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Engine:
Fordson Standard
Power:
20 HP (Engine) / HP (PTO)
Fuel Type:
Diesel
Production:
1917 - 1928
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Summary | x1917 - 1928 Standard-tread tractor |
| Production | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Fordson (a part of Ford) |
| Summary | Standard-tread tractor |
| Factories | Dearborn, MI |
| Cork, Ireland | |
| Total built | 755,278 (total) |
| 747,681 (USA) | |
| 7,597 (Ireland) | |
| Summary | The name Fordson was used for two reasons. The "Ford Tractor" name was already being used by a company in Minneapolis. In addition, the Ford Motor Company shareholders had no interest in tractor production, so Henry Ford started an independent company for building tractors, named Henry Ford & Son. |
| Mechanical | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Two-wheel drive / Manual steering / Open operator station. |
| Belt Pulley | |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 9.5 inches 24 cm |
| Width | 6.5 inches 16 cm |
| RPM | 1000 |
| Speed | 2480 ft/min 755.90 meters/min |
| References | |
|---|---|
| Summary | / Fordson Tractor Manual (3087) published in 1923 |
| Engine options | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Ford 4.1L 4-cyl distillate / Hercules 4.1L 4-cyl distillate |
| Engine Detail | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Ford / distillate / 4-cylinder / liquid-cooled / In 1920, a Ford-built engine replaced the Hercules engine, although it was nearly identical. |
| Displacement | 251.3 ci 4.1 L |
| Bore/Stroke | 4.00x5.00 inches 102 x 127 mm |
| Power | 20 hp 14.9 kW |
| Rated RPM | 1000 |
| Firing order | 1-2-4-3 |
| Oil capacity | 9 qts 8.5 L |
| Coolant capacity | 48 qts 45.4 L |
| Engine Detail | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Hercules / distillate / 4-cylinder / liquid-cooled / The Hercules engine was used in Fordsons until 1920 |
| Displacement | 251 ci 4.1 L |
| Bore/Stroke | 4.00x5.00 inches 102 x 127 mm |
| Power | 20 hp 14.9 kW |
| Rated RPM | 1000 |
| Firing order | 1-2-4-3 |
| Transmission | |
|---|---|
| Type | constant mesh gear |
| Gears | 3 forward and 1 reverse |
| Oil capacity | 15 qts 14.2 L |
| Fordson Fordson F Tires | |
|---|---|
| Ag rear | 42x12 (steel) |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 63 inches 160 cm |
| Length | 102 inches 259 cm |
| Width | 63 inches 160 cm |
| Height | 55 inches 139 cm |
| Weight | 2920 lbs 1324 kg |
| Ground clearance | 11.6 inches 29 cm |
| Tractor Tests | |
|---|---|
| Summary | NTTL 18: kerosene 3-speed 2WD / NTTL 124: kerosene 3-speed 2WD |
| Nebraska Tractor Test 18 | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Kerosene 3-speed 2WD June 2 - 12, 1920 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 18 file |
| Belt power (max) | 19.15 hp 14.3 kW |
| Belt fuel use (max) | 3.0 gal/hour 11.4 l/hour |
| Summary | Drawbar performance |
| Max power | 9.34 hp 7.0 kW |
| Summary | Gear 2 used for power test. |
| Max pull | 2,187 lbs 992 kg |
| Summary | Gear 2 used for pull test. |
| Nebraska Tractor Test 124 | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Kerosene 3-speed 2WD June 21 - 28, 1926 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 124 file |
| Belt power (max) | 22.28 hp 16.6 kW |
| Belt fuel use (max) | 2.5 gal/hour 9.5 l/hour |
| Summary | Drawbar performance |
| Max power | 12.325 hp 9.2 kW |
| Summary | Gear 2 used for power test. |
| Max pull | 2,142 lbs 971 kg |
| Summary | Gear 2 used for pull test. |
Last Database Update: 3/11/2026