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mike

03-19-2001 16:58:21




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Help me folks. Have ford 850 that hasn't let me down. Moving to smaller place with 6 acres to finish cut, some snow pushing. Thinking about trading to 8n. Can only have 1 tractor. Afraid of losing the HP though I shouldn't need it. What would you do???




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mike

03-20-2001 13:17:15




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
Thanks folks, you sure helped. I was pushin a big load 2b around my neighbors drive yesterday and came to the same conclusion. Not giving up on the 8n, just going to keep my powder dry for awhile. Thanks for the offers but nobody is close to this Pa. boy. My daughter is near Moab though, Jim.



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Jim.UT

03-21-2001 00:28:29




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 Re: Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-20-2001 13:17:15  
Ah...Moab! I used to love going down there. Too busy with tourists now. Arches National Park used to be a great place to get lost.....now you can't turn around without bumping into a German or Frenchman on "holiday".



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850'er

03-19-2001 22:55:43




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
Mike: definitely keep the 850. I have one, and it is at times a dumb beast. We have a little over 7 acres, and there's plenty of work for it. Now having said that, it is commited with a front loader and backhoe. It is the pushing, digging, and lifting machine; but the other, a 9N, is the zip in, zip out, put 3PTH attachments on, and lighter duty work. I would say, that even with 6 acres (and that's a nice piece of land) two tractors could be considered. But if it was one, keep the 850. 9N'er

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Bill (in Colo)

03-19-2001 22:09:01




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
We changed from 9N to 850.
Admittedly, the 8N is preferrable to 9N,
but, they are similar beasts.

I like the 850 better.
Easier to maintain, stronger, and only slightly
larger, and (of course) the distributor is designed for humans (unlike the 9N).



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Jim.UT

03-19-2001 20:07:24




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
I have an 850 but no 8N (I'm only a tolerated guest on this board). I have even less ground than you're moving to. Keep the 850. I'll have an N someday, but only because I want one....not because I need one.



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CRS in AL

03-19-2001 18:24:02




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
I agree with these other Gents. I'm possibably going to buy two 8N's this week if they not already sold. I would be willing to trade with you on one of them too.....



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Paul Haas - Pine Island MN

03-19-2001 18:17:05




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
I have both an 850 and an 8N and would not give up either, mostly because of the attachment to the 8N, not because it does something the 850 won't. If I had to have one tractor and usefulness was the only consideration - 850 hands down. Limit me to just one tractor I like best - 8N wins. Fortunatly I do not have to make a choice like that; As long as the next thing to come home is her skidloader more tractors are not an issue. She knows I still need a 9N and a Jubilee.

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Scott(Ks.)

03-19-2001 18:12:09




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
I have a 51 8N that I've had since 1964, and proud of it. If I had a 850 that I knew was solid there wouldn't be any question about keeping it.
More power,live lift, more gear selection, overhead valves,and newer too. We used 8N's, an NAA and 800 series tractors all to landscape yards. They all fit in the yards and the 800's were the most powerful. Good for loader tractors too. When you step back and look an 800 series tractor still isn't a big machine. Scott

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John A (VA)

03-19-2001 17:25:10




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 Re: 850 to 8n in reply to mike, 03-19-2001 16:58:21  
Want to trade even? I have a '48 8N with a '51 side mount distributor engine. Runs solid, has been converted to 12 volts by myself, an ASE Certified Master Technician, good rubber all around, etc. I love my 8N but I'd give it up in a heartbeat for something with live PTO and hydraulics... =)



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