dkattau said: (quoted from post at 14:12:14 12/02/13)
Jason S. said: (quoted from post at 23:45:45 11/30/13) Ford didn"t hold the patent for the 3pt linkage. Harry Ferguson did. Ford used his patented system on the 8N without his permission which led to the $250 million dollar lawsuit that Ford eventually admitted to several patent infringements.
It was $9 million and it was settled out of court. Henry Ford II and Harry Ferguson couldn't come to an agreement on financial terms of the N-series. Ford manufactured the tractors and sold them to Ferguson at cost. The patent for the Ferguson system expired in '52, months after the lawsuit was settled. The Fords and Fergusons were not related. Henry Ford's grandson did marry a Firestone though. That's why new Ford cars and trucks came with Firestone tires.
Yes they did settle out of court for $9 million. I was saying that Ferguson sued Ford for $250 million not what the settlement was. Also part of the settlement was that Ford could no longer use a pto driven hydraulic pump after the 8N. They could no longer use a crankshaft style cross bar on the plows and there were some other patent infringements that Ford could no longer do as part of the settlement. I can't blame Ferguson for turning down Henry Ford II offer. They offered Ferguson 30 percent while Ford would retain 70 percent.
This post was edited by Jason S. at 06:17:46 12/02/13.
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