barn find

vidaliaman · Jul 23, 2018

was looking through i barn here in gowen mi to buy a 1948 willy's jeep, came across a ford 9n serial number N1704, surface rust but sheet metal looked really good, back rubber no good, he said he'd sell it to me for 1800.00 and would also sell me a complete set of metal wheels to go with it for 600.00, you would have to want it just for the low serial# that's alot of money, hard to pass up that serial number that low but like i said wife would kill me if i brought home another ford.

rustred · Jul 23, 2018

well, that means she go to jail and you have tractor.lol.

grayrider · Jul 23, 2018

She may go to jail but he would be six feet under and somebody else would get tractor

Royse · Jul 23, 2018

That is a lot of money for an N, but if it were all original it might
be worth it to a collector. I suppose it is currently a non-runner.

hd6gtom · Jul 23, 2018

Around here if you can find one they bring a couple of hundred dollars at most.

steve19438 · Jul 24, 2018

well then go buy a Ferguson.

L.Fure · Jul 24, 2018

What about the Jeep? What did that look like? Is your wife okay with you buying that?

showcrop · Jul 24, 2018

Sure, he would sell it to you, but you have to buy it. I think that the number would have to be a few hundred Lowe for it to have real dollar value.

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Jul 24, 2018

Are you the guy in Gowen with all the Ford Tractor generators for sale? I?d need a lot more info to verify it as an early 9N. The serial number should have a "9N" prefix with the STAR SYMBOL before and after, like this: *9N-XXXX* hand stamped on the boss cast on the block just behind the oil filter housing. Some other important early 9N identifiers are, smooth rear axle hubs, double-ribbed fenders, 4-spoke steering wheel, aluminum/horizontal bar grille, snap-in battery cover, fuel tank fill spout central on tank, large/non-pressurized radiator, chrome STANT rad cap, small/2-wire/2-brush generator with square voltage regulator, key switch on RH Dash panel, Ignition ON lamp LH dash, starter switch button LH dash panel, hydraulic oil dipstick on top of shifter cover, chromed throttle lever, chromed shifter lever -first 4", 32" rear rims & tires, muffler shield, 20/20 AMMETER, and more. Running boards were never OEM on 9Ns and 2Ns. Even if it is that low s/n and had half of these original parts, and the block wasn't cracked, it's well worth the investment, IMHO.

EARLY 9N, RESTORED:

EARLY 9N DASH, RESTORED:

Tim Daley(MI)

vidaliaman · Jul 24, 2018

someone in gowen has a bunch of gennys for sale? not sure who that would be, if you want to PM me your cell# i will text you a quick video of it, thought maybe my brother in ga would have some interest, beautiful tractors by the way

dave
gowen mi

vidaliaman · Jul 24, 2018

lol, she rolled her eyes

vidaliaman · Jul 24, 2018

lol, "you are the grayrider, you would not make peace with the blue coats, you may go in peace", "i reckon not"

vidaliaman · Jul 24, 2018

not running lawson but pretty straight, i have a video of it if you want me to text it to ya, it was dark, it had the old one rib
balloon tires in front with the one rib down the middle and they were still holding air

vidaliaman · Jul 24, 2018

this guy also said he had a 2 speed rear end on one of his old 8n, never heard of that, he has ford parts laying all around his property

Royse · Jul 24, 2018

That would be cool. Always nice to see what they look like.

vidaliaman · Jul 24, 2018

can't figure how to do a video on here, if interested in video of 9n shoot me an email
[email protected]

L.Fure · Jul 24, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:47:18 07/24/18) lol, she rolled her eyes

Nice looking Jeep. Is it the one in your first post? Did you buy it?

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Jul 25, 2018

Yes, ad was on Craigs List a few months ago but when I went to look at them they were all for late 8Ns and after. Those pictures of early 9Ns are not mine. My early 9N is in the barn half in pieces being restored. Royse sent me a LINK to a video, titled '9N', I assume this was yours? No matter, I can't see anything in it to ID it. I can only see a single rib 4 x 19 front tire. Image is too small and in a limited window. You'd be better off taking a ton of good, close-up digital pictures and post. Get images of the generator, VR and/or cutout, radiator, seat, rear end, fenders, hood, carb, exhaust, grille, dash, shifter cover, steering box and everything else.

Tim Daley(MI)

vidaliaman · Jul 25, 2018

yea that was the one i saw in the barn, i will get a comprehensive video of it in case anyone has interest, i really use my tractors and am not interested in a restore project, i will check to see if stuck and all will update

Roger in Iowa · Jul 25, 2018

Did you buy the Jeep?

If not, where is it?

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