I just recently picked up a 1948 8N that had been sitting in a barn for the past 10+ years. After getting it home I put a little gas in her, and after a little boost from a 12v battery, got her cranked (yes, I am keeping it 6v). I have rebuilt the carb,put new points and plugs, and changed the fluids. I have checked the compression and found the lowest @ 115 lbs. and the highest to be 130 lbs. I think this pretty good cosidering how long it has sat. She cranks pretty easy on a new 6V battery. I am working through the tractor to see if she is worth restoring. The sheet metal is perfect, rust colored, but no dents or rusted out places. I was fortunate that someone had drained the gas tank, it looks new on the inside.Now for my problem! When I pick up my bush hog everything works fine, no chattering and plenty of speed on coming up. But the second I depress the clutch the hog goes down as if someone grabbed the lift lever and shoved it down. I have read some of the archives on 3-pt problems and can't find anything resembling my problem. I am kinda stuborn. I don't like to spend money on books. I figure that if someone put her together on an assembly line, I can atleast tear her down and put it back together. I have rebuilt several JD crawlers (40's, 410's, and 440's). I have now fell in love with the N-series tractors and picked up a few for parts and restoring later. My dad passed away a couple of months ago, and although he taught me how to rebuild motors and transmissions, we never made it to the hydraulics on a Ford tractor. I can build just about any gas engine there is with my eyes closed, but am lost on this Hyd. system. Thanks for any help, Bob
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