(quoted from post at 19:35:30 04/07/17) Ferguson kept the patent for the radius rods connected to the outer parts of the front axle. Ford
had to brace the center section. However, the bosses were still forged into the axle extensions. Presumably, the owner could have them milled out and use them the same way as Fergusons. The
patent ran out in the 1960s. Don't know if owners noticed any practical problem.
CD,
it gets more interesting all the time.
It was already a Ferguson from the three point/Draft
all the way to the back of the tranny!
Were the transmissions the same as in the Ferguson forerunner?
Enter the Jubilee
After the dust of industrial sabotage had died down
And the battle of the Industrialist versus Farmer Ferguson's handshake was done . . .
Ford's team did a bang up, catch up job on my Jubilee
introducing a great new body style to stand the test of time . . .only thing missing, a hinged hood.
And thanks to more Inspiration from Fergie and IHC, etc.,
The Jube gets overdue OHV
Making an even stronger case for a hinged hood.
Father to Grandson seem to have fallen in
with the founding fathers of Globalism
becoming part of the Industrial Complex Eisenhour & JFK warned about.
But man! That is the most incredibly powerful story of a broken Trust and the subsequent injustices that reflect the dark nature of the violation, that I've ever heard.
A huge tractor empire to be shared [i:866b5ad534]equally[/i:866b5ad534]
each half of a partnership sealed with a handshake
but as fate would have it . . .
Just like the Massey Ferguson
The N's could have been called, Ford Ferguson 8N, Ford Ferguson 2N
Credit where credit is definitely due
since the absolutely inspired inventive mind of Ferguson
MADE the Ford tractor all that it is
with genius, down to earth implements to match.
That contribution can hardly be bought, or bought off for several million,
but it was.
Ford, Ferguson System ? Not enough!
When you peel away the fame and fortune
the N's could have truly all been called, Ferguson Fords
Hey Mr. farmer
what have you got?
I got a Ferguson Ford 8N".
Believe it or not.
No doubt God has forgiven Henry
So rest in peace Mr. Ford.