AIR FORCE TUG

I'm looking for the fella who had the 1956 Ford Air Force Tug for sale a few months ago Please email me. Here's the LINK but no contact info is given anymore...


Tim Daley(MI)
1956 TUG

Most likely a different one, but I've seen one on Craig's List recently. Probably Eau Claire or northern WI, as that's where I look most often. Too far away from you?

later ones had select-o-speeds When I worked at the dealer the base brought to our shop on a wrecker frontend up 12 miles. The parts man saw it pull off the highway and had me stop the airman from unhooking it till he called his sup' it never moved on it's own after that. All it needed was a generator when they left the base.

actually I'm trying to do a follow-up to my copyrighted article/document on the Ford-Ferguson Moto-Tug I wrote several years ago. There is nothing on the manufacturing of the later Air Force Tugs as shown in the ad and in Randy Leffingwells' book, "FORD FARM TRACTORS of the 1950s". I'm thinking as was with the original Moto-Tugs, they were never factory built. They used 9N Ford Tractor frames, engines, and sheet metal as well as other parts were supplied by outside vendors. FORD shipped 9N carcasses to a dealer in Columbus, Ohio where they were met up with the other parts and assembled as complete Tugs, and never at the Rouge Plant. When WWII ended in 1945, Ford ceased all tractor production at the Rouge and moved it to the old Highland Park factory in Detroit. Tractor production remained there until 1967 when then it was again moved only now to the brand new facility north of Detroit in the rural town of Romeo, MI. Sometime in the early 80's, s Ford tractor was now being built elsewhere, New Holland and others, the Romeo Plant became the new Ford Engine Plant as it still stands and operates today. So my quest continues on finding out more on the later Tug production so if any one ca help, feel free to email me.

Tim Daley(MI)

No, not that far from me, I'm in MICHIGAN but not looking to buy, just seeking information on their production....thanks.

TPD