Pullford Farm Tractor Converted from 1923 Ford Model T Automobile

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Artifact Overview

For $135, the Pullford Company of Quincy, Illinois, sold a kit to convert a Ford Model T into a serviceable farm tractor. It included a pair of lugged steel wheels, a special rear framework, and gears to slow the T's rear axle. Marketed as a less expensive alternative to a purpose-built tractor, Pullford's kit remained popular through the 1930s farm crisis.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Tractor (Agricultural equipment)

Date Made

1923-1925

Creator Notes

Original 1923 Ford Model T automobile manufactured by Ford Motor Company, probably at the Ford plant in Highland Park, Michigan; tractor conversion kit manufactured by Pullford Company in Quincy, Illinois.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

98.67.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 63.5 in
Width: 77 in (approx.)
Length: 125 in

Inscriptions

Undocumented location: FORD
Pullford Farm Tractor Converted from 1923 Ford Model T Automobile