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Fred Rogers

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Don't ever say there is no such thing you may be proven wrong. A very clean and neat conversion.
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Didn't the factory build some but they were british models ? or called english fords ? Probabaly had a special name or number for them. I worked on one here in the USA it seemed like nothing more then an 8N with a diesel but it did have a dual clutch.
 
That would be a Dexta or Super Dexta - a Fordson model. (or English Ford, if you prefer...though they do say 'Fordson' on them) 3-cyl. diesel, 6-speed (3 lo, 3 hi) and live PTO and hydraulics. Same physical size as an 8N, but that's about all that's the same.
 
OK, I guess we'll have to learn to say that there were no FACTORY diesel 8n's, 800's, etc. Like saying all Ford tractors before the 6000 were 4-cylinders. That is true, if you discount experimental models and conversions (Funk, et al.)(and I'm not counting the 3-cyl. Dexta here either, since it is a Fordson)
That is a nicely done conversion, but it certainly isn't original, and I don't think it's even a Ford engine.
 
Saw a 9N or 2N at the show in Oakley a few years ago that had a diesel in it. Super nice restoration. I asked what the engine was but hate to say for sure right now. Seems like it was a Subaru. Out of a car anyway. They said there were no alterations to the engine at all,that it would drop right back in to the car as is and work. Only alteration to the tractor was to the air cleaner tube if I remember right.
 
Why in the world would anyone go to the trouble? Did he somehow get live hydraulics and live PTO out of the deal? Or a tractor that would go slow enough to do some real work?

Dad had a saying- Its like putting a 40 dollar saddle on a 10 dollar horse.
 
Ah but that is not a 100% true 8N ford it is only part of an 8N and then some one took the time and all to install a diesel engine in it so it as far as being a 100% real 8N is not it is like the funk conversion. Sort of like the guy who has a car from the 50s and calls it original but has aluminum valve covers on it.
 
Despite the thick red paint, I recognize that tie rod end he's got going to the pitman arm. Its from a '63 Impala, 348 C.I, no power streeing, but by the thickness had a rare factory air conditioning, but thats not the factory grease zerk. That sleeve to the other part of the link, I don't recognize that though. I'm thinking possibly early '70's Scout or Travelall maybe. OK, I'm just joking about the grease zerk.

As for the diesel conversion, I have to say that its clean and someone else paid for it, so I hope it brings them happiness. To each, his or her own is what my 18 ex-wives all told me as they were walking out the door, each one.

Mark
 
(quoted from post at 17:26:47 01/06/12) Don't ever say there is no such thing you may be proven wrong. A very clean and neat conversion.
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Quite a few years ago, I was at the Powershow Ohio at the state fairgrounds, and spotted what looked like an 8N parked on the floor along with all the other new equipment.
Curiosity made me walk over for a better look, and I spotted a diesel engine, along with a modern dual range transmission, live hydraulics, etc.
When I asked someone what the heck it was, they told me it was an import (Rhino, I think) that someone had installed aftermarket Ford tinwork on. Looked pretty good, though.

Myron
 
A guy at the Lagrange, IN show a couple of years ago had a series of 8N's, from the original 4 cylinder to 6 cylinder Funk conversion, to V-8 Funk conversion. He even had one with a Lincoln flat head V-12 in it, and one with a Kubota diesel. They were all immaculately done and first rate workmanship. Can't remember the fellows name, but he certainly was a craftsman.
 
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