Tractor ID

I know some of you guys like Dean, Soundguy, and Ultradog are very knowledgeable Ford guys. I have been curious for a long time and it's time to ask the question.

I have several repair manuals dating back to the 1955 version of the Fords of the day and on through a 1965-'75 version of the thousand series tractors. In there they refer to model numbers like 801 or 2000 and at other times go into wording like Dexta and Super Dexta and others I can't remember off hand. My problem is that I think I'm in a 2000 section but get the names and it's confusing.

Anybody have a list of model series vs names and all that jibberish?

Thanks
Mark

Mark,
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.
But a quick rundown on the models and series goes something like this:
- Hundred Series - built 1955 till I think 57.
Included models 600, 700, 800, 900.
Those models were sorted by transmission/pto type; 640,650,660 same with the 800s: 840, 850, 860, etc.
In 57 they came out with the 01 Series - 601, 701, 801, 901. Likewise those models were sorted by trans/pto type: 641, 651, 661, plus 671, 681 if they had Select O Speed transmissions.
In 1962 they painted them blue and gray and called the 6xx and 7xx models a 2000 and the 8xx and 9xx a 4000.
They were basically the same 4 cylinder machines as the ones going all the way back to 1955.
In 1965 Ford came out with the 3 cylinder tractors and again numbered them 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000.
These were a completely new, ground up platform.
I'm not real Familiar with the British built Fordsons. But I think the Super Dexta got renamed the 2000 Dexta and the Super Major was called the 5000 Major. Something like that anyway.
The Fordsons were completely different machines - totally unlike any of the US built Hundred, 01 and either of the two types of Thousand Series.

I think that'll do it. I'll copy and paste in one of my manuals for reference.

Thank you sir for your time.

Mark

I am not an expert on the British built Fordson models, but I remember reading somewhere that when Ford was gearing up for the new "International tractors" (the new 1965+ models) that they added "thousand" series numbers to the Fordson model names that had only had a name prior to that, to get the customers that were used to the Fordson model names accustomed to the model numbering that was to come before the new series actually arrived. I think, but I'm not 100% sure on this, that after the new models came out that Ford kept the old Fordson names along with the model numbers on the new models in certain markets for a year or two as well, which is why some service manuals that were intended for those markets refer to the old Fordson names even though they are referring to the new 1965+ models.

AFAIK, only the Fordsons went by a name only, and not a number. Those would be the Dexta, Super Dexta, Major, New Power Major (or just Power Major?), and Super Major. U.S. models with names include the Jubilee ('53 NAA), Workmaster (501, 601, and 701), Powermaster (late production 800 and 900 as well as the 801's and 901's) and the Commander ('65-'67 6000's). I don't know if late 600's and 700's were called Workmasters or not. I think the Super Dexta and Super Major received the 2000 and 5000 designations in '62, to fit in with the U.S. built 2/4/6000 designations. The Super Dexta was about equal in h.p. to the U.S. 2000, and the Super Major was between the 4000 and 6000. Fordson production ended once the World Tractor ('65-up model 2/3/4/5000) production was up and running. Sean is right about some markets continuing with the Fordson names on the World Tractors. I've only seen a few references to it, but I think the 2000 was called the Dexta, the 3000 was the Super Dexta, the 4000 was the Major, and the 5000 was the Super Major.