Cultivators for 8N , information requests

Anybody ever have cultivators that fit their 8N , was at a antique tractor show and we were talking about cultivators , guy I was talking with said he
wanted to get them for his 8N . I dont remember them , got any information on the them .

This is the type of cultivator we used on our 8N for corn - I was a kid then. It would cultivate two rows at a pass. I picked this one up at an auction in 2018. There are some pieces missing.

In the picture (rear view) note the shields on the ground. They were used to protect the corn from being covered up with soil. We would typically cultivate three times. The first pass would be first gear with the tractor just above idle speed - that made for hot boring work. As the corn got taller we would remove the shields and increase the tractor speed. The increased speed would throw the dirt around the corn covering any small weeds.

In the picture (view from the seat) note the red tee shaped bar just left of the front tire. This is a guide rod which is adjusted such that when the bar is directly above the corn plants the cultivator is centered on the corn rows. That is to say the rows of corn were centered between the shields. As the corn got taller the bar would be raised.

The cultivator is missing the guide disc that would run in the ground to prevent the cultivator from slipping side to side Also, several blades are missing which would cultivate the soil directly behind the tractor.

Follow up to include the missing second picture, from driver's seat.

You need to do your homework and read all about the history of Ford Tractors. You'll fine that in 1946 Henry Ford II fired Harry Ferguson and Ford began developing the new 8N Model which was released in July, 1947. On January 1, 1947 the new distributor of tractor and implements was incorporated in Detroit, MI. ALL Ford Tractor Implements were now supplied by DEARBORN MOTORS CORP but all were made by outside suppliers. They were under contract to Ford so could use Ford's own designs and part number. You can find original Dearborn manuals on the popular auction sites and some are offered as newer scanned bootleg copies. There were a few different types of cultivators. Here is a picture of my early 8N with my DEARBORN 13-2 SPRING SHANK CULTIVATOR, both restored by myself and ready for a show. Bear in mind that Dearborn Motors,as well as Ford Tractor are now long out business and implement parts are no longer made anymore except for a few plow and mower ones.

1948 FORD 8N AND DEARBORN 13-2 SPRING SHANK CULTIVATOR, TIM DALEY OWNER/OPERATOR:




Tim Daley(MI)

The Dearborn Row Marker. The cultivator was properly set up with the front axle set out so the unit would straddle two rows without crop damage. If you set the marker with the axle not extended it will hit the RH tire on turns and bend. Trust me. The Row Marker was so the farmer could watch forward ahead of his field and simply use the row guide to steer by. If you tried to watch behind you, the tendency was to veer off and end up destroying crops and seedlings.



Tim Daley(MI)

Just about all were standard rear mount 3 point hitch and were 2 row. There was a kit made to convert then to a 4 row. Then there was a 2 row front mount made by different companys including Dearborn. Years ago a consignment had a front mount make I cannot remember but it was not a Dearborn or A David bradly. I wanted it but it went way over my budgit. Dearborn-Ford, Ferguson, John Deere, Oliver and others made a 2 row rear mount that would work with any 3 point cat 1 hitch.