LOT 807 ¤
1947 Ford 2N Tractor Chassis no. 9N266541
Sold for US$1,568 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 807¤
1947 Ford 2N Tractor
1947 Ford 2N Tractor
Chassis no. 9N266541
Chassis no. 9N266541
119.7ci L-Head 4-Cylinder Engine
23bhp
3-Speed Manual Transmission
Solid Axle Front and Rear
Rear-Wheel Drum Brakes
*One of Ford's most successful tractors
*Featuring the Harry Ferguson 3-point hitch system
*Largely original condition, engine in running condition
*Great candidate for the farm or restoration ready
THE TRACTOR OFFERED
Former farm boy Henry Ford's interest in tractors dated back to adolescent days operating, repairing, and maintaining steam traction engines for neighboring Dearborn, Michigan area farmers. By 1917, enriched and encouraged by the runaway success of his Model T, Ford began manufacturing a tractor incorporating many of that car's world-changing ideas, namely simplicity, ease of use, durability, and low cost. The so-called Fordson tractor continued to evolve throughout the 1920s and 1930s, and by production's end at the close of WW2, just short of a million of the closely related Models F and N had been manufactured at factories as far flung as Cork, Ireland, Dagenam, England, and even Leningrad and Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. In 1939, a new Ford tractor emerged and though conceived with the same overriding design philosophy as its predecessors, the machine was marketed under a more familiar blue oval badge.
That 1939 - 1942 tractor was called the 9N, the very first machine to utilize Irishman Harry Ferguson's patented three-point hitch system in combination with a power take-off or PTO shaft. Add in its low price, wide availability, and a quickly earned reputation for reliability and ease-of-use, and the 9N had all the right ingredients for big sales figures.
right from the start. It did not disappoint. The subject machine is a 2N model, which replaced the closely related 9N in 1942. This non-consecutive nomenclature is explained by the fact that each model number prefix indicates the last digit of the year it was introduced, while both uses of N identify their shared series. Updates to the 2N included an improved engine cooling system, among others, but both machines retained very similar looks, operating principles, and capabilities. This Ford 2N tractor presents in tidy condition for its age. It appears to have an older repaint which is starting to show its age. The tractor is reported to be in running condition. An honest example of a vintage Ford tractor.
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