Before I get started, the very first thing I want to do is thank FarmerDawn, Bruce (VA), Jubal Lee, Carl S in NH, ZANE, OH Boy, john,pa and Eman for your words of advice, encouragment and support. Even though I live in an essentially agricultural area, it"s been extremely hard for me to find any help from the locals about my tractor questions. You folks have been a breath of fresh air.After reading your comments and doing a little further research, I"ve decided that if an 8N was available for nearly the same price, the advantages would outweigh the cool factor of a 9N. Today my beautiful wife and I went and did a little tractor shopping and looked at two 9N"s and one 8N. One of the 9N"s was probably only good for parts. The other 9N was tarted up like a Las Vegas prostitute but had junk tires, a noisy hydraulic pump and a clutch that would just barely pull itself, never mind a bush hog. The 8N was well used and a little ugly, but if my wife can fall in love with something like that (me), why can"t I. All of the major parts were there and in good shape. The rubber was okay, there were no leaks except the carburetor and everything worked. It even fired right up after installing a battery, on what for us was a fairly cold day. It drove and shifted well, and the hydraulics seemed to work good, even though I wasn"t able to load them and check them for drift. Sooo. Tomorrow I"m going to look at another 8N. The price is much less and I"m hoping it will be a diamond in the rough. Wish me luck. P.S. I forgot to mention that it’s a 1952 model and the Proofmeter and cable are broken and missing. The good thing is they’re available for about $45 together. Also I found a 5’ Bushhog , brand new, for $575. Does that sound like a good deal? Thanks again, can’t wait till I’m in the position to give some useful advice on something besides old VW’s, modern cars and fighter aircraft.
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