Green Acres?

[mountaindog]

Here's a trivia question for you.
What was the tractor Oliver Douglas drove on the show Green Acres?

 

[JD2ACWD]

fordson model F

 

[coonie minnie]

There was a Fordson, but at the beginning of the show, there was a John Deere GP.

 

[Dalex]

And in one episode Lisa buys him a modern Ford
3000 ? , someone will remember the model for me....

 

[mountaindog]

(quoted from post at 22:33:58 09/07/13) And in one episode Lisa buys him a modern Ford
3000 ? , someone will remember the model for me....

I don't remember that one. I knew it was a "red" tractor but I never knew what it was.

 

[bill mart]

it was a ford 6000. bill

 

[A GURU]

The tractor at the beginning of the show is a GP. The tractor used in the episodes was a Fordson F and they called it a Hoyt-Clagwell I believe.
Loved that show.
Wonder what the final disposition of the GP was/is?

 

[bill mart]

On the show, his tractor was a Hoyt-Clagwell. In reality though, his tractor was a Fordson model "F" built from 1917-1926 . This was the first actual tractor built and sold by Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company). It was named "Fordson" because there was already a guy building a tractor called FORD so they couldn't use FORD legally. Ford Motor company was a sponsor of the show, thus his car being a Lincoln, Haney's truck a Model "T",and the Fordson. If you remember the show when Lisa bought Oliver a new tractor, the tractor dealer had all Fords, and I believe the tractor she picked was a Ford 6000 diesel. These were built from 1961-1967. The other tractor used at the beginning of the show start was a John Deere "GP" tractor. The "GP" stood for General Purpose,and these were produced from 1928-1935. The McCormick-Deering tractors were #1 in popularity back when these tractors were built, and John Deere was second in line. The three companies engaged in price battles for sales dominance, in which McCormick-Deering came out on to with Deere second, and Ford finally dropped production of the Fordson "F" in retreat. I would guess that the "GP" was his liking, but because of Ford's sponsorship, the Fordson was a requirement.

 

[Wile E]

I think it was a Deere GP.
But, how old is Zsa Zsa now?
93 maybe?

I have not seen that show in a few years.

 

[Broke again]

Lisa was played by Zsa Zsa's sister, Eva. This has always been a common misconception about Zsa Zsa playing the part. The only part I ever remember Zsa Zsa being cast in was on the Love Boat as the bar fly wh@re.

 

[Ben. So.Tex]

I bet Mr Haney has one for sale at Haney tractor sales that was owen by a little old lady that only used it in her garder for one season.

 

[Newt Kiley]

fordson model F

It was a Hoyt Clagwell.