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8N and last hay cutting

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01BIRDDOG

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Here is a pic. of my 8N as i was checking the last cutting of hay today. Same ground i put so many hours on a 8N when i was young but different tractor. I know it's a late cut but i had about 30 acres that was too good to let lay over winter.
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Nice picture! Beautiful country and a good looking tractor to boot!
Do you have front wheel weights on there too?
 
Yes i have fronts also but give me some info on damage i might cause on my N if you would. It's more of a play tractor than work but will see usage this spring for sure. Thanks for reply.
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Ultradog , I have seen here about the more weight on an 8-N. Can you explain what is the reasoning? Too much traction putting more strain in rear gears? Respectfully joe
 
I don't have an N owners manual here so can't say what the specs are for them.
I do have a 3 cylinder 2/3/4000 owners manual and in it they give maximum weights for those tractors.
On a 2000 rear axle which is the lightest of the 3 they give the max rear ballast - including cast iron and fluid as 2300 lbs total.
Now a 2000 rear axle is significantly heavier than an N or Jube and IMO the splined axle/hub configuration is not as robust as a solid axle would be. I suppose if you aren't ram rodding your tractor - and - if you keep the big nuts on the end of the axle tight you'd be ok. But over ballasting should be a consideration.
Don't get me wrong here as I am a big fan of ballast. Without it you can NOT put full horsepower to the ground. Plus, adding ballast makes your tractor more stable on side hills, etc.
HTH
Jerry

Edit: I don't think you'll hurt the gears much on an N by over ballasting. They are probably plenty stout for your 30+/- hp engine.
On a Jube with the 42+/- Red Tiger engine but the same rear end it might be a factor.
 
(quoted from post at 09:02:13 11/09/12) I don't have an N owners manual here so can't say what the specs are for them.
I do have a 3 cylinder 2/3/4000 owners manual and in it they give maximum weights for those tractors.
On a 2000 rear axle which is the lightest of the 3 they give the max rear ballast - including cast iron and fluid as 2300 lbs total.
Now a 2000 rear axle is significantly heavier than an N or Jube and IMO the splined axle/hub configuration is not as robust as a solid axle would be. I suppose if you aren't ram rodding your tractor - and - if you keep the big nuts on the end of the axle tight you'd be ok. But over ballasting should be a consideration.
Don't get me wrong here as I am a big fan of ballast. Without it you can NOT put full horsepower to the ground. Plus, adding ballast makes your tractor more stable on side hills, etc.
HTH
Jerry

Edit: I don't think you'll hurt the gears much on an N by over ballasting. They are probably plenty stout for your 30+/- hp engine.
On a Jube with the 42+/- Red Tiger engine but the same rear end it might be a factor.
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ow here is a set of pies-----sorry for bad picture. I guess the front load in bucket would offset the heavy axle load with these. What are these called as compared to the ones on my N. Thank you.
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Thanks I will look in my 8-N manual and see if I can find a referance. For the record my jubilee/ loader tractor I have the pie weights and also the axel weights. So far haven't had any problems and I use ( read overload) my loader 3 to 7 days a week, that said I run at slow speed and take it easy.
joe
 
Dog,
They made several types and styles of pie weights.
24" heavies, 24" lights 28" heavies and 28" lights of a couple different types.
I would say the ones in this photo are 28" heavies. Heavy = about 45lbs/segment. Light = about 30 lbs/segment.
 
(quoted from post at 10:14:24 11/09/12) Dog,
They made several types and styles of pie weights.
24" heavies, 24" lights 28" heavies and 28" lights of a couple different types.
I would say the ones in this photo are 28" heavies. Heavy = about 45lbs/segment. Light = about 30 lbs/segment.
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would think mine then are light and the one on loader will be the heavy. I do know that by the time i had sandblasted,primed,painted and mounted mine i was worn out. Thanks for information on these.
 
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