Is my 2 N a fluke?

I bought my 46 2N near to Roundup Montana in 2001. Took it home to Sunizona AZ, 45 Mi north Of the Mexican border Used it till 2006, smoking but running good. Had motor rebuilt and did a lot of cosmetics. Looks good , runs good, works good. NO problems except for a generator that stripped itself out. Still 6V. Starts every time. Absolutely no issues. Am I just lucky or is this typical of these old Fords???
 
Richard, Quite a few years ago, I bought a 51 8N that had been sitting for several years, but was pretty complete. I actually planned to buy it for a parts tractor for my other 8N, but when I finally got it home, I decided it was to complete to part out, and if I could get it running, I would use it while restoring my other 8N. After all the needed things like plugs, oil change etc. It started and ran pretty well. It smoked ALLOT, but kept on running. I used it for at least 16 years that way, and finally it just got so tired it wouldn"t start anymore. I rebuilt the engine and have done allot of other things just to keep it in good shape for many years to come, but I guess what I"m trying to say is, my old 8N was better than a Timex. It took quite a licking, but kept on ticking and ticking, way after it should have quit. A pretty reliable machine as long as you don"t abuse them too much.
Others might have worse stories, but I can"t complain one bit about my 8N. Now if I could just get the time to finish the sheetmetal, I could use the old girl again. Happy tractoring!!!
Dave
 
Like most things in life, if you care for it well, it will last. Old Henry built a damn good machine and it can take some real punishment, just don't abuse it!
 
(quoted from post at 04:37:08 05/06/13) I bought my 46 2N near to Roundup Montana in 2001. Took it home to Sunizona AZ, 45 Mi north Of the Mexican border Used it till 2006, smoking but running good. Had motor rebuilt and did a lot of cosmetics. Looks good , runs good, works good. NO problems except for a generator that stripped itself out. Still 6V. Starts every time. Absolutely no issues. Am I just lucky or is this typical of these old Fords???

In my experience it's pretty typical. With just a few tweeks and the occasional minor fix and maintenance items my 8N and 9N just keep on ticking along. Pretty amazing for machinery older than I am.
 
I would say that's typical. I have several and they all work reliably. There are very simple and robust and easy to maintain.
 

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