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Winter project 8N?

RedMF40

RedMF40

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Considering this to work on this winter. Will be sold Saturday to high bidder. Is it a ford 8n? Ford something else? Not a Ford? Motor appears stuck, rear tires excellent and fresh gas in the tank. Thanks for any help with ID. Sorry if there are many duplicate pics, haven't quite mastered this yet.

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Looks like a 9N to me based on rear hub style and I-beam radius rods. You might want to also post this on the Ford 9N, 2N & 8N forum.

Dan
 

It is a 9N. With new looking tires it's worth a minimum of about $1,000 just for the tires you won't have to buy. Depending on how much machine work is needed on the engine block and your local rates, a rebuild will probably cost you up to $8-900 more or less, less if you do less. As Dan says take it over to the 9N-2N-8N forum on this site. Lots of good information from the guys there that have rebuilt many of them. My 9N might be a retirement rebuild project but it is pretty worn out, from previous owners and what I've put it through over the last 20+ years. I'm hoping to find one like this one at the local auctions with good tires and the rest crap, since mine needs tires.
 
Be it a 9N or 2N it was originally all grey. We have a
2N that looks just like that one,I-beam radial arm
hat rims and the grill bars go straight up and down.
There should be a stamp on the top of the block on
the left side of the tractor. That number sequence
will tell the year if it's an original engine.
 
Thanks for the replies. I like this tractor because it's unlike other fords I've seen and appears very old. The clutch pedal is inline with the brake on left side and looks to be a real bear to operate. Basically smooth metal bar you stomp straight down on. It's on level ground, I've rocked it back and forth but have not seen any movement from the motor. No juice to starter, assume battery may be dead.
 
Later 9N because it has no bolts in the dog legs but all 9N have the I bean radious rods. But has to be a bit later 9N because it has the newer rear axles and not the flat hub axles. A 2N would have the bolts in the bottom of the dog legs. And it has the safty starter setup not like the first 9N were. So I would guess 40 to 42 as the 2N came out in 42 also with the first 9N in 39 with starter button on dash. And smooth hubs on rear. It does not have a Sherman in.
 
You can do better. Keep looking, 2000 or 3000 is a far better choice than any n. I started running n fords
in 1960 or 1961. The only thing I do with them now is haul them to the scrap yard.
 

you can buy a running one for 1600 to 2100 around here. And a 9n and 2n had the clutch and one brake pedal on one side, that caused the tractor to jump sideways in a panic stop.. had only pegs and no running board, making easy to fall off,,,,... had only draft mode on the 3 pt and no position mode, and had only the 3 speed or one less gear....... The 8n fixed most of these problems but still had a transmission pto and pto driven hydraulics which means that you had to have the clutch out, and pto turned on, to get the hydraulics to work. The engine not running could cost you more than $800 to get right if badly damaged. So.....
unless this is for a museum or collector, there are newer models out there, much much better for a bit more money, but cheaper in the long run...
 
I don't under stand you thinking about jumping to side in a panic stop. You had a brake to use on both sides, when you wanted to stop you pushed the clutch pedal down, when you wanted that left brake for stopping you just pushed that pedal farther down and you had the clutch dissenguaged and the brake working and you still had the right brake to work on that side. You just used both feet on brakes instead of one foot like the 8N and other on clutch. Only somebody that had not maintained a 9N or 2N would have the jumping to side problem. And for most uses you DO NOT NEED a position mode. The only thing missing is that extra gear for an imederate gear between 2 and 3. My 2N came to the farm 8 months after I did and has been with me ever since. I also have a 9N that I wish was running but an overhaul never got finnished. I would like to have a fleet of them. Cannot afford them tho.
 
I wish I would have all those you haul to the scrap yard, That I cannot understand doing.
 
(quoted from post at 14:22:31 10/20/17) I wish I would have all those you haul to the scrap yard, That I cannot understand doing.
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Me either, they aren't modern but usefull for all kinds of chores. I have an 8N I keep on a manure spreader, no need for anything bigger or more expensive. When I need to empty the spreadert I fire it up and go. Senseless to scrap them just because you can.
 
Bought it. Hi bid of $400 plus fees brought it to $460. Very happy, just bought myself several hundred hours of tinkering lol ????
 
Bought it. Hi bid of $400 plus fees brought it to $460. Very happy, just bought myself several hundred hours of tinkering lol ????
 
Bought it. Hi bid of $400 plus fees brought it to $460. Very happy, just bought myself several hundred hours of tinkering lol
 
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