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Horsefly

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Hi all,

I was raised on 8N's aback in the 50's and 60's. That's what talught me to drive. Recently I bought some acreage and needed a tractor for clearing it. I found a 1951 8N with backblade, brush rake and Freeman 3000 loader.

Something didn't look right and it dawned on me that the oil filter cannister was missing. I started investigating and I find a plug in the governor and a line cut, bent and pinched at the brass block where it splits to feed the oil pressure guage. So, the only functional part of the enter system is the oil pressure guage. (Can't fathom why someone would do this)

I'm trying to decide whether to go original (I have a cannister and the two missing lines) or a spin on upgrade that I purchased online from Steiner.

Any thoughts? Ted (Horsefly)
 
Is it for "show" or a working tractor?

If more for work than a correct restoration I would not hesitate to go with the spin-on IF it is the correct type of setup with a built-in restrictor to limit the oil flow to about the same as the original flowed.
 
I agree with Bob,the spin on is more user friendly than the canister type.I have an extra canister type if you decide to go back to stock.
 

Thanks guys,

After she gets me thru the work I bought her for, I'm considering a slow restoration. I have an original cannister, thanks. I'm catching up on a ton of daily maintenance she has been missing for god knows how many decades. Changed all fluids, replacing plugged zerks, rebuilt the bucket hydraulics etc.
 
(quoted from post at 06:35:35 08/18/16)I would not hesitate to go with the spin-on IF it is the correct type of setup with a built-in restrictor to limit the oil flow to about the same as the original flowed.
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That's something I've never thought of. My tractors are for work, not for originality so I would go for a spin-on. What would the proper sized regulator be though?
 
(quoted from post at 10:14:25 08/18/16)
(quoted from post at 06:35:35 08/18/16)I would not hesitate to go with the spin-on IF it is the correct type of setup with a built-in restrictor to limit the oil flow to about the same as the original flowed.
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That's something I've never thought of. My tractors are for work, not for originality so I would go for a spin-on. What would the proper sized regulator be though?
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he orifice inside the center (outlet) tube is 0.059 inch.
 
First thought is get some filtration on the tractor!. Lol. After that, spin on or cannister both work. I have spin on on my 640 and cannister on my 9N. If my 640 wasn't converted when I bought it, I'd have probably stayed with a cannister as it is more original.
 

There were many Ford Flathead V8 engines that never had any oil filtration system at all. Keep up with the oil changes and they went as far as we expected any car engine to go on the highway. They are designed so that most of the crud can settle to the bottom of the sump and get flushed out with each oil change. The screen around the oil pickup helps ensure that crud stays in the sump until it's time to drain the oil. That is why the screen is attached to the drain plug. Also, the filtration on these tractors is only a partial filtration system. Most of the oil sucked up by the pump goes directly to the bearings anyway. Not running any filtration probably wouldn't hurt anything, but should shorten the recommended oil change interval.
KL
 
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