Re: Ferguson / Dearborn implements

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Posted by Gaspunp on February 07, 2007 at 18:28:13 [URL] [DELETE] :

In Reply to: Ferguson / Dearborn implements posted by Ultradog MN on January 31, 2007 at 20:10:33:

It was a whole lot deeper than that. Ford built the tractor, Ferguson licensed the system and was the sole tractor distributor and supplied most all of the implements and parts. Ford did produce some early implements, ie the early plows. One of the larger causes of the split was indeed money but the fact that Ferguson was making more than Ford with his exclusive distributor status really ruffled feathers in the corporate headquarters too. Fact being Ford was on his last legs and gone when the 8N came out left the next in line a chance to get the tractor operations on the path to making a profit. The split left if I recall correctly, Ford with 3 distributorships (they refered to them as sales districts) and Ferguson with 4, all Foreign distribution including Canada was not controled by Ford Tractor but strangely it was done by the Ford Corporate HQ's (the automobile folks). Ford Motor tried but did not gain control of all distributorships until the early 1960's. Harry had his fingers in the pie much longer than Ford Mptor would like to have us believe.

Correct, (most) implements for the 2N/9N would indeed have been either Ford or Ferguson branded early gray ones, however in my book any OEM Ford implement would be correct on any Ford Tractor as it could have been purchased for the unit at any date as needed or afforded.

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