76. 100 Years of the 3-Point Linkage - The legacy of Harry Ferguson
Why was the future of the tractor anything but secure at the start of the 20th Century? Why were tractors in the early 1900s so dangerous? How did one man transform farm mechanisation forever? With over half a million tractors sold, the TE 20 or “Little Grey Fergie” is an iconic piece of classic machinery but the real innovation was the patented “Ferguson System” that it sported. With the Patent for the 3-point linkage issued to Harry Ferguson 100 years ago in 1926, Kit and Ray dig deep into his history as an engineer, innovator, motor racer, pioneering aviator and business person. How did…
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