Show THE FORDSON TRACTOR so much has haa been written and said about the fordson tractor and so little information of any real value has been given concerning it that we me take this opportunity ot of giving a few facts concerning it the first thing to be said about the fordson tractor is that it does not use the regular rord ford engine the tractor motor has aa tour four four inch cylinders with a 6 5 inch piston stroke the ford automobile la is 3 3 4 bore with a 4 inch stroke the tractor motor Is capable of a speed of 0 1000 revolutions per minute and Is rated at 32 horse power the planetary transmission of the ford car is displaced on the tractor with a three speed forward and reverse sliding transmission mos most t other tractors have only two forward speeds other interesting mechanical features of the fordson tractor are two drive wheels at rear two steering wheels in front turning radius 10 12 1 2 feet weight 2700 pounds four cylinder L head motor cast in block splash lubricating system holly vaporizer carburetor dust strainger nger of ford design high tension magneto ignition system using 7 S inch spark plugs thermo dyphon and fan cooling system tubular radiator of ford design worm gear final drive gurney ball bearings in transmission and hyatt roller bearings on drive wheel axle drive axle the fordson traitor has no frame the engine transmission and other parts being rigidly bolted together so there is no necessity for the heavy channel iron frame characteristic of most other tractors the present fordson tractor plant at dearborn is a temporary affair and at this time employs about 2000 men eventually a groat great tractor plant will cover the several thousand acres that the company has bought and this plant is already in course of construction when this plant is entirely completed and ca kiclty production Is reached it is expected by ford officials that men will be employed building tractors alone owing to th the lack of present facilities at the dearborn plant the ford company have found it necessary to call on other manufacturers for certain castings and other parts but all of these castings are machined at the dearborn factory when facilities at this factory become greater it la Is planned to make all parts entering the tractor under one roof from the rough cash castings ings to the finished tract tractor 0 r american blacksmith 12 lt |