Is an 8n for me???

This is a pic of the 46 2N moving a 14" snowfall at our office. The bad part was not moving the 14" but my poor planning. I kept pushing the snow accross our parking area and soon gathered 3 and 4 foot piles which could not be moved. For the winter we could only use 1/2 of the lot.

Next time I will start by clearing the back half first, then push the remainder away.

Is that a truck plow mounted facing backward? I have an old truck plow lying around, I might try that. The back blade I have is too low to be effective in snow. I guess you run around backward to plow.

Yup!

It is an old 6 foot Fischer Plow off a CJ Jeep.
I took off the hydrulic cylinders and the swing mount and simply bolted an old 11 hole 3-point drawbar on. Then I used a U-Bolt to secure an upright for the toplink. I took apart an old staybar and used the halves on either side of the upright for bracing. It can be readied for remounting on a vehicle in 10 minutes.
It has worked great all winter and I can make piles taller than the tractor with some judicious use of the touch control. I sure do wish I had a Sherman for a slower reverse though!

Can ya tell I was bored one day? :-)

When they picked me up off the floor (sticker shock), I started looking elsewhere. My '46 2N was far less expensive than the new japo-tractors. It has a class I three point hitch, and power take off. And the parts and know-how to fix it are readily available.

Certainly the ford doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but at the very least, you will, at an economical price, be able to experiment with what your needs are and what you will want to do with a tractor.

You might find that an 8N is just right for what you want to do. If not, the 9/2/8N's seem to hold their value, so your investment probably won't be wasted.

Good Luck.