Ernest Doe
From Graces Guide
The Ernest Doe Co, a Fordson tractor dealer, was based in Essex, England.
- Its Triple-D tractors were developed from a customer's idea. The customer was farmer, George Pryor. He wanted a tractor with increased power to work his heavy clay soil.
- Ernest Doe produced a version of the tractor based on his idea of linking two Fordson Major tractors together to create a four-wheel drive. The front wheels and axles from both tractors were removed and the two joined together with a steel turntable to provide a pivot point for the steering. The driver in the rear Fordson controlled both tractors.
- The Ernest Doe model was built in 1958 and assisted considerably with difficult soil conditions.
- A later version, the Doe 130, was based on two Ford 5000 power units which totalled 130 HP.
- The final model, the D150 was based upon the 75 HP Ford 5000.
- Ernest Doe built more than 300 tractors with production ceasing in 1966.
Sources of Information
From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1