
> four of the same displacement. Used to be that straight sixes were credited
> with more low rpm torque than equivalent displacement V8s.
>
> I believe that Charles Sorensen's viewpoint, expressed in his biography,
> that this model would have had much commercial success if Henry had not
> quashed it in favor of the 9N, is inaccurate.
>
> Charles was probably the gatekeeper who kept Ford and Ferguson apart for
> so long. If he was more tractor savvy, maybe the Farm Jeep would have been
> more of a success.
>
> [James] Some years back I was invited to join a lean manufacturing email
> group by someone I interacted with in a stamping group. My experiences
> dealing with Toyota led me to speak up about some of the viewpoints of
> those who anticipated getting something for nothing. That led me to be lent
> a book about the manufacturing of TE20s at Banner Lane when Standard Motor
> Car was the world’s most efficient auto manufacturer. I scanned the book.
> Well, the wages of sin led to my hard drive becoming corrupted and it was
> not backed up.
>
> [Indiana] One of my laptops is acting up so I was looking to be sure I had
> everything backed up. While looking I ran across this Ferguson and Ford
> information so I thought I would share it here. It always bothers me a
> little to think that I might have information someone could use and me
> failing to share it and it getting lost forever. My files are as badly
> organized as my shop...  :-) I don't recall who Bob Sybrandy is or where
> this information came from. I guess I might have found it on this ATIS list
> but I don't think so.
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