<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Ford N - Series tractor </Td> </Tr> <P> Fordson was a brand name of tractors and trucks . It was used on a range of mass - produced general - purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son Inc from 1917 to 1920, by Ford Motor Company (U.S.) and Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1920 to 1928, and by Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1929 to 1964 . The latter (Ford of Britain) also later built trucks under the Fordson brand . </P> <P> American engineer, inventor, and businessman Henry Ford built experimental tractors from automobile components during the early 20th century, and launched a prototype known as the Model B in August 1915 . Further prototypes, with a dedicated tractor design, followed in 1916 . With World War I raging in Europe, the first regular - production Henry Ford & Son tractors were exported to the U.K. in 1917 to expand British agriculture . In 1918, exports continued, the tractors began to be labeled as Fordsons, and U.S. domestic sales began . Sales boomed in 1918 and 1919 . </P>

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