FORDSON COUNTY CRAWLER – c. 1950

This tractor came from the Fordson factory in the UK.

WA Distributors (1947): State Branch of the Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Ltd, Stirling Highway, North Fremantle. 

Technical Specifications:   6-cylinder, 4-stroke, Perkins P6 diesel engine. Bore 3½” and stroke 5”. Output was 34.8hp at the drawbar and 43.5hp at the belt, operating at 1500rpm. Gears: 3 forward and 1 reverse. Weight 8170lbs.

History: Don Daws purchased this machine and restored it for use on his own farm, eventually selling it to another farmer. Hugh purchased the tractor in the mid-1980s to add to the Museum collection after completing a fairly extensive overhaul assisted by Mike … a visitor from the UK. Mike, who was involved with farm machinery in England, had called on Hugh about three years earlier and to fill in some spare time, got to work and helped with the restoration.