Have a question about the Corn Borer tractors. I have seen 1 or 2 John Deeres but have not seen any Fordsons. According to the article I read about them, they made 440 JD "D"s and 360 Fordsons. Did any of the Fordsons survive? Also did the USDA sell them at some time? Thanks for any info.
- Thread starter LME
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The USDA had them built in 1927 to help get rid of the corn borer's after the corn was harvested. The tractors had PTO's and could be used to run a stubble beater. They had a rental program, for a $1.00 per acre farmers could rent them to plow and beat the corn stubble to get rid of the borers. They were available for use in NY,PA,OH & MI. The tractors had numbers assigned to them to keep tract of them.
Anonymous-0
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The corn boer tractors weren't any different than the usual run of tractors.
Some people think that it makes them more valuable than the others. Sitting side by each to a regular production run tractor there is no difference.
Some people think that it makes them more valuable than the others. Sitting side by each to a regular production run tractor there is no difference.
Bob N.Y.
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- Norway, N.Y.
I have never seen a model F or N Fordson with PTO. They did have a driveshaft extension that could be used to run an implement. Did that serve the same purpose?
Paul from MI
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I'm not aware of Fordson tractors in the USDA corn borer program. All that I know of are John Deere D's or McCormick-Deering 15-30's I think. John Deere serial numbers make them easier to identify.
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