The initial production run of the 3-ton was of fifteen vehicles; one of these was sent to France for testing in October 1918.

[2] A contract for 15,000 of these vehicles was awarded; however, the U.S. tank corps felt it did not meet the requirements they wanted.

The contract for the 15,000 tanks was ended by the Armistice, leaving only the fifteen original vehicles produced.

[3] The French Army evaluated the Ford 3-ton tank and thought it inferior to the native Renault FT.

However, the 3-ton tank was seen to have potential as a cheap, light, all-terrain artillery tractor, especially for batteries of the Canon de 75 modèle 1897.