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Fordson Major Diesel Tractor from 1955

The blue Fordson Major tractors were very popular in Finland from 1940’s until 1960’s. 90% of Finnish tractors were Fordson Majors during that period. They were also very popular in all the other countries they were distributed to. Mainly because of their affordable price and reliability.

In the recording you can hear the engine of the 1955 Major when it’s used to winch and lift wooden frames.

Sound & photo: Antti Makkonen

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1950s
77.7 MB
2 min 14 s
2 (Stereo)

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96 kHz
4608 kb/s
32 bit
87 dB

Recorded on June 30, 2018
Trainstation
Suolahti, FINLAND

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