Rushton
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Rushton was a British tractor brand, founded by George Rushton the 1920's to build a British competitor to the Fordson. The tractor was built for him by the London General Omnibus Company's subsidiary AEC's commercial vehicle works, with the company started building the tractors in 1928. The firm built only built a few as sales were poor and production ceased in 1932. The tractor was heavier and more powerful than the Fordson but also more expensive. George Rushton acquired the AEC factory when they moved from London to Southall. The tractor was initially known as the General, but was latter sold as the Rushton. George Rushton had recruited a former Ford tractors manager Walter Hill, who latter went on to work for Bristol and Muir-Hill tractors.
The companies poor sales caused a collapse and the firm was bought by Tractors (London) Ltd who built the Trusty tractor. The Rushton tractor was built in small numbers into the 1930's.
Under test at the "World Trials" in Oxford in 1930, both Fordson and the Rushton were tested, but the Fordson failed to complete the tests due to a cracked block. The Rushton recorded 23.9 hp and the Fordson 20.8 hp. A petrol version was offered with Roadless halftracks fitted.
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[edit] Model range
- Rushton 'General' Tractor
- Rushton Crawler tractor (some sources give a few crawler tractors as being built)
[edit] Preservation
Very few of these can be seen on the rally circuit.
- Do you know of any examples in the UK or elsware ? (if you do, please add details & photos here, thank you).
[edit] See also
[edit] References / sources
- Tractors of Europe by A. Morland and P. Henshaw
- Classic Tractors of the World by Nick Baldwin
- Classic Farm Tractors by Michael Williams
