Roadless 95 – specifications
Built: 1966-1974 · Series: Other models
Data for the version built 1966-1974 · Data origin: Reference work (Wikipedia/Wikibooks), Directory data · sources
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The Roadless 95 was built by Roadless Traction in Hounslow, Middlesex, a British company that specialised in converting standard tractors to four-wheel drive. It was produced from 1966 to 1974 and is based on the Ford 5000, whose frame was stretched so that a more powerful six-cylinder Ford diesel engine would fit.
The front axle drive can be engaged when needed. For this, Roadless built its own transfer case and drew on military parts for the driven front axle. The engine is water-cooled and runs on diesel.
Only about 210 examples were made, which is why the 95 is a rarity today. Collectors in England and the Netherlands value it because it shows how an ordinary production tractor was turned into a strong four-wheel-drive machine.
Roadless – other models: the collective page of British 4x4 conversions from Hounslow outside the named ranges, from the Fordson Dexta to the Fordson Major Half-Track, 73 to 85 kW (98 to 114 hp), Ford and Perkins engines
This page gathers the Roadless tractors the register could not assign to a named range. Roadless Traction, based in Hounslow near London, factory-fitted Fordson tractors such as the Dexta, Super Dexta and Major with four-wheel drive, and in some cases also as a half-track version (Fordson Major Half-Track) for work on soft and sloping ground; the engines came from Ford, including the 2714E and 2715E, and occasionally from Perkins with the F3.152 unit.
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The register lists here 15 versions, mostly with a diesel engine, with 73 to 85 kW, or 98 to 114 hp.
Four-wheel-drive conversions of this kind were widespread mainly in Britain and Ireland on wet, sloping grassland and in forestry, where the standard Fordson rear-wheel drive reached its limits; Roadless thereby supplied both farming businesses and military and municipal users.
Buyers of used units should check the four-wheel-drive mechanics – transfer case, drive shafts and, on the half-track versions, track undercarriage and tensioning rollers – for wear, as well as the engine and clutch as on any Fordson classic, plus rust on the bodywork and axle housings; since Roadless itself no longer exists, spares for the conversion components run mainly through Fordson specialists.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Roadless (weitere Modelle)
Technical data
Engine
| Fuel | dieselcorrect |
|---|---|
| Cooling | water-cooledcorrect |
Drivetrain and chassis
| Drive | selectable four-wheel drivecorrect |
|---|
Origin and approval
| Plant | Hounslow, Middlesex, Englandcorrect |
|---|---|
| Units built | 210correct |
Frequently asked questions
When was the Roadless 95 built?
Production years: 1966-1974.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Load the hydraulics and watch for sag.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
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Sources: Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) (retrieved October 2026) · tractorzoom.com (retrieved October 2026) · Values adopted and presented in our own form; changes from the source are possible. · Data sources and cross-checks
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