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Fordson by Ford Motors is the first model of an agricultural tractor in mass production. It was a lightweight frameless tractor without cabin with carburetor engine and four metal wheels.
The first prototype was built in 1907. Mass production of Fordson model F started in 1917.
Fordson in the Soviet Union
In 1919 Ford signed a contract for a large party of Fordson tractors to the Soviet Union, which soon became the largest customer of the company. During 1921—1927 the Soviet Union purchased over 24,000 Fordsons. In addition, in 1924, the Leningrad plant "Red Putilovets" (Красный Путиловец) started the production of tractors Fordson-Putilovets (Фордзон-путиловец). These inexpensive and robust tractors (both American and Soviet models) became the major enticement for Soviet peasants towards collectivisation and were often seen on Soviet posters and paintings from these times.
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