Beatty in Nye County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1921 Fordson Tractor
Model F
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 2, 2022
1. 1921 Fordson Tractor Marker
Inscription.
1921 Fordson Tractor. Model F. The Fordson tractor by the Ford Motor Company was the first agricultural tractor to be mass-produced. It was a lightweight, frameless tractor with a vapouriser-fed engine and four metal wheels. Henry Ford was raised as a farmer and yearned to produce an inexpensive tractor that almost anyone could afford. Without support from the other major shareholders of Ford Motor Company, Henry started building the Fordson tractor in 1917. The Fordson name was a contracted form of "Henry Ford and Son." The historical significance of this little tractor is how it changed the industry allowing smaller farmers and miners equipment for mass production.
The Fordson tractor by the Ford Motor Company was the first
agricultural tractor to be mass-produced. It was a lightweight,
frameless tractor with a vapouriser-fed engine and four metal
wheels. Henry Ford was raised as a farmer and yearned to
produce an inexpensive tractor that almost anyone could afford.
Without support from the other major shareholders of Ford
Motor Company, Henry started building the Fordson tractor in
1917. The Fordson name was a contracted form of "Henry
Ford and Son." The historical significance of this little tractor
is how it changed the industry allowing smaller farmers and
miners equipment for mass production.
Location. 36° 54.356′ N, 116° 45.696′ W. Marker is in Beatty, Nevada, in Nye County. Marker is on Main Street east of Irving Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 417 Main St, Beatty NV 89003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Beatty (approx. 0.3 miles away); Desert Hills Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rhyolite Train Depot
Also see . . . Beatty Museum. (Submitted on April 14, 2022.)
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 2, 2022
2. 1921 Fordson Tractor and Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 2, 2022
3. Tractor and Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
