just bought a new shift boot for my 51 8n from DC and it is way too small to go on to my trans cover. they list 1 boot to fit all 9,2,8 N tractors, are they all the same? is there an other brand that fits, like Massey or JD ?
 
It will fit. You need to turn it inside out and soak in boiling water to soften it up. Then while it is still hot and inside out put it on and flip it right side out over the part it is supposed to cover.

I prefer to use the kind that just slips on, much less trouble.
<a href=https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-8N_Gear-Shift-Boot_8N7277.html>large hole</a>

compare to

<a href=https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-8N_Gear-Shift-Boot_C5NN7277C.html>small hole</a>
 
It will go on easily if you get the correct part. One size does NOT fit the 9/2N as well as the 8N. The part number for the 2/9N boot is 9N7277. The part
number for the 8N boot is 8N7277. And the reason they have different part numbers is because they are different sizes.
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Put new boots on my tractors years ago. There was no way I could get them on without dropping them in boiling water first. They become very pliable after that.

If one's tractors have to sit outside in the weather, it's a good idea to make shift lever covers like you see in the picture below. All they are is PVC pipe with a cap on the tops of them. It keeps the rubber out of the sun and weather. You see them on my MF202 here but I also have one on my 8N. Of course you remove them when using the tractor.

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It'll fit. As Bruce said, for either the 9N or the 8N shift boot make it pliable by placing in boiling hot water for a few minutes. You need to apply a little elbow
grease; they used to sell it at K-MART, WESTERN AUTO, and SEARS, so seek an old timer if needed. Realize it is a dust boot and NOT meant to completely keep water out. If
old one isn't all weather cracked and hardened, no need to replace it.


Tim Daley(MI)
 

Here are the neat home made covers that some genius made on my MF202 when I first purchased it. Plastic pop bottles cut in half and turned upside down.

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(quoted from post at 07:28:43 09/15/22)

A new boot WILL NOT keep the water out. Most of it goes in as vapor.

Most of it evaporates the same way as long as the tractor gets up to operating temp and is worked some.
 
(quoted from post at 11:52:20 09/15/22)
(quoted from post at 07:28:43 09/15/22)

A new boot WILL NOT keep the water out. Most of it goes in as vapor.

Most of it evaporates the same way as long as the tractor gets up to operating temp and is worked some.

Trouble is the vast majority of Old Fords are never run long enough to burn off the water. Both of mine are parked under cover ands I still have problem with condensation in the trans.
 
(quoted from post at 16:18:06 09/15/22)

Trouble is the vast majority of Old Fords are never run long enough to burn off the water. Both of mine are parked under cover ands I still have problem with condensation in the trans.

i keep forgetting to ask about this. i'm guessing mine is one of the ones that doesn't get run long enough. it's rare that i use it for more than an hour.

on a warm but not hot summer day pulling a finish mower, how long is enough?
 
(quoted from post at 13:17:05 09/15/22)
(quoted from post at 16:18:06 09/15/22)

Trouble is the vast majority of Old Fords are never run long enough to burn off the water. Both of mine are parked under cover ands I still have problem with condensation in the trans.

i keep forgetting to ask about this. i'm guessing mine is one of the ones that doesn't get run long enough. it's rare that i use it for more than an hour.

on a warm but not hot summer day pulling a finish mower, how long is enough?

Pulling a finish mower probably 24 hours. Just not enough load.


If you have UTF in the transmission drain it and put 80-90 in it. It will still get water but it will stay on the bottom. You can check it periodically and just drain the water out the drain plug.
 
(quoted from post at 17:42:33 09/15/22)
(quoted from post at 13:17:05 09/15/22)
(quoted from post at 16:18:06 09/15/22)

Trouble is the vast majority of Old Fords are never run long enough to burn off the water. Both of mine are parked under cover ands I still have problem with condensation in the trans.

i keep forgetting to ask about this. i'm guessing mine is one of the ones that doesn't get run long enough. it's rare that i use it for more than an hour.

on a warm but not hot summer day pulling a finish mower, how long is enough?

Pulling a finish mower probably 24 hours. Just not enough load.


If you have UTF in the transmission drain it and put 80-90 in it. It will still get water but it will stay on the bottom. You can check it periodically and just drain the water out the drain plug.

ouch. thanks.
 
(quoted from post at 17:21:04 09/15/22)
(quoted from post at 16:16:12 09/15/22)
My 8N has sat outside for 20 years and has never had water in the hydro oil.

But then you are in southern California!!

My 2N sat outside in SE Wisconsin for nearly 30 years and never had water in the hydraulic/transmission fluid. In the summer I mowed once a week for no more than three hours. In the winter I plowed snow maybe once a month.
 
(quoted from post at 15:16:12 09/15/22)
My 8N has sat outside for 20 years and has never had water in the hydro oil.


Cary, inside-outside has nothing to do with it. THAT IS THE POINT!! My tractors and forklift that may have been inside before I started paying attention and got a humidifier, at least twice a year, would have a big puddle of water under each of them. Inside, though not visible, would be nearly as much.
 
(quoted from post at 16:49:35 09/15/22)
So you got a humidifier to put more moisture in the air? How is that supposed to help?


Sorry that was supposed to be DE-humidifier.
 
(quoted from post at 09:36:50 09/17/22)
(quoted from post at 16:49:35 09/15/22)
So you got a humidifier to put more moisture in the air? How is that supposed to help?


Sorry that was supposed to be DE-humidifier.

Yeah, that makes a little more sense. :wink:
 

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