Post-Industrial Captain, Individual

    New Holland  When Sperry Corporation merged with Burroughs Corporation in 1986 to form Unisys Corporation, New Holland was sold to Ford . The agricultural machinery company was renamed Ford New Holland, but the tractor brand remained Ford. The New Holland tractor brand was born in the early 1990s, when the Fiat Group bought Ford's agricultural machinery business. In 1990, Ford decided to sell its ownership of its Ford New Holland agricultural and construction unit and in 1991 reached an agreement with the Fiat Group to sell Ford New Holland to Fiat Geotech. Both brands had long traditions in tractor manufacturing. Fiat Trattori manufactured its first model 702 in 1919. Fiat Trattori S.p.A. ("Fiat Trattori") changed its name to FiatAgri in 1984. Henry Ford began manufacturing Fordson tractors in 1917. Contrary to popular belief, the tractor brand name was not Fordson because the Minneapolis company was already selling a tractor called Ford, but because Henry and his so...

  County tractors   Here is one of my childhood/youth dreams: Ford County!  The independent County company's Ford-based models were sold in several countries through the Ford organization. In most County products, all wheels were the same size and each front wheel had a separate propeller shaft. In addition, County built, among other things, high-clearance models and Four models with smaller front wheels before Ford had its own four-wheel drive versions. In addition to Fords, County supplied four-wheel drive technology to the IH and Leyland factories.  Isn't it a great machine? :)

    Ford 3000  A friend of mine had a Ford 3000 tractor like this. He used it for agricultural work. In 2012, I needed a tractor myself. My intention was to get an old and "small" tractor. I researched the matter and ended up with Ford and Massey Ferguson.  However, it turned out that I couldn't find a suitable Ford, so I bought a Massey Ferguson 165 S, with a larger Palmu cab. I would have liked a Ford, but there was nothing wrong with the Massey Ferguson either.  "The Ford 3000 was introduced in the spring of 1968 as part of Ford's new tractor range. It was a significant upgrade to the Dexta model of the time, offering better performance and a more modern design. The tractor was designed specifically for the needs of medium-sized farms, and its 45 horsepower engine offered a balance of power between power and fuel economy. The hydraulic system was advanced for its time, offering a flow of 18.1 liters per minute and a pressure of 176 bar. The tractor's 8+2 t...