Fard vs Farmall in the 40's

Posted by Steve W on October 28, 2003 at 14:26:14 from (24.213.210.222):

In this cooky cutter world of take your pick trucks, cars, and tractos, it's amazing to work on a 1945 Farmall BN, after doing a major refurbishment on a 2N a couple of years ago.

These tractors were sold to a similar audience, and yet couldn't be more different. I kind of like the Farmall Motor, the transmission, and the brake araingement. But the Fords seating position, safety features, hydraulics, hitch, and styling, must have been an eye-opener to JD, AC and IH back in the day. You can see why the 8N was such a big seller, as Ford fixed the two out of the three previously mentioned features, and that Flat-head wasn't exactly a slouch. Now obviously the N fit somewhere between an A,B,BN and the more powerful H, but for what they cost, and with the heavy demonstrations of the 3-point hitch, I am sure that must have been a confusing time to buy a tractor.

On the other hand, I think the 3-point isn't nearly as good as advertised for row-crop work. IH's fast hitch, and AC's snap coupler both seem like better setups, having used all three. I suppose Ford had the muscle with the ASME or whoever made the standards, and that was that.

But the bottom line is, you got to appreciate how far the evolution of farm machinery has come in 50 years....

anyway, enough rambling.

Take Care
Steve

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