Field Marshall
Field Marshall Mark 1 Tractor – Agricultural
Engine:- Horizontal 2 stroke Single Cylinder Diesel
Output:- 38hp
Production Years:- 1945 to 1947
Colour:- Mid Brunswick green with silver wheels.
Units Made:- 2,011 (Standard & Contractors)
Price New:- £550 standard tractor
Totally new designed tractor with stylish tinwork.
The photograph above shows a Mark 1 tractor leaving No. 1 Yard at Britannia Works in 1996.
Field Marshall Mark 2 Tractor – Contractors
Engine:- Horizontal 2 stroke Single Cylinder Diesel
Output:- 38hp
Production Years:- 1945 to 1947
Colour:- Mid Brunswick green with silver wheels.
Units Made:- 2,011 (Standard & Contractors)
Price New:- £840 Contractors
The Mark 2 resulted in a need from thrashing contractors to have a tractor fitted with a rear winch and higher gearing. Standard features included lights, canopy and winch.
Field Marshall Mk 1 Series 2 Tractor – Agricultural
Engine:- Horizontal 2 stroke Single Cylinder Diesel
Output:- 40hp
Production Years:- 1947 to 1949
Colour:- Mid Brunswick green with silver wheels.
Units Made:- approx. 7,000 total Series 2Price New:- £625 standard tractor Design changes over the Mark 1 included increased power, better engine cooling, a larger clutch, improved brakes, larger rear tyres for better adhesion and a more comfortable seat.
Field Marshall Mk 2 Series 2 Tractor – Contractors
Engine:- Horizontal 2 stroke Single Cylinder Diesel
Output:- 40hp
Production Years:- 1947 to 1949
Colour:- Mid Brunswick green with silver wheels.
Units Made:- approx. 7,000 total Series 2
Price New:- £870 contractors tractor
An updated version of the Mark 2 Contractors model. The canopy was discarded but a glass framed Portland cab was an optional extra.
Field Marshall Series 3 Tractor
Engine:- Horizontal 2 stroke Single Cylinder Diesel
Output:- 40hp
Production Years:- (Prototype 1949) 1950 to 1952
Colour:- Mid Brunswick green with silver wheels.
Units Made:- approx. 3,205
Price New:- £715
Optional Extras:- Winch and Lights The new design was the need for a tractor capable of heavy cultivation work. It was a larger tractor, with a far more rugged construction, than its predecessor.
Field Marshall Series 3A Tractor
Engine:- Horizontal 2 stroke Single Cylinder Diesel
Output:- 40hp
Production Years:- 1952 to 1957
Colour:- Mid Brunswick green with silver wheels up to 1953 and thereafter Fowler orange with silver wheels.
Units Made:- approx. 2,125
Price New:- £845
Optional Extras:- Winch and Lights The photograph above is of a tractor taken at Trent Works, Gainsborough. Another tractor can be seen in the background on test.