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Someday I WILL own another one!!
sixtyninegmc
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One very nice thing about 8Ns, you wont be looking long when you decide to get another one, seems like they are everywhere.
Tony Vidlak
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I had to sell mine also, But there will be another.
Anonymous-0
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Let's hope you learn how to plow before you get another one! Plowed ground should be smooth, but some how you are making trenches. The 8N is an oversized garden tractor. They are good for light work such as counting cattle and mowing or raking hay. They are nearly worthless for tillage and if used hard, require a yearly overhaul.
sixtyninegmc
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A lot of ground has been tilled over the years with 8N`s for being worthless. Yeah, there are bigger tractors out there, but I`m not going to buy a Steiger just because it is faster and does better tillage than my 4020. Go pi$$ in someone elses wheaties.
Anonymous-0
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you guys are just encouraging skippy by answering his nonsense....
sixtyninegmc
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Gotta do something to vent, seeing as how slapping the computer gets expensive....
larry@stinescorner
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this is my daughters 8n ,she learned to drive on it,. but now that she is almost 19..,I doubt if she would shed a tear if I sold it. lol
Anonymous-0
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I used to have a 8-n, but I sold it.
Anonymous-0
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Looks to Me like he did a fine job of plowing a DRY field. Also sounds to Me like you have never worked soil.
John Harmon
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My dad had a virtual fleet of Olivers,5 in fact but his personal little tractor which he used around the neighborhood much like a car was an Ford 8N.He had a truck,usually a 5-6 year old beat up Chevy but he prefered to go between the farms or to a neighbors on his 8N. I don"t recall it ever being dirty or doing any field work but that era was a long time ago and my memory is not so great any more.
Daryl in PA
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Larry............U should bring the 8N to the Ole Time Plow Boys in Kutztown next summer. Ford is the featured tractor. I will have the Jubilee there running a Quaker City corn mill with the belt pulley.
Indiana Ken
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Dad bought a 1950 8N new and did custom plowing with it to help pay it off. It was his only tractor on a 80 acre dairy farm. Later he added 40 acres and a MF 50. When my brother and I came along these two tractors did all the work. When the MF 50 was on the combine the 8N was pressed into service on the baler - we did custom baling 30,000 + bales per year. First overhaul on the 8N was at some 4000 hours and it was finally sold around 1967 when our first diesel Ford 4000 was added. The farm was then at 300 acres.
Yes I agree with you in part; an 8N is good for light work - day light work that is - as soon as the sun comes up and until the sun goes down.
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
8N can't plow it can only scratch
Hobo,NC
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- Location
- Sanford, NC
It took me awhile to get a handle plow'n also (self learner) now when i plow you can plant on it nuttin else needed....Well unless Its rocky like in your pix.. I keep say'n I am gonna sell the N don't need it any more... I do like to plow with it cuzz it does such a nice job,, This pass week I needed to move allot of dirt with a scoop,,, I needed a lite tractor that would not tear up the yard,, the N got the job,,, a N has its place...
I sold my 49 (year I was born) a few years ago. All I did was push snow. I sanded and rattle can painted it and it didn't look to bad. It had a Sherman over/under and would fly down the road. The steering gear was bad so I bought an Oliver steering gear which is taller. Easier to get your knees under. I had a hotrod shop rebuild the motor. It was a good running and strong little tractor. I grew up using a 52 on the farm along with a F-20.
I am going to buy another newer Ford with live power this winter.
I am going to buy another newer Ford with live power this winter.
Neighbor had a 52 8N he bought new. We used to help him on the farm. You want a fun thing to do with an 8N is back a 4 wheel wagon full of hay up into a bank barn. Just loved that nice reverse road gear and the easy steering, NOT. LOL. My brothers and I would fight over who HAD to use it, the loser had too.
They where OK if you where using the three point hitch. They would do a fine job plowing if matched to the right plow.
Now the guy on here that said they had one for years that only needed overhauled once. That I would want to see. Most of them around here, that where worked hard would need the engine overhauled every other year. The dry sleeves/pistons seemed to wear out fast. The good thing was that the parts and labor was less than $300 dollars. I have several old repair bills from the local Ford dealer when he sold out. The 8N engine job was right at $275 plus fluids. It was dated March, 1965.
They where OK if you where using the three point hitch. They would do a fine job plowing if matched to the right plow.
Now the guy on here that said they had one for years that only needed overhauled once. That I would want to see. Most of them around here, that where worked hard would need the engine overhauled every other year. The dry sleeves/pistons seemed to wear out fast. The good thing was that the parts and labor was less than $300 dollars. I have several old repair bills from the local Ford dealer when he sold out. The 8N engine job was right at $275 plus fluids. It was dated March, 1965.
Anonymous-0
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Yep, 8n's were such bad tractors that they only sold a little over 500,000 of them and Harry Ferguson filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Ford while also selling over 500,000 of his own very similar tractors. There are still thousands of 8N's being used for all types of chores.
"They where OK if you where using the three point hitch. They would do a fine job plowing if matched to the right plow".
They were designed to use the 3 pt. hitch which has proven to be the greatest advance ever put on a tractor. The 3 pt. is as common as rubber tires on tractors and the 8N and Ferguson models of the day were light years ahead of anything else on the market. You don't sell a million of anything if they aren't any good.
"They where OK if you where using the three point hitch. They would do a fine job plowing if matched to the right plow".
They were designed to use the 3 pt. hitch which has proven to be the greatest advance ever put on a tractor. The 3 pt. is as common as rubber tires on tractors and the 8N and Ferguson models of the day were light years ahead of anything else on the market. You don't sell a million of anything if they aren't any good.
Anonymous-0
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Secret to backing up a loaded wagon up a slope, is to use the available front end guard/hitch. Did it many times. Certainly can't complain about the reverse gear if you believe the old Waterloo two cylinders are OK. My 730's reverse gear is way too fast. I've also have a 430W and although a lot newer with more available options, isn't really better than the 8N. We used a loader on ours and without powersteering it was a little tough to maneuver, but when eight years old I certainly don't remember any problems steering the tractor when operating it alone in the field. It was a great tractor for small farms and also worked well as a second tractor for larger spreads.
Colin King
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Great photo - is that a 2 way plow you had with it? I absolutely love the sound of the N engine when it's working. I currently own 2 8Ns
larry@stinescorner asked me to post this link from the N Board that I posted of some equipment that came with my most recent N.
http://www.ytmag.com/nboard/messages/837872.html
Colin, MN
larry@stinescorner asked me to post this link from the N Board that I posted of some equipment that came with my most recent N.
http://www.ytmag.com/nboard/messages/837872.html
Colin, MN
larry@stinescorner
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heres a picture of my brother on my dads 8n, he seems satisfied with an 8n! [hes 59 now]
Ultradog MN
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- Location
- Twin Cities
Folks that bash the Ns often forget that with a $100 tool an N could do this task straight off the factory floor.
Pretty good for 1939.
Pretty good for 1939.
400Dtractorman
Member
I just bought 2 8n's today. Both are side dist. and one turn's over and one need work. I bought the one the sell to a friend when I get it running and the other I'll work on to keep. I have most of the other brands so its time to have one of these. I'll post pics when I bring them home in a few days. Ed
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