Ford Model 9N Prototype Tractor, 1939
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This is the first prototype of the Model 9N tractor. This tractor marked the first practical hydraulic three-point hitch on a tractor, a feature standard on all tractors today. Henry Ford helped debut this machine when he demonstrated its versatility on April 1, 1939 at a media event on the property of his Dearborn home.
This is the first prototype of the Model 9N tractor. This tractor marked the first practical hydraulic three-point hitch on a tractor, a feature standard on all tractors today. Henry Ford helped debut this machine when he demonstrated its versatility on April 1, 1939 at a media event on the property of his Dearborn home.
Artifact
Tractor (Agricultural equipment)
Date Made
1939
![Agriculture](https://www.thehenryford.org/images/default-source/on-exhibit/agriculture.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=9ca32201_4)
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture
Object ID
00.4.1045
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.188 in (Bore)
Length: 3.75 in (Stroke)
Height: 52 in
Width: 69 in
Length: 106 in
Weight: 2100 lbs
Inscriptions
on plate: This is the first Ford Tractor to be developed with the Ferguson System. Mr. Henry Ford turned the first furrow with it on April 1, 1939 at Dearborn, Michigan