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skinner..... ....ya gotta understand history. Ford was only one of many component manufacturers of the many (400?) implements. Ferguson "assembled" the components into final usable 3-point attachment. Ferguson was the distributor for BOTH the tractor and the implements. Therefore, Ferguson attached their "tag" with name, model, s/n ...etc... Quick research show that Ford Motor (foundry?) was responsible for all the plow beams (with Ford's name cast-in) until 1944. Scrambling for basic raw material to make stuff outta due to WW2, Ferguson was sourcing plow parts from diverse mfgrs like Budd, David Bradley, (which also made plow shares for Oliver & Allis-Chalmers) Clark Grave Vault Company, French & Hecht of Davenport Ia, and others. When the 1939 "hand-shake" agreement between Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson was desolved by Henry Ford II in 1947; Ford Motors set-up the Dearborn Distribution system. And therefore you now have "Dearborn" lables on assembled implements. Me? As long as it fits, I'll use it. Its ONLY of concern to pedantic sphincterly challenged tractor originality inspectors..... ....respectfully, Dell
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