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Re: Green Acres tractor?
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Posted by Lloyd Llama on February 19, 2006 at 14:51:06 from (207.241.138.220):
In Reply to: Re: Green Acres tractor? posted by I Bleed Green on February 19, 2006 at 11:08:10:
Tre above website says the following - no, I didn"t quite follow it! What brand of tractor did Oliver own? On the show, his tractor was a Hoyt-Clagwell. In reality though, his tractor was a Fordson model "F" built from 1917-1926 . This was the first actual tractor built and sold by Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company). It was named "Fordson" because of the involvement of his son in this venture. Ford Motor company was a sponsor of the show, thus his car being a Lincoln, Haney"s truck a Model "T",and the Fordson. If you remember the show when Lisa bought Oliver a new tractor, the tractor dealer had all Fords, and I believe the tractor she picked was a Ford 6000 diesel. These were built from 1961-1967. The other tractor used at the beginning of the show start was a John Deere "GP" tractor. The "GP" stood for General Purpose,and these were produced from 1928-1935. The McCormick-Deering tractors were #1 in popularity back when these tractors were built, and John Deere was second in line. The three companies engaged in price battles for sales dominance, in which McCormick-Deering came out on to with Deere second, and Ford finally dropped production of the Fordson "F" in retreat. I would guess that the "GP" was his liking, but because of Ford"s sponsorship, the Fordson was a requirement. (Whew! The above tractor information was all supplied by Jerry L. Davis)
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