» Back tractor, lifting implement 
ith Finger Tip Control .-; . 

HOW THE FERGUSON SYSTEM 
automatically protects operator, implement and tractor 

when the implement strikes a hidden obstruction 
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3. Then simply lower the imple: 
ment with Finger Tip control . 
2. With implement raised, drive 
on by the obstruction . 

The Ferguson System—and only the 
Ferguson System—includes an automatic 
hydraulic overload release. If a plow or 
similar Ferguson Implement strikes a rock, 
root, stump or other hidden obstruction in 
the soil, this overload release instantly 
acts, allowing the rear wheels to lose trac- 
tion..Strain is instantly reduced, prevent- 
ing damage to either implement or tractor. 
At the same time, the Ferguson Linkage 
acts to keep the front end of the tractor on 
the ground. 
This automatic Pydrantic overload re- 
lease eliminates need for spring trips, 
break pins or other types of protective 
devices between the tractor and imple- 
ment. Consequently, the implement re- 
mains attached to the tractor when it 
strikes the obstruction—no time is lost in 
reattaching the implement to tractor. 
HOW THE FERGUSON SYSTEM 
provides traction without excess built-in weight 
Instead of using heavy built-in weight, the Ferguson 
System provides traction by carrying unit imple- 
ments, as well as pulling them through the soil! 
Thus, the implement’s weight, its downward suck, and 
weight of the soil on the implement all transfer 
weight to the tractor’s rear wheels. In heavier 
soils, both weight of the soil and downward suck or 
penetration of the implement tend to increase. Thus, 
the Ferguson System automatically acts to increase 
the amount of wéight transferred to the tractor at just 
the time changing soil conditions generally require 
extra traction. Under normal operating conditions, 
this addition of effective weight to the rear wheels 
when plowing amounts to several hundred pounds! 

With the Ferguson System you really have two tractors in one. . 
. a heavy tractor for heavy 
work such as plowing (left) and a light tractor for light work such as corn planting (right). 


