FORD Farm Machinery Dismantled Machines in United Kingdom

Although Ford hasn’t been active in the tractor industry for a number of decades, you’ll find quite a few Ford tractors for sale to this day. There is still plenty of Ford tractor DNA running through the New Holland brand, as well, because Ford joined forces with Sperry New Holland in 1986. That company was renamed “Ford New Holland,” was purchased in 1991 by Fiat, and then lost the Ford moniker to simply become “New Holland” not long after.

The company’s history in tractor manufacturing goes back to the days of the Henry Ford and Son Company, which began building Fordson tractors in 1907 in Michigan. That continued until 1928, but the company also built tractors in Cork, Ireland, from 1919 to 1932 and in Dagenham, England, from 1933 to 1964. Ford’s approach to manufacturing always had a global bent to it, which is why you’ll find so many of their tractors for sale in the UK and beyond.

As far as actual Ford tractor models go, it all began with the “automobile plow” experimental tractor back in 1907, followed by the first Fordson Model F tractor in 1917. Some models were more widely available in Britain than others, but the most common were the Fordson Major, Fordson New Major, and Fordson Dexta. After a time, Ford stopped segmenting the market based on international lines, and eventually offered the same models all across the globe. Some of the last Ford tractors made, before Fiat began phasing out the Ford name, were the 10 series (Ford 5610, Ford 6610, Ford 7610, etc.) and 70 series (Ford 8670, Ford 8770, Ford 8970, etc.) models.

The longevity of Ford’s machines in the used tractor market is a testament to the company’s dedication to quality, technological innovation, and affordability. If you’re looking to get ahold of a piece of history that can still go to work for you day in and day out, look for used Ford farm machinery and used Fordson tractors for sale at Farm Machinery Locator.