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[Narrator] When his first tractor fails
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The Machines That Built America

? When hisfirst tractor fails, Ford's investors pressure him to get out of the business,...

� [Narrator] When his
first tractor fails, Ford's investors pressure him to get out of the business, but he refuses to give up and instead starts a side
company called Fordson to stay in the fight

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] When his first tractor fails,
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Ford's investors pressure him
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to get out of the business,
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but he refuses to give up
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and instead starts a side company called Fordson
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to stay in the fight.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
73
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:29
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E03 But these court fights - The Machines That Built America 00:08
But these court fights
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Despite winning the case, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Despite winning the case,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] After a grueling two day, 350 mile endurance race - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] After a grueling two day, 350 mile endurance ra...
S01 • E01 You just have to have this resilience - The Machines That Built America 00:06
You just have to have this resilience
S01 • E03 He needs cash quick, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
He needs cash quick,
S01 • E01 And the great ones have that - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And the great ones have that
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Over the next few years, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] Over the next few years,
S01 • E01 And while Ford's Model T is a resounding success, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
And while Ford's Model T is a resounding success,
S01 • E04 For George Hendee and Indian, it's a wake‐up call. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
For George Hendee and Indian, it's a wake‐up call.
S01 • E01 Then in 1914, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
Then in 1914,
S01 • E04 They double the size of their factory, - The Machines That Built America 00:20
They double the size of their factory,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ He started to drink heavily, - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ He started to drink heavily,
S01 • E03 And he got a prescription for chloral hydrate as a sedative, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
And he got a prescription for chloral hydrate as a sedative,
S01 • E01 When you have sides fighting - The Machines That Built America 00:14
When you have sides fighting
S01 • E03 ‐ And mentally, he's getting very depressed - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ And mentally, he's getting very depressed
S01 • E04 ‐ Police forces embrace the motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Police forces embrace the motorcycle
S01 • E04 ‐ And the city of Detroit, Michigan - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ And the city of Detroit, Michigan
S01 • E03 ‐ It's come to the point of choosing - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ It's come to the point of choosing
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] But while Harley‐Davidson may - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] But while Harley‐Davidson may