Dexta Heritage.

Ford had continued to sell the 8N tractor throughout those eight years of litigation and by the time judgement was given in Ferguson’s favour many of his important 1925 patents were expiring and Ford were merely required to make small design changes in order to continue tractor production. Called the NAN it was virtually a continuation of the 8N and therefore the original Ford Ferguson 9N.

Fordson UK had introduced the new Major, which was a large tractor aimed at out powering the TE20. The Major had some success but Fordson still needed a small tractor to directly compete with the Fergie. At first the Dagenham factory developed a scaled down Major, but their sales staff insisted that only a Fergie look-alike would sell. The simple expedient was to import one American NAN tractor and re-develop it, which they did. In 1957 the Fordson Dexta was launched and it was a worthy competitor for the Fergie and its contemporary the TE35. It had a better gearbox (with High Low Ratios), better horsepower and most importantly a better starting diesel engine (the Fordson F3 - Perkins P3 derivative).
The Dexta led to the Super Dexta, which in the mid 60’s evolved into the Ford 2000 and 3000.

MODERN TRACTOR HERITAGE