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Mass-produced tractor

Recorded year1917

Ford's Fordson brings affordable mechanised farming.

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Built on

Ford Model TRecorded · 1908enables
Moving assembly lineRecorded · 1913enables

Led to

Self-propelled combine harvesterRecorded · 1937enables
GPS precision farmingRecorded · 2000enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.