Designer Of Ford "9N" Tractor Tells His Story
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I grew up driving a 1940's Ford 9N tractor. It had a loader for cleaning out barns and a 3-pt. blade to plow snow and grade driveways. It was a handy little tractor, easy for a young fellow to drive. We used it hard for many years and never had much trouble with it.
So, I was excited to hear about a new DVD interview with Harold Brock, one of the original designers of the Ford 9N. Brock is a sharp guy at 94-years-old and shares a wealth of information on the DVD about N-Series tractors and the famous men he worked with or met, including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harry Ferguson, Edsel Ford and many more. After leaving Ford, Brock went on to do a lot of work at John Deere as well. The entertaining interview took place last summer with Robert Rinaldi Jr., publisher of N-News, a magazine devoted to N-Series tractors.
In the interview, Brock provides an insider's perspective on early tractor development. He got his start in the Ford apprentice school at age 15 before joining Ford's tractor design team. The 9N came on the market in 1939 and was the first commercially successful tractor with a 3-pt. hitch.
The 2-hour DVD comes with many photos and documents from Ford archives. Sells for $26.95 plus $6.95 S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, N-News LLC, P.O. Box 275, East Corinth, Vt. 05040 (ph 802 439-6054; www.n-news.com).
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Designer Of Ford 9N Tractor Tells His Story TRACTORS Antiques I grew up driving a 1940 s Ford 9N tractor It had a loader for cleaning out barns and a 3-pt blade to plow snow and grade driveways It was a handy little tractor easy for a young fellow to drive We used it hard for many years and never had much trouble with it So I was excited to hear about a new DVD interview with Harold Brock one of the original designers of the Ford 9N Brock is a sharp guy at 94-years-old and shares a wealth of information on the DVD about N-Series tractors and the famous men he worked with or met including Henry Ford Thomas Edison Harry Ferguson Edsel Ford and many more After leaving Ford Brock went on to do a lot of work at John Deere as well The entertaining interview took place last summer with Robert Rinaldi Jr publisher of N-News a magazine devoted to N-Series tractors In the interview Brock provides an insider s perspective on early tractor development He got his start in the Ford apprentice school at age 15 before joining Ford s tractor design team The 9N came on the market in 1939 and was the first commercially successful tractor with a 3-pt hitch The 2-hour DVD comes with many photos and documents from Ford archives Sells for $26 95 plus $6 95 S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup N-News LLC P O Box 275 East Corinth Vt 05040 ph 802 439-6054; www n-news com
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