[AT] John Deere roots of 3 point was Ford Cork

[James Peck]

The link says that Overtime tractors were at least painted if not assembled in London.

The link also indicates that Harry had patents when he entered into the joint venture with Brown. These may not have included the draft sensing system.

[link] Some believe he tested his own original three-point linkage design on an Overtime tractor before he had patented the design and later built it around the Model A tractor that was produced in conjunction with David Brown Tractors in 1936.

Ferguson wanted a tractor that was lighter than the Overtime. His Model A weighed in at 800kg (16cwt) compared with 1.9t (39cwt) for the Overtime and 1.5t (30cwt) for the Fordson Major
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The creation of the Free State may have been what stopped John Deere from shipping Overtime tractors to sell. Harry sold a total of 250 Overtimes to all of Ireland and travelled to every one of the farms. Great story!

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/the-overtime-tractor-story-in-ireland-212414 

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