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WW2N

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Saw this ad whats wrong with the photo, something is there that should not be---or so I think. Just for fun.
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(quoted from post at 17:28:49 08/26/18) There was a tension pulley used
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Kirk-nj;
You are correct sir!!!

Here is a copy of the 'war-time', wheels assemb., and the belt tentioner. This is pg. 4, from a Ferguson manual for them.
I have lost/ missplaced, pg's 1 thru 3, of this manual.????!!

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Gary[/i:e884d17e5c][/b:e884d17e5c]
 
Technically, the steel wheels were options a few years BEFORE the 2N WarHorse was released in late 1942. Remember that tractors used steel wheels all along. To answer your question though, the first thing I spotted wrong was the presence of a generator. A common misconception/belief among many people, not just Ford folks, is that EVERY Ford-Ferguson 2N tractor was a warhorse unit. That is false. The truth is not that many warhorses were ever built, and only for a short period. There were some 9N models produced in early 1942. Then, on February 10, 1942,the US War Board declared that production of ALL civilian cars, trucks, and tractors cease and any and all production was to be for war ordinance only. Civilian rationing was also in effect as some metals like copper, zinc, aluminum, and other commodities, including food and rubber, were now delegated to be used for war time manufacturing items. It wasn't just at Ford, these sanctions were imposed on ALL US manufacturing companies. It would not be until October, 1942 that the first steel-wheeled warhorse units would first roll out of Building B at the Rouge Plant. In January, 1943 Harry Ferguson had appealed to President Roosevelt, making a personal appearance at the White House, pleading his case that farming was a very important aspect of American life and tractors and farming would support the war efforts further by providing food at home and for the troops abroad. President Roosevelt agreed and lifted the war restriction ban for Ford and most other US firms. The President even bought a 9N tractor and a line of implements for his own farm in New York on the spot. Then it was about mid-1943 when standard 2N production (with rubber and electrics) would begin, slowly ramping up. It was slow because all the Ford US suppliers had to also begin ramping up their production and not always having the necessary materials at hand made it move slower than normal. Also worthy of mention is that the Ford-Ferguson Moto-Tug was sanctioned to be manufactured by Ford, being built on a 2N tractor matrix with many special parts like heavy armor plating being supplied by outside vendors. The first Moto-Tug rolled off the assembly line in Columbus, Ohio (never produced fully at the Rouge) in April, 1943.

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)
 
"In January, 1943 Harry Ferguson had appealed to President Roosevelt, making a personal appearance at the White House, pleading his case that farming was a very important aspect of American life and tractors and farming would support the war efforts further by providing food at home and for the troops abroad. President Roosevelt agreed and lifted the war restriction ban for Ford and most other US firms. [b:3d49ef2da9]The President even bought a 9N tractor[/b:3d49ef2da9]"

Was it a used 9N or left over surplus?
 
It was a new 9N, probably an early 1942 model, as my reference source states that the tractor production line, having been idle for almost the entire year as it was, s-l-o-w-l-y began producing -when materials were available. Tractor production was not a priority ever, it was cars and trucks first so all materials were delegated to them initially; tractor production was always secondary and tertiary. To meet material shortage demands, it was suggested by then Ford president Kyes that Ford salvage all old Fordson tractors and scrap them out, smelt down the metal for Ford-Ferguson tractor production. Copper was in even shorter supply than steel, and, contrary to myth, it was actually Kyes, not Ford or Ferguson, who persuaded Ford engineers to produce an austerity version of the tractor with no electric starter motor and a few other modifications.

Tim Daley(MI)
 

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