The Ford 6000 Tractor
Ford had a kind of a stigma during the 1940's and 1950's: The Little Tractor People. The 9N was followed by the exact same size 2N, which was followed by the exact same size 8N. The 8N was followed by the only marginally larger Jubilee and NAA, which were in turn followed by the only marginally larger 600 and 800 series utility tractors and the long-awaited 700 and 900 series row crop tractors, all of which were finally available in much-welcomed Diesel fuel variations. The problem was, while Ford was making small, gradual increases in tractor size and power, all the other manufacturers were leap-frogging each other in that regard... and leaving Ford choking in their dust. Something had to be done or they would soon be trampled underfoot never to rise again. Going ALL the way, in 1957, Ford brought forth the experimental Typhoon tractor. Built on a 961 PowerMaster chassis, the aptly-named Typhoon differed immensely by virtue of its extremely radical free-piston turbine...