Ford 8n question

Devron30

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I apologize in advance for my na?veness. I received a pull behind disc plow and I am not sure what equipment or set up I need in order to pull with my Ford 8n. If possible can someone post a picture so I can see what I need. Below is the disc set up. Thank you
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You need a twisted clevis. Then you can use the 3 point draw bar but a swinging draw bar is far better. The 3 point draw bar tends to go side to side and can also go up and down and cause problem where as the swinging draw bar stay one place
 
You need a straight clevis, not a twisted. A twisted would put hitch pin hole cross ways and not vertical as needed for tractor drawbar.
 
(quoted from post at 17:10:18 02/20/20) You need a straight clevis, not a twisted. A twisted would put hitch pin hole cross ways and not vertical as needed for tractor drawbar.

2X straight clevis
 

Just a question what size pull disc does a typical 8n pull? I think the one I was given is around 10 foot wide.
 
(quoted from post at 10:38:10 02/25/20)
Just a question what size pull disc does a typical 8n pull? I think the one I was given is around 10 foot wide.

Devron, an 8N is not going to pull a 10 ft disc or even a 6 ft. However, the hitch in your picture has not been used in the manufacture of new discs since tractors large enough to pull six foot discs came into common use.
 
(quoted from post at 13:53:15 02/25/20)
(quoted from post at 10:38:10 02/25/20)
Just a question what size pull disc does a typical 8n pull? I think the one I was given is around 10 foot wide.

Devron, an 8N is not going to pull a 10 ft disc or even a 6 ft. However, the hitch in your picture has not been used in the manufacture of new discs since tractors large enough to pull six foot discs came into common use.
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Here is the disc. Should I get rid of it?
 
I've used a 5 foot 3 point disk on an 8N many time but the big thing is, is it can be to heavy. I had the disk set up yo use behind my 841S Ford but when I put it on the 8N I had to remove some of the weight I had on it
 
That disk should measure about 9'2" on rear gangs if I could count right the it has 8 blades per gang. That weightdisk in a 6 or 7 blade per gang would be good. A 7 blade should measure on rear gang just at 8'. A little big for an 8N in most conditions. Power wise an 8N should be able to pull it in low gear or possibly second depending what you are doing with it and how full in gear you want it. Low gear being about a horse walking speed. Power is not going to be your big problem tho but traction is, you need all the weight in the rear tires you can get and that means calcium or rimguard, NOT washer fluid as it does not have enough weight. Now if you could find a way to mount duals on your tractor that would help a lot. Actually a 6 blade gang would have been more what was sold new for that tractor and I an talking a 7" blade spacing and not the 9" or simular the new disks in that width are using. If just for a garden size plot try it and see how it works. But for any tillage you need weighted tires. Pulled a 7 blade gang 7" spacing with a 2N Ford that is same power as earlier 8N tractors as that was all we had for field work but tires were loaded and homemade weights on each rear wheel estimating 3-400# on each. Pulled a 2-12" plow with same tractor that was all Dad had from May of 44 to 57
 

Two additional factors that come into play with that disc are the angle set and softness of the ground. It is an adjustable disc. As it is now set it is very nearly straight and will pull easily but will not till. Once it is set at an angle which is variable it will till but will pull substantially harder. On the first pass on let's say a garden that has set over the winter and is relatively dry, the discs will not sink in very deeply and it will not pull very hard. However, on a second pass the earth will be worked up and softer so the discs will sink in and pull much harder.
 

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