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FORDSON,THE [MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS] Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Manufacturing.” Close-up of report entitled ‘An Analysis of Power and Haulage for Inter-Plant and Industrial Work.’ “Methods of transportation and the application of power used by other concerns in the same line of business as your own are always of interest, especially when these methods effect a real saving.” “There is little doubt but that the power that serves the other concern faithfully, materially reducing costs of handling stocks, materials, apparatus or equipment, will accomplish the same results for those who have similar working conditions, but are not using the same method.” “Whitehead & Kalers Company, Detroit, use 12 Fordsons for inter-plant hauling replacing wheelbarrows, men, teams, and electric trucks at a saving of $100 per day.” Plant yard with Fordson tractors pulling loads and equipment. “Foundries haul slag out of narrow quarters with Fordsons. The investment is about one-third that of electric tractors that will do the same work and operating costs of Fordsons is considerably less.” “Note the all-steel tractor operates safely around fires.” Tractors pull cars filled with slag from foundry. “Three tractors handle 27 five-ton trailers, 12 loading, 12 unloading, and 3 in transit. To handle this job with five-ton trucks would require an investment of $135,000. This equipment cost $26,000.” Fordson tractor pulls two flat-cars loaded with lumber in plant yard. [1925]
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