Tractor sales numbers

Raltn · Sep 22, 2011

Probably been on here before but I can't remember. As touched on in another post, what are the tractors with highest production/sales numbers. I have heard the 9N,2N, and 8N Ford, M Farmall and JD 4020. Is this correct or what is it? The post about the ads for tractors being rare and yet there were hundreds or tens of thousands produced caused my interest in this subject. Thanks.

Dean · Sep 22, 2011

The most common tractor series is the N series Ford. Nothing else is even close.

The most common single model is the 8N Ford. Again, nothing else is even close.

Dean

PeterE · Sep 22, 2011

If you're only looking at raw numbers, the John Deere A and B each have far more production than the 4020. The Farmall H should be up there. The original Fordson as well.

Dean is correct about the raw numbers of the N-series Fords.

rustyfarmall · Sep 22, 2011

I think the Ford N holds the record, followed by the Farmall H in 2nd place, and most likely the 4020 would come in 3rd.

PeterE · Sep 22, 2011

The 4020 had less than 200,000 units built. That's behind a lot of tractors if we're just looking at raw numbers.

If we're also considering a tractor against the era in which it was built, then the 4020 would make the list.

John Harmon · Sep 22, 2011

Your post brings a smile to my face.My father was a die hard Oliver Farmer,But, in 1948 he bought,much to the amazement of all the neighbors and my mom and us kids especially ,a new little Ford 8N.Times must have been good for our farm after the war as he in 1950 bought a new Oliver 88 while not trading any thing away. In 1955 he bought a new Oliver Super 99.Now back to the 8N. He used it like a car.It had a fairly fast road gear and he would jump on it to go any where. It was not unusual to see him in any season of the year, whipping down the gravel road on his little 8N to go to his buddys,our neighbor for coffee and talk.The 8N never did much actual farm work in it's life time and who knows,maybe even now some one has it and is using it like a car to go see some one or some thing.It was sold at my dad"s estate sale in 1981 and I lost track of it after that.

MFPoor · Sep 22, 2011

From what I have read, the early Fordson sold more than the N series. And then the N series is actually 2, and arguably 3 models. IMHO, the 9N and 2N are essentially the same, and the 8N was a considerably different tractor, so what should they be lumped together unless other brands/models can do the same? (ie Ferguson TO20/TO30/TO35/TE's, ect. With the Fergie selling better worldwide, their total numbers are quite high also. H Farmall is in the hunt, and since we're talking "series"...why not count 4010 and 4020 together. The varients of the MF135 sold in huge numbers worldwide. Same basic tractor, but with a dozen different model designations.

Total sales of individual models was obviously higher years ago as there were many more farmers on smaller farms. The best selling tractors of today come nowhere near what some of the "less popular" models did 50 or 75 years ago.

Now days every brand claims some sort of "#1 in sales" title.

All depends on who's doing the counting....

Ellsworth · Sep 22, 2011

Theses # are from external_link

Ford N 830,000
Fordson 755,000
Farmall H&SH 420,000
M&SM 307,000
JD B 300,000
A 300,000
4020 168,000

Mike (WA) · Sep 22, 2011

Which brings to mind a response to those who say the N series Fords were not good for anything:

They were great for going down to get the mail. As long as you didn't have very much mail.

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