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Re: Is 8N enough
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Posted by Steve W....yes but.... on April 20, 2001 at 07:10:57 from (66.66.80.36):
In Reply to: Is 8N enough posted by TP on April 19, 2001 at 12:42:38:
I have a 2N (1942). I have 6 acres, and that tracor is great. Live PTO and Hydaulics would be nice, but I don't miss them much. A five foot bush Hog with an ORC, and a 5 foot finsh mower (8n in third gear) or a 6 foot finish mower (9n/2n) in second gear is about right. I have a post hole digger, 3 point sccop, back blade, brush hog, and a 6 foot finish mower. It is so much better than a riding lawn mower. The reason they are so popular is because they are so light. The other manufactureres at the time achieved traction through weight, Ford did it with the ferguson system. Which was better has room for debate, but the bottom line is those little fords and fergusons make great "farmette" tractors. You get something bigger, and it is hard to park, and too heavy to use a s a finish mowing tractor, and if you get some other brand, you need to adapt a 3 point hitch. The but part is that a lot of guys buy a worn out 8N, and then say it isn't enough tractor. So when you are shopping, keep in mind these are 50-60 year old machines. There are lots of them out there, but not too many really nice ones. The good news is they are really easy to work on and parts are really cheap and readily available.. Good Luck
Steve
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