Fordson Tractors were first manufactured by Henry Ford and his son, thus the name Fordson. Eventually the division merged with the Ford Motor Company and the Fordson brand of tractor was manufactured by Ford Motor until 1991 when the tractor division was sold to Fiat.
Although Henry Ford started experimenting with tractors as early as 1905, it wouldn’t be until 1915 that success took hold. His key idea was to mass produce his tractors the same way he was building his cars.
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