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It's not easy designing costumes for the circus; there are all sorts of things to worry about — like budgets, materials, silhouettes, and tiger urine. These and more were part of the learning curve when theatre costume designer Ann Hould-Ward went to work for the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey circus.
Hould-Ward has several iconic Broadway designs to her credit, including Sunday in the Park With George (done in collaboration with the late Patricia Zipprodt), the original production of Into the Woods, and Beauty and the Beast. One day, however, she says, "I wrote Kenneth Feld [head of Ringling] a letter, saying I'd like to design for the circus."
The designer says she had many motivations. For one, there's a tradition of Broadway names working with the circus. For years, it was the province of Miles White (the original productions of Oklahoma! and Carousel, among others) more recently, Gregg Barnes (Side Show, next season's Flower Drum Song) has been onboard. Also, says Hould-Ward, she simply asked herself, "Why haven't I done this? I'd like to do it."
There was another, more practical reason for the circus gig. The designer's work for the international success Beauty and the Beast had taken over her career, with a few complicated side effects. "Beauty and the Beast took up so much time — we did 12 companies in four years," she says. Meanwhile, she was unavailable to do newer shows. A big new project would be just the ticket, she felt.
For all these reasons, Hould-Ward was delighted to receive a phone call from Feld, who set up a meeting with her and Philip Wm. McKinley, the circus' director. All three hit it off and an offer was made. It was then, she says, laughing, that the chilling realization came: "Oh my God, I don't know anything about the circus!"
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The designer is a fast learner, however, and she soon got in touch with certain realities. Among them: A circus is a work in progress, with new acts added to the roster as the show is created; that means the costume designer must learn to improvise, work on the fly, and generally strive to be brilliant on a dime. Then there's the language of the circus, which she learned as she went. For example, she says, many of the clown costumes fell outside her purview. "They have their agent suits," she says, adding wryly, "That term trips off my tongue now. That means the costume you, a clown, have developed for your character." (In fact, she designed costumes for the stilt-walking clowns, because they were part of a parade sequence, dressing them in blue paisley silkscreened trousers and purple sequined tailcoats.)
There are always two editions of the Ringling Bros. circus out at any one time. The Blue Unit, which Hould-Ward was hired to design, went on tour in January. The unit is built around three female star personalities: the trapeze artist Sylvia, Siren of the Circus; Sara, the Tiger Whisperer; and the gymnast Mei Ling. (Other featured performers include the clown David Larible, T. M. the Gator Guy; Jumpin' Jon Weiss, who is shot out of a cannon; and Crazy Wilson, whose nearly indescribable act involves something called the Wheel of Death.) There were other visual ideas as well — horses for Sylvia's sequence, and motorcycles for Mei Ling. "But," says the designer, "as you're working, everything can change. Acts come and go. For me, it was a very different experience. It was like, why don't we know for sure?"
However, taking the basic concepts she was given, Hould-Ward went to work creating storyboards, using them to develop her ideas about color and to get a panoramic view of her design vision. Once she got official approval for her designs, building began. Here again, she says, "You build the show differently. You construct the costumes to your measurements, then you go to Tampa [winter home of the circus] right after Thanksgiving. There's a costume area set up at the Florida State Fairgrounds." Representatives of each costume shop involved showed up to work on clothes, with final fittings held in December, for a first performance in Tampa on Christmas. "During the fitting process," she says, "you take each type of costume into the ring for Mr. Feld and Philip Wm. McKinley to approve. It takes time, but at least everyone knows what's happening."
To create a unified look, Hould-Ward chose a variety of colors and fabrics. "The colors move from pinks and silvers for Sylvia and the ladies who attend her, to blues, greens, and silvers for Mei Ling and another Asian act, the WuSu Warriors, to leathers for the motorcyclists." The costumes need lots of glitter, but beading is expensive and doesn't always wear well, so the designer relied when possible on more economical approaches. "I chose surface leathers with shiny patinas," she says, adding, "I was worried about how they would look from a distance, so I chose holographic fabrics for details and trims." In addition to costing less, she says, the leathers and holographics "have a more contemporary flavor, which Philip Wm. McKinley wanted." Most of the costumes were designed to be as form-fitting, and sexy, as possible. Indeed, she adds, many of the surface leathers that she chose have "only been available for 18 months or so."
Hould-Ward, aware that many acts are dangerous, was careful to take into account the artists' requirements. "They are literally putting their lives in your hands," she says. For example, Sylvia rides in wearing "a pink ruffled skirt that sheds down to a pink unitard with beading and a diamond pattern. She had a requirement about how much of her calf and ankle had to be freed for her act, where she falls from a trapeze and catches herself with her ankle." Sylvia also has a sheer pink cape and is accompanied by dancers wearing semi-transparent horse heads, created by Nino Novellino of Costume Armour.
Mei Ling makes a stunning entrance in a long, long blue kimono ("It's a satin surface with a poly base, with vinyl butterfly appliques, and lots of hologram fabric," says Hould-Ward). The kimono pulls off in three sections to reveal the performer in a hand-painted mesh bodysuit, sitting on a motorcycle. For her act, Sara wears pants with a heat-transfer pattern and beading. "She wanted the tigers to get used to her clothes," says the designer, adding that the tigers can react negatively to glittering surfaces, and also because "they smell who goes into the ring." So Sara wore her costume in stages in front of the tigers — even then, a cat took a swipe at her brightly beaded pants. For that matter, all shoe leathers used in the circus have to be acid-resistant, because of the prevalence of animal urine — apparently the tigers are among the biggest offenders. For Crazy Wilson, Hould-Ward devised a green stretch panne velvet outfit that let him move comfortably. For Jon Weiss, Hould-Ward asked the artist "questions about friction points, and where he was going to hit the net, and how much padding was needed in his leather vest."
Even after costume construction began, the changes continued. September 11 happened and suddenly a patriotic finale was indicated. Hould-Ward created new designs, putting the ringmaster, Kevin Venardos, in a boxy red, white, and blue suit with tailcoat, with female performers wearing rings of stars around their necks and shoulders. The full list of costume shops involved include Parsons Meares Ltd., Barbara Matera Ltd., Eric Winterling, Inc., Michael-Jon Costumes, and Costume World for Hagenbeck-Wallace, Inc. Millinery was created by Woody Shelp, Lynne Mackey Studio, Katherine Silverii, and Arnold Levine Inc., with shoes by Capezio/Balletmakers, Der Dau, and Andre I. The clown shoes are by Wayne and Marty Scott. Cynthia Nordstrom was assistant costume designer. Todd Kauchick is director of costumes and wardrobe for the circus.
The project, says the designer, began in April 2001 and ended in January 2002. "I thought it would be a lark," she says. "It was difficult — but it was a such a great time. So many performers are sixth- or seventh-generation circus families. They all know each other. It's not a profession; it's a way of life. They're learning it from the time they're little."
The designer's time at the circus coincided with an uptick in her schedule, with new assignments at Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Globe Theatre in San Diego, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Next up for her is the new Broadway musical Dance of the Vampires, which opens in the fall. After that comes The Boy From Oz, the new bio-musical about Peter Allen. Compared to the circus, dressing the undead should be a walk in the park.
Like Ann Hould-Ward, lighting designer Don Holder is a circus neophyte, and he too found it to be a challenging process. "Because of its scope and magnitude, and their working process, which is ingrained over the last 100 years, it's like a ride you can't get off of," he says. "You have to accommodate the existing process, to adapt your expectations to the overall needs of the piece. I came in with different expectations and had to rethink them. We're theatre designers; our impulse is to find a visual through-line for the piece. But that's not what the lighting needed to do. It's such a massive space — the lighting designer has to direct the audience's attention to the right place, in a celebratory and fun way."
There was, he adds, "one big philosophical difference. I felt that we should treat the entire arena as a single composition — the unused space should be addressed and included in each moment of the show. I had to give that up — the circus is one long scene shift. Kenneth Feld [and McKinley] felt the focus needed to be exclusively on the performers and I understood that."
As a result, he says, "There's a lot of cueing that says, 'Look over here.' The big concept in circus acts is the trick — the big moment that's important to see: the triple somersault, the animal standing on his hind legs. Each one is a feat that has to be emphasized; it was an idea of cueing that was new for me. Not that you don't have pivotal moments in a play that have to be highlighted, but, somehow, this is different. The other challenge involves the parades and the other spectacle moments where the arena is filled with light; you have to work to make it look interesting, not washed out. I did a lot with ballyhoos, beams moving in the air to the music, to give the lighting an active, interesting dynamic."
Among his innovations, working with scenic designer Kenneth Foy,
[Editor's note: Foy designed the scenery for the Blue Unit edition of the circus, including any number of whimsical vehicles for the clowns and other performers. As we go to press, he was not available to be interviewed for this story]
Holder added 10 High End Systems Studio Colors in floor positions, to create the ballyhoos. Then, for the parades, which previously have been lit with "any moving lights on the rig that could be spared," he added approximately 200 ETC units on the perimeter of the space to make them crisper and brighter. That freed up the moving lights to do more sweeps, ballyhoos, and to feature specific moments in the parades. We built new extensions to the rig, with Tomcat [the circus' supplier of rigging] so there are 10 or 12 extension bars, with Source Four PARs on them."
Holder notes that the circus "has a large complement of [Vari*Lite] VL5s and VL6s, plus a number of [High End Systems] Studio Colors. They have in the neighborhood of 250 moving lights. The VL6s were used exclusively for floor treatments and to occasionally highlight a specific location. There were also about a dozen [High End] Cyberlights, which were used for very specific moments. We also added eight Clay Paky Stage Zooms for specials, accent lights, and template washes." Other key pieces of equipment include four PAR-64 ACLs, 21 Strand Codas, a dozen UV fluorescent units, four DF-50 hazers, six F100 foggers, 18 Thomas eight-ways (with 12 scrollers), and 78 Wybron Coloram scrollers. Control is provided by an ETC Obsession 3X for the conventional units and a Flying Pig Systems Wholehog II for the moving lights.
But perhaps the biggest challenge was in meeting the needs of each artist. "The aerial acts have to be lit very carefully," Holder says. "Nothing can be in the artists' eyes. It's all sidelight. Crazy Wilson can't deal with any flashing or changing light. When he gets up on the outside of the Wheel of Death, the light is white, bright, and doesn't move at all. In the animal acts, the tigers and horses are very sensitive to moving or changing light. You have to make the light static during the tiger act, or someone's life will be at risk. The only animals you can do anything with are the elephants. They're seasoned professionals. Kenneth Feld said, 'You could drop an atom bomb in the ring and they wouldn't flinch.'"
Holder adds that he spent about a month in Tampa teching the production. "We spent the first two weeks doing the graveyard shift," he says. "We'd come in at 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon and work all night, programming, based on videotapes we had seen of rehearsals, and CDs of the score. There were no real technical rehearsals. Once you're in the process with the animals, they run the acts from beginning to end — you can't tell an elephant to stop for a cue. So we had to go from dry techs to full run-throughs, without building the cues that bridge one sequence to the next — it was lighting on the fly." The designer's team included associate lighting designers Jeanne Koenig and Michelle Habeck, and programmers Warren Flynn and Gordon Olson. Janene Steele is the tour's lighting director and Dennis Flenniken is the circus' electrical operations manager.
On the sound side, Charles Garza, the audio operations manager, says one of his main challenges comes from the fact that "we're in arenas, which are incredibly ambient." As a result, he uses an array of wireless mics and in-ear systems. Ringmaster Kevin Venardos uses a Crown 312 AE mic, while individual musicians who make solo appearances in the finale wear AKG 419 units, as does David Larible when he appears playing a trumpet in the opening. Some of the acts, such as the WuSu Warriors and Cossack horse riders, are captured with an Audio Technica AT895 mic — "an adapted array mic, which works like a parabolic that sounds like a shotgun" — that isolates and amplifies the clanging of swords, yells, and other fight noises. The mic works almost too well, Garza says: "In quiet moments, you can hear some Mom talking to her kid on the far side of the house." Other mic products used included Lectrosonic, Telex, and Shure PSN700s for in-ear monitoring.
For control, the front-of-house board is a Langley Recall from AMEK, with Rupert Neve modules, "a 56-channel board with virtual dynamics on every channel." In addition, there's the Crest LMX monitor console. All speakers are by Meyer, "the MSL2s for most of our horsepower, and with USW1 subwoofers. It's a great product. How can you argue with a brand that's in Carnegie Hall?" The Meyer Sim System II is also used to analyze the space.
The sound crew consists of four members, Garza says. "There are two guys, Lou DiEva and Kerry Cook, at the front of house — one on the board, one roaming the house checking for consistency and the tonal level. They switch off jobs, too. The third guy, Ely Howell, runs the monitor console and caters to the needs of the band. The fourth is Pat Milner, the wireless guru — he takes care of the mics, carrying a handheld to the floor if necessary, collecting them as the acts come off." All four members are cross-trained to cover for each other.
Garza stays busy, what with a new circus and new ice show (also produced by Feld) every year, plus other currently touring shows that get re-outfitted for tours in Europe, Asia, and South America. "It's a world of fun," Garza says, and, surprisingly, one believes him.


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Fordson tractor
|Fordson Series
Monument to Fordson model F
The Czech Republic
|Henry Ford & Son, Inc
Ford Motor Company
|United States (1917—1928)
Cork, Ireland (1919—1932)
Dagenham, UK (1933—1964)
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Fordson was a brand name used on a range of mass-produced general-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son, Inc, from 1917 until 1920 when it was merged into the Ford Motor Company, which used the name until 1964. American engineer, inventor, and businessman Henry Ford built experimental tractors from automobile components during the early 20th century, and launched a prototype known as the Model B in August 1915. He formed Henry Ford and Son in 1910 in Dearborn, Michigan, taking his young son Edsel Ford as a partner, which was later incorporated on July 27, 1917.
- 1 Fordson Model F
- 2 Success and economic recession
- 3 Production in Ireland and England
- 4 History
- 5 Machine operation
- 6 Rail Conversions
- 7 Models
- 8 Notes
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Fordson Model F[edit]
The first Fordson Model F was completed in 1916 and was the first small, lightweight, mass-produced, affordable tractor in the world,[1] making it possible for the average farmer to own a tractor for the first time. Thus Henry Ford and colleagues had done again, for the tractor, what they had recently done for the automobile with the Ford Model T. The Fordson tractor went into mass production in 1917 and debuted for sale on October 8, 1917,[1] for $750. The original Fordson used a 20 horsepower, four-cylinder vaporising oil engine, a three-speed spur gear transmission (the three forward speeds ranged from approximately 21⁄4 to 61⁄4 mph), and a worm gear reduction set in the differential.
Success and economic recession[edit]
Despite several early design flaws and reliability issues such as engine failure and unbearable heat, the Fordson established a firm foothold on U.S. farms, with more than seventy percent market share in earlier years. By mid-1918, more than 6,000 Fordson tractors were in use in Britain, Canada, and the United States. Annual production reached 36,781 in 1921 and 99,101 in 1926. By 1925, Ford had built its 500,000th Fordson tractor. Ford was the only automotive firm to sell cars, trucks, and tractors simultaneously from 1917 to 1928, during which time 552,799 Fordson tractors were built at the Dearborn, Michigan factory. An economic recession and plummeting farm income depressed the market in 1925.
Production in Ireland and England[edit]
Ford Motor Company ended its U.S. tractor production on February 14, 1928 and transferred manufacture to Cork, Ireland in 1929 and later Dagenham, Essex, England. The Fordson brand was used on several other models manufactured in England the Major, Dexta, Power Major, Super Major, and Super Dexta until 1964. Afterwards, the Fordson brand name was discontinued and replaced with the Ford marque. Ford continued to manufacture and sell tractors until it sold the division to Fiat in 1991.
Early development[edit]
Henry Ford grew up in an extended family of farmers in Wayne County a few miles from Detroit, Michigan in the late 19th century. As his interest in automobiles grew, he also expressed a desire to "lift the burden of farming from flesh and blood and place it on steel and motors."[2][3] In the early 20th century, he began to build experimental tractors from automobile components. Four years after founding the Ford Motor Company in 1903, Ford finished his first experimental tractor in 1907 on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, referring to it as the "Automobile Plow".[2] Approximately 600 gasoline-powered tractors were in use on American farms in 1908.[4] Fordson tractor design was headed by Eugene Farkas and József Galamb, both involved in the design of the successful Ford Model T automobile.[5]
Henry Ford introduced a newly designed tractor known as the Model B in August 1915 at a plowing demonstration in Fremont, Nebraska.[4] It used a 16 horsepower, two-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine, a spur gear transmission and three wheels - two front drivers and one rear steerer.[2] The Model B was never produced, but did gain enough publicity to let the world know Ford was interested in developing a tractor.[2] Knowing there was demand for a Ford-built tractor, a group of entrepreneurs in Minneapolis organized The Ford Tractor Company.[2] The company did build and sell some tractors, but anticipated a settlement with Henry Ford for permission to use his name.[6] However, Ford did not give permission and formed his own separate company called Henry Ford and Son in 1910 in Dearborn, Michigan, taking his young son Edsel as a partner.[6]
F Series[edit]
The Fordson Model F was completed in 1916 and was the first lightweight, mass-produced tractor in the world, making it possible for the average farmer to own a tractor for the first time.[6] Ford incorporated his private company, Henry Ford and Son, Inc, to mass-produce the tractor on July 27, 1917. At a hurriedly built factory in Dearborn, Michigan, he used the same assembly line techniques he used to mass-produce the Ford Model T.[7] It took thirty hours and forty minutes to convert the raw materials into the 4,000 parts used for the tractor assembly.[8] The Fordson sold for US$750; each cost $567.14 to manufacture (including labor, materials and overhead), leaving a profit of $182.86.[8]
It used a 20 hp (15 kW), four-cylinder vaporising oil engine, a three-speed spur gear transmission (the three forward speeds ranged from approximately 21⁄4 to 61⁄4 mph[8]), and a worm gear reduction set in the differential.[9] Brakes were not provided on early Fordsons as high-ratio worm sets generally transmitted rotation in one direction only, from the worm element to the gear element, because of the high power loss through friction. To stop the tractor, the driver depressed the clutch.[9] Ford engineer Eugene Farkas successfully made the engine, transmission and rear axle a stressed member of the frame. By eliminating the need for a heavy separate frame, costs were reduced and manufacturing was simplified.[10] The Fordson succeeded in being cheaper to maintain than horses, as the Ford Model T had previously done. A government test concluded that farmers spent $.95 per acre plowing with a Fordson compared to feeding eight horses for a year and paying two drivers, which cost $1.46 per acre.[11]
The Fordson Model F was not without flaws it shared with other brands.[12] These problems included lack of weight, which allowed wheel slippage in some conditions, and the habit of rearing over backwards if the plow encountered an obstruction.[12]
Ford began shipping Fordson tractors to Ford Motor Company Limited in Britain in 1917 to meet an order from the British government for 5,000.[7] Between the time the order was accepted and when production started, Ford overhauled the design to solve several problems. The car-type radiator was enlarged to 11 US gal (9.2 imp gal; 42 L) capacity to cure overheating problems. The additional weight also helped hold the front down.[13] In early Fordsons, the worm drive was located at the top under the driver's seat. During heavy operation the heat became unbearable to the operator. The worm drive was relocated to solve this problem and also allowed larger rear wheels which improved traction.[13] Several changes were also made to simplify manufacture. The Fordson used the Model T coil magneto system; and water and oil pumps were eliminated in favor of the simpler thermosiphon cooling and splash lubrication.[13]
Despite design and assembly improvements, Fordsons still required a high level of maintenance. A farmer near Atlanta in 1921 listed the cost of his Fordson repairs for the year as $1,246.[14] He recorded problems in his diary, noting difficulty starting the engine, a broken wheel, engine failure and the rear end bursting throughout January, totaling costs of $1,301 for 620 hours of work.[14] A Colorado farmer telephoned his dealer three times a day to complain about his Fordson. The most dangerous feature would occur when a towed and powered implement became immoveable: the stoppage of the powered implement would cause a reaction through the transmission that would flip the tractor over backwards, sometimes killing the driver. This condition was introduced when the worm drive was relocated below the main drive pinion, relieving the driver from the heat it generated but also causing a torque on the tractor that lightened the load on the front wheels.[14] One Indiana farmer believed the Fordson to be so dangerous that it should have been banned by law. The Eastern Implement Dealer claimed that Fordsons killed 36 drivers in 1918. Pipp's Weekly further claimed that Fordsons had killed 136 men up to August 1922.[14] Ford spokesmen maintained the accidents resulted from inexperienced drivers, saying any tractor could be dangerous if improperly handled.[15] Satisfied customers praised the Fordson, saying it made farm work easier and performed ideally in orchards and truck farms.[15]
The "Hoyt-Clagwell" tractor on the TV sitcom Green Acres was a Fordson Model F. It was known to randomly 'explode' followed by one or both of the rear wheels falling off.
Ford established a policy in 1919 to loan Fordson tractors to educational institutions with vocational training programmes. Agricultural colleges could use a Fordson for six months and then exchange it for a new one. Under this arrangement, forty-two tractors were loaned to such universities as Cornell, Idaho, Michigan, Maryland and Prairie View State Normal in Texas. Others went to the orphanage at Nacoochee Institute in Georgia, the Berry School at Rome, Georgia and Camp Dix at Hutchinson, Kansas.[8] Ford signed a contract for a large consignment of Fordson tractors to the Soviet Union in 1919, which soon became the largest customer of the company. From 1921 until 1927, the Soviet Union purchased over 25,000 Fordsons.[16] In 1924, the Leningrad plant "Red Putilovite" (Красный Путиловец) started the production of Fordson-Putilovets tractors (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 during the era.
By mid-1918, more than 6,000 Fordson tractors were in use in Britain, Canada, and the United States.[10] After World War I ended, production began in Cork, Ireland, in parallel with U.S. production.[10] Fordson tractors quickly shaped the U.S. tractor market, and held over seventy percent of the market in earlier years.[17] Henry Ford bought out all the minority shareholders of Ford Motor Company in 1919, and then consolidated ownership in the Ford family: fifty-five percent in his name, forty-two percent in son Edsel's name and the remaining three percent in wife Clara's name. He merged Henry Ford & Son into the Ford Motor Company in 1920.[12] Annual production reached 36,781 in 1921[18] and reached 99,101 in 1926.[19] The Fordson established a firm foothold on U.S. farms and by 1925, Ford had built its 500,000th Fordson tractor.[12] Total production figures reached 650,000 by May 1927.[8]
A severe economic recession and plummeting farm income depressed the market in 1925. Ford Motor Company ended its U.S. tractor production and sales on February 14, 1928[18] and transferred manufacture to Cork in 1929 and later Dagenham, Essex, England.[12] Fordson tractors continued to be sold in the United States, where George and Eber Sherman became the leading importers of English-built Fordsons.[20] Ford was the only automotive firm to sell cars, trucks and tractors simultaneously from 1917 to 1928, during which time 552,799 Fordson tractors were built at the Dearborn, Michigan factory.[15][21]
After Fordson production was transferred to Cork in 1928, exports to the US were limited to 1,500 a month which restricted sales at Ford dealerships.[22] The original Fordson Model F tractor was eventually outsold by International Harvester, which offered a more efficient alternative and subsequently became market leader.[23] Competition from International Harvester and General Motors forced Ford to reduce the price of the Model F from $750 to $395. To compensate for the lower price, the company had to cut costs and strive for larger volume production.[24]
Fordson Model N Standard[edit]
The Fordson Model N replaced the Fordson Model F. Production of the Model N started in Cork in 1927. Production of the Fordson Model N was transferred from Cork to Dagenham in 1933. The Model N featured a 27 HP engine, standard rear fenders (mudguards), a higher voltage ignition system, and optional pneumatic tires. In 1935 power take-off (PTO) was available as an option on the Model N.
N Series[edit]
Development of new Fordson tractors remained mostly inactive for little over ten years after the end of its U.S. production in 1928, although Ford did experiment with a number of unsuccessful designs during the 1930s.[25] Ford's attention became consumed mostly by the development and introduction of his company's first V8 engine, which was introduced by Ford on March 31, 1932 and installed into Ford Model A body cars.[22] Ten months later, he introduced a new 1933 Model B body to surround the engine. These projects were nearly all consuming, leaving Ford little or no time for tractor development.[22]
After U.S. Fordson production ceased in 1928, Irish-built and later English-built Fordsons were imported to the U.S. This arrangement ended in 1939 with the introduction of the line of "Ford" tractors made in the U.S. for domestic sales.
In Ireland, businessman Harry Ferguson had designed a tractor incorporating a hydraulic three-point hitch.[26] Eber Sherman, importer of Fordsons from Ireland to the US and a friend of both Ford and Ferguson, arranged to have Ferguson demonstrate his tractor for Henry Ford. In October 1938 the Ferguson tractor was put through a demonstration before Ford and his engineers. It was light in weight relative to its power, which impressed Ford.[26] Ferguson's successful tractor demonstration led to a handshake agreement with Ford in 1938, whereby Ford would manufacture tractors using the Ferguson three-point hitch system.[26]
Ford Motor Company invested $12 million in tooling to finance Ferguson's new distribution company.[27] The investment resulted in the production of the Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor which was introduced on June 29, 1939.[27] It sold for $585 including rubber tires, power take-off, Ferguson hydraulics, an electric starter, generator, and battery; lights were optional. Ford's 9N further improved the cantankerous Model F by updating the ignition with a distributor and coil. An innovative system of tire mounts for the rear wheels and versatile axle mounts for the fronts enabled farmers to accommodate any width row-crop work they needed.[27] The 9N weighed 2340 pounds and had 13 drawbar horsepower, which could pull a two-bottom plow.[26] It was designed to be safe, quiet and easy to operate. Ford once said "Our competition is the horse."; the 9N was intended for farmers who were not mechanically minded.[26]
An immediate success, the 9N's configuration became an industry standard, which was followed by other tractor manufacturers for fifteen years. Henry Ford passed leadership of his company to grandson Henry Ford II in 1945. By 1946, the younger Ford discovered that, despite its success, the Model N lost Ford Motor Company over $25 million in six years.[26] He reacted by forming Dearborn Motors in November 1946, which took over tractor distribution from Ferguson.[26] Ford informed Ferguson that after July 1947 they would no longer supply tractors to his company.[26] Ferguson sued Henry Ford II, Dearborn Motors and Ford Motor Company and others for $251 million in damages on the basis of patent infringements and conspiracy to monopolize the farm tractor business.[28] Ford Motor Company claimed the patents had already expired by the time of Dearborn Motors' incorporation.[28] Approximately 750,000 9Ns were built, and it was estimated in 2001 that nearly half of these were still in regular use.[25]
Harry Ferguson had understood that the handshake agreement had included the manufacture of the 9N in Britain. World War II intervened and prevented this, although one explanation was that Ford UK was uninterested in the plan.
2N and 8N[edit]
In 1942 Ford introduced the 2N model tractor. This was surprising because so much steel was being used to manufacture products for U.S. and allied troops during World War II. The tractors were built because Henry convinced the War Production Board that tractors were essential to the war effort and the Board agreed.[citation needed] In 1947 the very popular 8N tractor was introduced. More than 500,000 8Ns were sold in America between 1947 and 1952. The 8N was replaced with the 1953 "Golden Jubilee" tractor.
The Fordson E27N Major was based on the Fordson N, and made in England from 1945, having the same engine and transmission as the Model N, but in a new casing which allowed for a PTO and a hydraulic lift unit manufactured by either Smiths or Varley. The differential however was of completely new design. For the first time Fordson owners could purchase a tractor from the dealer fully equipped with 3PL, PTO, full electrics and an adjustable-width front axle, allowing the tractor to work row-crops. Available in many different versions, one such as the crawler conversion made by County, and the half-tracked version by Roadless. from 1948 onwards the Perkins P6(TA) could be ordered fitted from the factory, giving the tractor a 45 hp power unit, and improving on the design that was let down by the under-powered petrol/TVO engine. In E27N was a popular Machine with Australian farmers, setting the way for large sales of the New Major (E1A).
Post-war shortages delayed the development of an entirely new tractor. In 1953, the E1A "New Major" entered production with an all new diesel engine. The 4D engine was designed and manufactured in UK at Dagenham and was available as diesel,gasoline, or kerosene. The tractor had a modified version of the E27N transmission. The driver sat significantly lower, which led to the E27N being nicknamed the 'High Major'. In 1958, - the Power Major - was introduced with 51.8 hp and an improved transmission and 'live-drive' hydraulics,[29] and then in 1960 the final version, the Super Major came out with a weight transfer system and differential lock. The Super Major was produced until 1964. These tractors were exported to the US - the first since 1939 - badged as Fords.
Meanwhile, a smaller new three-cylinder version which was named the Dexta had been launched to compete with the success of the Massey Ferguson 35, of which it shared the basic engine, gearbox and differential casings as well as many other parts. Both tractors featured the Perkins A3 engine, with a few differences. The engine was at 144 cubic inches in early Dextas, whereas later machines and all MF 35's had the 152 cid version. The two tractors also had different injector systems and many further differences despite their common platform. The gasoline version of the Dexta basically had the same Standard engine as the Ferguson TEA and FE 35, one difference being that the starter was relocated to the right side on the Dexta. Unlike the Ferguson, the gasoline Dexta had the same gearbox castings as the diesel version.
After 1964, the Fordson name was dropped and all Ford tractors were simply badged as Fords in both the UK and the US.
In 1926, Fordson demonstrated a Model F converted into a snowmobile, which they dubbed the "Snow-Motor".[30] The tractor used bullet-shaped screws instead of wheels to move across the snow. They were used (unsuccessfully) by Richard Byrd's first Antarctic Expedition.[31]
Later models[edit]
After 1964, all tractors made by the company worldwide carried the Ford name. In 1986, Ford expanded its tractor business when it purchased the Sperry-New Holland skid-steer loader and hay baler, hay tools and implement company from Sperry Corporation and formed Ford-New Holland which bought out Versatile tractors in 1988. In 1991 Ford sold its tractor division to Fiat with the agreement that they must stop using the Ford name by 2000. In 1999, Fiat removed all Ford identification from their blue tractors and renamed them "New Holland" tractors.
Machine operation[edit]
The early Fordson tractor engines were difficult to start. In cold weather it was a chore to start because the oil congealed on the cylinder walls and on the clutch plates. It had to be hand cranked repeatedly with great effort. Strong men took turns cranking between intervals when individual ignition coils were adjusted. Sometimes farmers would build a fire under the tractor to warm up the crankcase and gear boxes to make it crank easier. The tractor, when in use, was fueled by kerosene, but gasoline was required to start it. Once started, the trial was not over. To get it in motion, the gears had to be shifted and the clutch would not disengage fully from the engine to allow gear change. Once the gear change was accomplished by ramming the hand lever into position, and listening to the grating noise, the tractor would start forward immediately (there had better be clear space ahead). The clutch pedal had to be ridden for a while until the oil warmed up and the clutch released.
The Fordson could pull discs and plows that would require at least four mules to pull, and it could work all day long, provided the radiator was continually filled, the fuel replenished, and the water in the air filter tank changed. The carburetor air was filtered by bubbling it through a water tank. On dry days, mud would build up in the water tank after a few of hours of operation. The mud would then have to be flushed out and the tank refilled.
Rail Conversions[edit]
In an effort to displace both horses and steam from remote logging railways (bush trams), several enterprising inventors took the Fordson tractor and made modifications to allow them to run on rails. Extra bogies (wheel sets) were added behind and in front of some versions and acted as log bogies, whilst increasing traction on the light rail lines, without increasing weight. Dunedin company Trails Ltd used the Fordson F as a base, adding a reverser, so the tractor could operate either way at the same speeds, and a powered bogie to act as a powered log bogie. Wellington company Nattrass advanced this design, and both companies sales spelt the end to horse-operated bush trams in New Zealand. Nattrass also enjoyed sales in Australia. The last locomotive built by A & G Price, noted steam and diesel locomotive builder was completed in 1970, and used a Fordon Major E1 as a base.[32]
- Fordson Model F
- Fordson Model N
- Ford Model 9N (Ford-Ferguson 9N)
- Ford Model 2N
- Ford Model 8N
- Fordson All-Around (also called Fordson Row Crop)
- Fordson Major E27N
- Fordson New Major
- Fordson Dexta
- Fordson Power Major
- Fordson Super Major (called the Ford 5000 in U.S.)
- Fordson Super Dexta (called the Ford 2000 Diesel in U.S.)
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Yes, it's that time of year again. Time for the various awards shows to clutter up your television set. It's time for us to ask the infamous question: Who votes for these awards, and why weren't they fired last year? This year's awards season started with the American Music Awards. If they were any indication of the upcoming awards shows, then I'm selling my television set. In case you fell asleep halfway through, which I wished I had, here's how they went.
The show started off with Michael Jackson lip syncing the title track from his album "Dangerous," which happens to be his lowest selling album ever. However, having Michael Jackson actually there was enough to earn him three awards. These awards included favorite pop rock album and some new Michael Jackson international music award. I tend to ask myself whose favorite album? There was also a 9-minute video displaying hysterical fans at his concerts. I couldn't quite tell if they were just mad they wasted the money on a ticket or if they were just upset that he didn't bring his monkey.
Michael Jackson wasn't the only flaw in the show, in fact, he was beat out of one of the awards by none other than the pre-pubescent rap duo Kriss Kross. They also beat out Arrested Development [see review above], a band with some creativity and talent, but what can you expect from an awards show that gave at least three awards to the New Kids on the Block?
The show also seemed to have problems with getting bands placed in the proper categories. Pearl Jam received the best new pop rock band. So does this put Pearl Jam in the same category as Wilson Phillips? Somehow I just can't see Eddie Vedder doing a duo with China Phillips. k.d. lang was given the award for best new adult contemporary artist. She's been around for eight years. So maybe next year they'll give it to the Grateful Dead. Another interesting event was Motley Crue giving the award for best country single. Even more surprising was that the recipient Billy Ray Cyrus was followed on stage by Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks. (I suspect Alvin was hoping to win.)
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CLEVELAND -- Gaby Sanchez's stay at Triple-A, the Marlins hope, will be a short one.
The team believes it is a better club with Sanchez playing first base in the big leagues on a regular basis.
But with Sanchez scuffling with a .197 batting average to go with one home run and 11 RBIs, the team on Saturday decided to option the 28-year-old to New Orleans.
Barring a disabled list stint, a player must spend at least 10 days down before being eligible for a callup.
Manager Ozzie Guillen said on Sunday, that the organization would like to see Sanchez get back into his groove and then rejoin the club in less than two weeks.
"Hopefully, he gets his stuff together and he gets back here," Guillen said. "I talked to him last night. I said, 'We need you here. This ballclub was built with you in the lineup every day.' I will be waiting for him. This is not a punishment."
Sanchez was an All-Star in 2011, in a season he appeared in 159 games.
But he's had a hard time finding consistency in his 122 at-bats this year.
"We've been talking about this for a little while," Guillen said of sending the first baseman down. "I think Gaby got to the point where he needed to relax a little bit. It got to the point where he tried to help us so much. It was a very tough situation.
"I think he was trying too hard. He was rushing. He was trying to come out of the slump with one at-bat."
Infante leaves team after death in family
CLEVELAND -- For at least three games, the Marlins are expected to be without second baseman Omar Infante.
Infante learned on Sunday morning that his grandfather had passed away. The veteran has been excused by the team to travel back to his native country, Venezuela, for the funeral.
Initially, Infante was in the lineup, batting second on Sunday in the series finale against the Indians at Progressive Field. But shortly after arriving at the ballpark, Infante informed the organization.
Donnie Murphy was given the start at second base in Infante's place.
"[Infante's] grandfather passed away this morning," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I expect him to be back in three days, I guess. I don't know."
Infante has been the team's most consistent hitter, batting .326 with six home runs and 20 RBIs.
"We're going to keep in touch in the next couple of hours," Guillen said. "It's a tough situation. That happened to me a few years ago."
After completing their series at Cleveland on Sunday, the Marlins will return to Marlins Park to face the Rockies next week. Perhaps Wednesday will be the day Infante is back.
Along with Murphy, Donovan Solano is a candidate to play second base.
Solano was called up on Sunday from Triple-A New Orleans, marking his first appearance on a big league roster.
"Murphy is going to play today, and we'll see what happens in the next couple of days," Guillen said of filling in at second.
As a team, the Marlins are now without Infante and center fielder Emilio Bonifacio, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a sprained left thumb.
"We have to overcome," Guillen said. "We've got to be tough."
Morrison gets the call at first in Gaby's absence
CLEVELAND -- Sending Gaby Sanchez to Triple-A New Orleans has caused the Marlins to make some shifts at first base.
Manager Ozzie Guillen on Sunday said Logan Morrison and Greg Dobbs will be expected to see most of the time at first.
Morrison, groomed as a first baseman, was switched to left field when he broke into the big leagues in July 2010. He's been the team's regular in left ever since.
Against the Indians on Sunday, Morrison made his first start of the season at first base.
Earlier this year, Morrison previously saw action at first three times, as part of double-switches. He entered the series finale with the Indians having played 7 2/3 innings this year at first. The only other start at first in his career came in 2011.
"It's a funny thing about people, who think how easy it is to play first base," Guillen said. "It's not easy."
There is a feeling that playing first base will help Morrison's knees. The team has closely monitored his right knee, which underwent surgery last December.
Guillen says playing first base could be more of a grind on Morrison's legs.
"On every play that happens on the field, the first baseman has to move," the manager said. "Is that going to be easy for his legs or his knee? I don't know about that. A lot of people say, 'If you play LoMo at first base, his knee is going to be better?' No it's not.
"Each pitch you're moving. If you stand up in left field, if they hit it, there you go. First base, every pitch you're moving. Lateral. Back and forth. In and out. There is a lot of moving there. You get involved in the game more. I guarantee you LoMo is going to be sore."
Mujica's return to Cleveland brings back memories
CLEVELAND -- Returning to Cleveland for Interleague Play gives Marlins reliever Edward Mujica a chance to reconnect with some of the people who helped launch his big league career.
Mujica broke into the big leagues in 2006 with the Indians.
In fact, in his MLB debut on June 21, 2006, the Indians were facing the Cubs, who started Carlos Zambrano.
"I was here for three years," said Mujica, who was traded to San Diego after the 2009 season. "I learned a lot about this job, especially in 2006 when I got called up my first year. I am thankful they gave me an opportunity here."
Indians pitching coach Scott Radinsky was Mujica's pitching coach in Triple-A. And Dave Miller, Cleveland's bullpen coach, was the organization's Minor League pitching coordinator when Mujica was in the system.
Mujica is one of the Marlins most dependable relievers. He's the primary eighth inning setup right-hander.
In 20 games, he has four holds and he collected two saves earlier in the month when Heath Bell was not available.
While coming up with the Indians, Mujica was given tips on throwing a split-finger fastball and his changeup.
"It was big to learn that, because my changeup right now is one of my better pitches," Mujica said.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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