CONTENTS
Page 90 – 111 Industrial
Fordson conversions
91............. Shawnee
92............ Autolifts Dumper
94............ Aveling Barford scraper
95............ Doe scraper
96............ W.E. Bray & Co Ltd
99............ Boughton Winches
100........ Whitlock Dinkum Digger
102........ JCB
104........ Belgium V.V.V.
105........ Matbro
106........ Howard Trench Digger
108........ Rotaped Tracks
110......... Holman
111......... Muir-Hill Shunter
112......... The Competition
114......... Fordson Major and Super Major
specifications
124........ Serial numbers and build dates
Major E27N
126........ How to read Major build dates
128........ Fordson Major serial numbers
6................. Introduction
8................. The Fordson Major E27N
19............. Introducing the Fordson Major
28............ The New Fordson Major
34............ The Fordson Power Major
38............ The Fordson Super Major
40............ The New Performance Super Major
44............ The Ford 6X tractors
46............ Ebro
Page 48 – 67 County
48............ Full Tracks and Half Tracks
50............ County crawlers
52............ Swamp Model tractors
53............ Clydesdale
54............ Fourdrive
58............ Super-4 & Super-6
62............ Sea Horse
66............ Hi-Drive
Page 68 – 78 Agricultural
Fordson conversions
68............ The Triple D
72............ K.F.D. Kent Farm Dealers
76............. Matbro Mastiff
78............ Paramount Dual Tractor Kit
Page 80 – 89 Roadless
80............ DG4
81 ........... Model E Crawler
84............ Selene – Roadless
88............ Roadless 6/4
Introduction
Above: Artwork for the Fordson Major was extremely effective for the late 1940s, clearly showing a tractor that could pull a three-furrow plough with ease and precision.
During the Second World War it was estimated that 94% of all wheeled tractors built in Great Britain were Fordsons built by the Ford Motor Company based in Dagenham.
 Previously, the majority of farmers used horses to work and cultivate the land, but after the Second World War, Fordson tractors helped farmers meet the demand for home grown food to feed a growing nation and the slogan ‘Farming The Fordson Way’ became the way all Fordson Standard and subsequent Fordson Majors were marketed.
The launch of the new Fordson Major in 1945 coupled to the introduction of Hydraulic Power Lift, plus an ever-expanding range of implements designed and built especially to operate with the Fordson Major tractor, helped put numerous farming operations into the palm of the hand with finger-light controls which had previously needed strength and muscle.
With the introduction of the Fordson E1A Major, sometimes referred to as the New Major, in 1951 its predecessor became known as the Fordson Major E27N. With a constant development programme meeting farmers’ demands and expectations of a tractor, the Fordson Power Major was introduced in 1958 followed by the Fordson Super Major in 1960. With a change of colour and increased performance, the New Performance Super Major was introduced in 1963. With Fordson tractor production moving from Dagenham to Basildon, 1965 saw a new worldwide range introduced. The Fordson name had disappeared and the new numbered series of tractors bore the Ford name, i.e. Ford 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000.
 In America the British built grey New Performance Super Major had already been badged as the Ford 5000 to match the American built Ford numbered series of tractors and to slowly introduce the new 6X Range of Ford tractors the Ford 4000 was decaled as the Major whilst the 5000 was decaled as the Super Major. The Ford Major and Super Major names totally disappeared with the introduction of the Ford 6Y range in 1968. A range of tractors known as the Major had a production run of almost 23 years and sold worldwide.
The Fordson skid unit was used for more conversions than any other tractor skid unit – too many to mention shows just how popular the Fordson Major was. 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the Fordson Super Major, yet today which bares testimony to the brand and build of the Fordson Major tractor, many Fordson E1A Majors can still be found at work on farms across Great Britain.
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