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champion landsc

06-29-2005 18:56:59




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i think 8ns are the best tractors ever built i want to hear about yer 8n




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Davis In SC

06-30-2005 20:26:56




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
In spite of the shortcomings... no live PTO, flipping back, etc. , It seem to me that the Ford/Ferguson design was the one that set the standard for modern small tractors. Today, that same tractor with a Diesel Engine, live power & a 2 range tranny would be a best seller....



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MGTPA

06-30-2005 17:54:57




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
Probably about the handiest little tractor ever built. Easy starting and runs quiet. Super for raking hay and all those little odd jobs around the farm. Ours has a loader mounted on it and used for cleaning out manure. It has loaded hundreds of manure spreader loads. Sure beats using a hand fork!



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JT

06-30-2005 06:45:46




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
I wil take my Farmall M or H or B over one of them little monsters any day of the week. Had a 9N, sold it, glad to see it go, now I have aquired another one, as soon as I get it fixed up and running, it is gonna go on down the road, also. They both were used for rough mowing, with or clutch. don't know why I do not like 'em, just don't. This is my opinion.



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BEN in KS

06-30-2005 10:02:06




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to JT, 06-30-2005 06:45:46  
I'll add this: I use my 8N to run a 48" Howard tiller, does fine, you have to make multiple passes anyway. I run a 4' bush hog without an ORC. I have one, just haven't cut down the mower shaft to use it. The procedure is simple, come close to where you want to stop, press down on clutch, at the same time with your left hand throw the PTO out of gear. With practice, you can move the lever at the exact moment the clutch pedal bottoms out. It works, and may prevent someone from having a wreck. Ben

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JT

06-30-2005 16:27:53




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to BEN in KS, 06-30-2005 10:02:06  
Ben,
My dislike has nothing to do with the PTO, to me they are hard to steer, seem underpowered. Just do not like the little creature.
Jim



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Galen

06-30-2005 17:14:55




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to JT, 06-30-2005 16:27:53  
Sorry you had a bad experience! Not every tractor is suitable for everyone. I can't stand the JD my brother has - he thinks it's God's gift. Never had a problem steering my 8N, though - it handles way better than my 460 that has power steering.



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Farmer76

06-30-2005 06:24:07




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
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Here is mine. I would like to add my 2 cents to this topic. I plow, disc, plant, cultivate, spray, grade, and drag logs with mine. And guess what, it works just fine. No, I am not farming a thousand acres. And if I was, I certainly would not do it with a N. These tractors are a great size for a lot of folks. So don't beat up someone just because they like them. Hey I don't like Deeres but I don't kick anyone that does. They are all good in their own respects and applications.

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champion landscaping

06-30-2005 19:18:24




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to Farmer76, 06-30-2005 06:24:07  
amen



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3010 Ken

06-30-2005 08:32:42




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to Farmer76, 06-30-2005 06:24:07  
Hey Farmer;That really brings back the good memories.Nice tractor! Kenny



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Farmer76

06-30-2005 08:36:17




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to 3010 Ken, 06-30-2005 08:32:42  
Thank you..



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Kevin in OK

06-30-2005 04:49:04




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
Our family has a 1950 8n with a frontmount distributor. We used to use it to mow our pecan grove until it quit starting this year. We have needed to replace the ring gear on it for a long time but usually just turned it over a little bit and didn't split it. Now it really needs to be fixed, and waiting on permission to bring it home to the garage. We use my grandpa's 601 to mow currently. As some have stated earlier, the tractor will push you after you depress the clutch if you do not have the over-run coupler, which we don't happen to have. It is rather simple after a while to gauge distances where you need to clutch in order to prevent wrecking, but it is still easier with the ORC on the 601.

Kevin

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Galen

06-30-2005 04:48:55




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
Well - I own a 1949 8N, Have to say it is just about the most usful thing around here! I've got bigger tractors for stuff the N won't do, but it is a great machine. As far as flipping over - that was one of the plusses about an 8N that no one else had at the time. True draft control (the 9N & 2N didn't have it) that was safer than other tractors that didn't have it (so it had LESS chance to flip ). I use mine for mowing (sickle and hog), tilling (which people say you can't), two row planting (lots of sweet corn for people), blading (dirt, snow, gravel, rock), raking hay (WAY better than dad's old IH "H"), and anything else I can find to do. Neighbor has been baling with his - pulls a NH 273. He's put up thousands of bales this way over 20 some years. She may be old, but still works well. The only thing my BIL's brand new 30 HP Kioti yuppie tractor has over her is live PTO, and live hydraulics. The N even has more drawbar and PTO HP than his $23,000 mistake. You don't need new and fancy. These (and other) old machines have proven themselves many a time - and they have already been working 50 years longer than the new stuff will last.

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Pitch

06-30-2005 04:47:15




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
The early Fords were innovators and were the perffect tractor for what they were designed to do. The three point hitch became the standard for most utility tractors up until this day. A ford and a 2 botttom plow just could'nt be beat in the 1940's. The Ford is a small tractor and is challenged weight and traction wise. Intrnational set the standard for row crop tractors and cultivating, Oliver was known for smoth running power, AC was a fine machine but their Eagle two point hitch system forced a farmer to stick with their propriatory implements.
John Deere with their big 2 bangers super long strokes could lug right down to almost nothing and keep on going. John Deere was not known for innovation but for refining existing technology great marketing and dealer network. All old iron was good at something and none was good at everything.
Just my opinion, take it for what it cost you.

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Sid

06-30-2005 05:27:25




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to Pitch, 06-30-2005 04:47:15  
"AC was a fine machine but their Eagle two point hitch system forced a farmer to stick with their propriatory implements." As an Allis owner and one who has been around Allis tractors for awhile I never heard of the "Eagle two point hitch system". Would you please tell more about it.



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3010 Ken

06-30-2005 04:09:04




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
Morning Champion; The first tractor I ever owned was a "52" 8n .I used it mainly to work my vegetable garden and grade the driveway.My boys where babies then and they really enjoyed us having a tractor.If I had it now I believe I would restore it and hand it down to one of my sons when I got too old to run it.I bought that tractor for $500.00,the block had a large crack on the water jacket side.Thanks for your post,made me think of some good times. Kenny

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buickanddeere

06-29-2005 21:37:33




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
As great as they were in their day when it was better to ride a Ford than walk all day looking up a horses behind..... ..... The Fords with the trans driven pto have run a lot of unsuspecting operators into ponds or over ditches/embankments when bushhogging. Rare to see one with hydraulic remotes. Then there is the Ford tendency to flip over and crush the operator. Their main selling point is that so many were made for such a cheap price. And the demand for low priced hobby sized tractors has kept many repaired and alive past their designed lifespan.

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Pa. Don

07-04-2005 17:30:17




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to buickanddeere, 06-29-2005 21:37:33  
You can't blame the tractor for that. That is just plain operator 'STUPIDITY'. My family owns two 8n's and neither one of them has up and flip over on any of us nor run us into any trees or ditches.



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Coldiron

06-29-2005 20:55:56




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
The 9, 2 and 8N`s are still strong in numbers when you look around. Some have been mistreated so bad you would never expect them to run but they still keep on delivering a few more hours when you need it. They speak well of the way they were built as well as how they were built so they could be kept going fairly easy. They arent big by any standard but with the Sherman gears my 51 and 52 can perform amazing things with the proper equipment and lifting blocks. I am changing the old yellow Wagner Loader to Red after having her 26+ yrs. Guess I owe her that.

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old

06-29-2005 20:32:42




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
As an over size lawn mower they are great, alos for rakeing hay they are good but as far as a real work tractor I'd have to say no. I have 2 of them one evn has a back hoe on it but that is all it is used for, slow as far as the hoe goes but it does get the job done and I can dig about 18 foot down.



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thresherman

06-29-2005 20:22:36




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
It was the first tractor I ever used. Can't beat it for raking hay. Used to culivate for hours. It's mine now, don't think I will ever give her up. When it was new(52) Dad used her to pull a 50T IH baler. Custom baled for alot of farms around. Pulled a combine to. Alot of guys think they are good for nothing, but the numbers don't lie



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BEN in KS

06-29-2005 20:13:34




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
Well, I'll jump in here. I grew up on a farm in central Kansas. Drove lots of the older JD's, IH's and a few Cases. Bought some acreage about 15 years ago to live on and farm a little. Needed something to at least bush hog with; couldn't afford much, though. Bought a 1949 8N in pieces, would have made a good parts tractor. Took it all down to bare metal, overhauled and went through everything. Now use it to run a tiller, pull a grain drill, run a sprayer, run a woodsplitter, pull a corn binder, a hay rake, and the kids sleds in the winter. it is a great machine!! Ben

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Van in AR

06-29-2005 19:35:51




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to champion landscaping, 06-29-2005 18:56:59  
Guess you never used a John Deere or a IH, Try a modern Ford, you'll like it.
Van



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champion landscaping

06-29-2005 19:46:53




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 Re: ford 8n in reply to Van in AR, 06-29-2005 19:35:51  
why are u being such an a-hole van im just trin to make conversation



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