Opinion on buying a ford for my situation

Jordang

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I'm in the process of buying a cabin with 12.5 acres. I'm thinking i need the ability to move material and brush hog what would be the opinion of this tractor attached is a picture of the ford. I'm just wondering if live hydraulics and pto are really necessary in my use case which is very light use. I have not looked at the tractor in person yet it's about 5 hours from me wanting to know whether i even should for my use thanks
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Way over priced at least 2X what its worth.For that kind of money you can buy an older tractor with good hydraulics,good motor,power steering,etc.Don't torture yourself with that thing.
 
(quoted from post at 08:48:11 09/12/21) Way over priced at least 2X what its worth.For that kind of money you can buy an older tractor with good hydraulics,good motor,power steering,etc.Don't torture yourself with that thing.

Ad states it has high flow ""hydroloigic"" pump & power steering. I wonder if it has had live pto installed in place of trans driven pto also. I agree most Ford "N" model tractors are way overpriced.
 
Over priced, too small and not loader friendly. No power steering which would be a must for the loader. No live pto which is needed for the bush hog. Those were great little tractors back in their time but, if you want a usable tractor go for a later model machine with more power.
 
Automatic transmission? I have never heard of anyone building something like that for a Ford,P/S maybe. I believe the whole ad is a scam.
 
I would look for something 15 years newer for the same price.

Yes you will miss live pto when bush hogging.

Paul
 
1949 8N ford would be a 4 speed transmission. Front mount distributor and at that price you could buy 2 of them. Ad appears to be a scam at best or a person who knows nothing about the thing
 
from what I've seen in my area(southern Wisconsin) this price looks good to me with a loader, brush hog, and back blade. what I'm seeing on Facebook marketplace and craigslist is 8n's going for for that price with no attachments and the story just goes on with other brands and models. at this rate ill just be using a scythe about as much as I can afford with everything else I have to do with the property
 
i did come to the conclusion as well with live pto. but tractor prices are out of budget its starting to look like
 
i did let it go. but from what I'm seeing in my area southern Wisconsin and I also looked half way down Illinois and into Minnesota but the price is solid from what others are running here. other tractors in closest proximity to me are a ford naa for $2200 but isn't running, a 1986 long for $13500 and an Oliver 1850 with a cab for $7000 all have loaders but no other attachments so from what I'm seeing I'm kind of up a creek for a affordable tractor with a few implements
 
I'm gonna take the other side on this one. If you've never had a tractor and don't know the difference, you'll be OK with this one. If you're comfortable paying that price, that's your business. I don't think you'll ever sell it and get your money back, but you're buying it to use, not to resell. Would I want to go from my FWA loader tractor to that one to use daily on the farm? No way, but for what you're wanting it for, you'll be OK. One word of stern warning, before you ever even start up a brush hog with it, make SURE you have an overrunning clutch adapter on the PTO shaft. My son in law's step dad thought the dealer was just trying to sell him something extra that he didn't need when he told him he needed one. He was turning, was too close to a stump, pushed down on the pedal and the PTO spinning kept right on pushing the tractor. He went right up on the stump and rolled the tractor upside down.
 
I'm in Missouri. Back in the late 80s my dad got a late 1950 8N with loader and backhoe for $3250 and the engine had just been rebuilt and had good tires all the way around. I still have it. In this area an 8N of that year will sell for around $1500 with out the loader and around $200 with the loader
 
I'd pass. Too expensive for one. Front end loader of the type that fits that and later smaller Fords is way too much weight on the front axle. Steering is a two hand operation. For that money you could up to a gas 2000 or 3000 Ford (add a thousand and get a real tractor...a diesel), 1965 or later, 3 cylinder, 6 or 8 speed tranny instead of 4....lot more functional with the extra gears, live or independent PTO, way superior to the transmission diven PTO for mowing and digging post holes.... a lot more tractor and if you gotta have a loader, it will use tractor hydraulics and not have all that framework that adds unusable weight (and vision blocking) to the front axle, and shopping around you can find them with power steering....a must if you do any kind of loader work and don't want a work-out every time you use it.
 
8n's had some issues with longivity. If you used em hard or constant, they was always in need of engine overhaul. And the pump for 3 point were notorious for wearing out and allowing the 3 point to creep down when when in a raised position.
One in good mechanical shape is handy, and easy to get on and off of. But those cute little low to the ground tractors have never been my thing personally. Dad had a semi wore out one when I was a kid. Have never had a desire to have one since.
 
(quoted from post at 08:12:24 09/21/21) 8n's had some issues with longivity. If you used em hard or constant, they was always in need of engine overhaul. And the pump for 3 point were notorious for wearing out and allowing the 3 point to creep down when when in a raised position.
One in good mechanical shape is handy, and easy to get on and off of. But those cute little low to the ground tractors have never been my thing personally. Dad had a semi wore out one when I was a kid. Have never had a desire to have one since.

Red, I am not a great fan of the N's, but what you wrote is total male bovine excrement!

The longevity of the N engines was no worse (or better) than their contemporaries, and the hydraulic pump was NOT "notorious for wearing out" "allowing the 3 point to creep down".

I can understand you not being an "N" fan, but why post such MBE?
 
(quoted from post at 00:30:35 09/23/21)
(quoted from post at 08:12:24 09/21/21) 8n's had some issues with longivity. If you used em hard or constant, they was always in need of engine overhaul. And the pump for 3 point were notorious for wearing out and allowing the 3 point to creep down when when in a raised position.
One in good mechanical shape is handy, and easy to get on and off of. But those cute little low to the ground tractors have never been my thing personally. Dad had a semi wore out one when I was a kid. Have never had a desire to have one since.

Red, I am not a great fan of the N's, but what you wrote is total male bovine excrement!

The longevity of the N engines was no worse (or better) than their contemporaries, and the hydraulic pump was NOT "notorious for wearing out" "allowing the 3 point to creep down".

I can understand you not being an "N" fan, but why post such MBE?
S!.. Not known for longevity?! What TF?! The 8N in question is 73 years old!!!!!!
 
They are a good little tractor for what you need. I would recommend you look at auctions for one instead of suffering through the price gouging aimed at the unwitting. It's fall, so there should be several consignment auctions coming up in the next month or so.

Mike
 
That price is to high for that Ford. I would suggest you look at a slightly newer tractor that has live power, live hydraulics and power steering. There are lots of options, but one of my favorites is an Oliver 550.
 

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