In Reply to: Re: Ford Vendors posted by Tim Daley (MI) on December 14, 2008 at 07:09:22:
Correct on the bearings, and seals were often Chicago Rawhide. Not sure about the tires being made at Ford other than during an expiramental Wartime effort. The tractor tires labeled with the Ford script were only used on tractors on permanant display or on the show circuit so far as I know. I have no idea who built those tires. FMC required that all important supplied parts had at least one and prefered two back up sources as with the tractor tire suppliers. For being approved sources a percentage of the part requirement was guaranteed to the back up suppliers too, so there will be other mfg names on original parts accordingly.
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