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)
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)