Harry Ferguson's first mounted plough
- Made:
- 1933 in Belfast and Northern Ireland
- maker:
- Harry Ferguson
Harry Ferguson's first mounted plough. Built in 1935 at Belfast. 2 furrow type
Harry Ferguson's prototype tractor with 3-point linkage, weight transference and hydraulic control of implements, including automatic depth control, completed in 1935 in Belfast, known as "the Ferguson Black". More than any other single development, this invention revolutionised the use of the farm tractor, and nearly all subsequent designs have incorporated these principles.
Details
- Category:
- Agricultural Engineering
- Object Number:
- 1967-157
- Materials:
- steel (metal) and paint
- Measurements:
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overall: 1250 mm x 1700 mm x 800 mm, 169 kg
- copyright:
- Unlinked Name
- credit:
- On loan from Jamie Sheldon, Caroline Sheldon and Sally Fleming
