Re: Fordson vs. McCormick 10-20

Posted by warbaby on May 18, 2021 at 06:08:42 from (24.247.205.221):

In Reply to: Fordson vs. McCormick 10-20 posted by RedMF40 on May 18, 2021 at 03:44:29:

Fordsons were cheap, light, and you could get parts at your local Ford dealer, which, during the heyday of the Model T, were on every corner. It was a VERY
basic machine, not even a governor or belt pulley were included in the purchase price which dropped to below 300.oo in the early 1920's. as Henry tried to
bankrupt his competitors (many were). A lot of people got rich supplying accessories to the Fordson tractor owner to bring their tractors up to par with the
other makes, just like they did with the bare-bones Model T Ford cars and trucks.

The 10-20 was a far better tractor for a bit more money. A PTO, belt pulley, governor and even a hood with louvered side panels came with every tractor and it
could handily out perform the Fordson as well. It was more comfortable to operate (a platform to put your feet on and full-length fenders-ALSO STANDARD
EQUIPMENT, no less!) and that smooth-running OHV, roller main bearing 4 cylinder engine was an easy starting (hand crank for both tractors) powerplant- unlike
that Ford flathead...

If your nearest crossroads had a Ford dealership, there probably was a IHC dealer not too far away that stocked parts and probably knew more about their
tractors than the Ford dealer, who was required by Ford to order and sell a certain number of Fordsons per month whether he wanted to or not!

I've owned both, and still have a few Fordsons. They are cantankerous machines, difficult to start, run way-too-hot and when in motion they howl like a sickly
banshee from that worm drive rear axle. The ground speeds range from Too Slow to Too Fast and the feedback through the steering wheel quickly teaches you not to
wrap your thumbs around the rim where a spoke can find it. I imagine more than a few new Fordson owners felt sorry for trading in a team of horses for this
tractor after laying over one furrow. My dad grew up with both horses and a Fordson, but only his remembrances of their horses could be posted un-edited here!

The 10-20 is a more civilized tractor that starts easily and runs well, but like the Fordson, it seems a bit too fast (on steel wheels) to a modern derrire.

Get a Fordson first, then you'll REALLY be happy with a IHC. Its a far better tractor. That said, I really like the Fordsons best because they are so
primitive, so basic and so historically significant. It was the first mass-produced light tractor that really sold well, and the first tractor on many farms
from the late teens through the Roaring Twenties, despite Henry's penny-pinching efforts which should have made it a resounding dud.

And I didnt even mention its unfortunate habit of doing back-flips!

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