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Shire of Toodyay > Records

FORDSON TRACTOR

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1942

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Agriculture/horticulture

Overview

Fordson tractor painted green and cream.
Metal wheels.
On motor; Fordson 3 L4K.

Historical information

Believed now to be a 1942 model.
Believed to be originally was at "Murimbee", Nunyle and belonged to theTwine family.
The tractor then went to Twines at "Newgain" and finally came to the museum, possibly in the 1990s, when "Newgain" was sold to the Lefroy family.
Tractor is currently undergoing work to return it to working order.

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cwa-org-37-2001.810

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Fordson 3 L4K

Contextual Information

A tractor was possibly used/exhibited at the Toodyay Show in the early 1920s. Throughout the 1920s Toodyay farmers would probably have started to use tractors, although their reliability was variable. Some farmers may have returned to horse powered machinery until design and reliability of mechanised equipment improved.

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