Looked a some Stuff in Texarkana today, anybody dot a clue what this is? The motor laying in it's side and I didn't have much time--106 in the shade and this was in full sun.
This is the top view of it. Is it some sort of a governor?
Just because a Fordson tractor has the same timer as a Model T doesn't mean that an accessory for the tractor will fit on a car beyond just mating to the circle around the camshaft on the timing cover of a car!
Fordson tractor governor.
It is a Strand governor for a tractor.
Here’s one that was on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1918-1927-Fordson-F-Strand-Governor-Stationary-Engine-T ractor-/263567995815?nma=true&si=p8DeC1z%252BmbdoV4XB2OmtQJbjy4k%253D&orig_cvip= true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Layden
Here is that ad for that Fordson accessory, just as you so described.
Ford Owner & Dealer, Dec. 1924