Ford 8N Tractor

I had one years ago, Wagner front loader and Sherman backhoe. Great machine!

Woody wrote: Looks like it's set up to turn right...

I think that's just an optical illusion with perspective or such...

Same tractor, different angle.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: I have to ask, what the hell is that behind the seat??

Yeah...I've seen several around here for sale with this.

This leads me to believe it might have been a popular (if only in a particular region or regions) add-on at the dealer or aftermarket setup.

It's adjustable for height (but not by a lot, I think) and has a spring and/or damper in there. It kinda looks like a kidney perforator to me...but hopefully not.

bravenrace wrote:

Woody wrote: Awesome! Two of my friends own NAA Jubilees. I really like all the N series tractors. And, of course, you always can swap in a Flathead... http://www.awesomehenry.com/

Well, it's already a flat head, just not a V-8 flathead. You can swap in a SBF. I'm trying to figure out how to graft 8N sheetmetal onto my 3000...Just because it's cooler.

Where did you get that picture?

The url say it's a New Holland-Boomer 8n.

Nice project! I love those old Ford tractors too!

i would never of posted that picture........we have to see a epic build now with this 8n...knowing now what is possible

That was a new tractor made by New Holland to look like the old 8Ms. I sat on one at the county fair a few years ago but couldn't find the picture

My dad just bought a restored 8n for super cheap. Lady at his work dad passed away after restoring it and they just wanted to offload it. Wound up getting it for like 2k w/ a blade and a brushhog

That's certainly a very good deal.

I've been working on getting mine ready to mow. The Mower I bought (photo above) needed a new U-joint on the PTO shaft. Turns out, someone had welded the yoke to the input shaft of the gearbox on the mower. FUN!

This meant that I had to replace it on the mower. Tip: I found out that the ball joint service tool they lend at the auto parts store is VERY well suited to this.

However, the U-joint was so torn up that it would not push the bearing cup completely out of the opposite side...so I had to get out the grinder with cutoff wheel. I wore myself out trying, but I finally got the old U-joint out and put a new one in.

Tonight, I sharpen and install the blades, grease some zerks, and give it a whirl for the first time. The grass is like 3 feet tall . I think it'll take a few passes to get it under control.

There will be a big bonfire potluck out at the new property on Saturday...if mowing goes well.

Cool tractor! I love the diversity of builds in this forum.

ClemSparks wrote: grease some zerks

...sounds like you're going to shoot up a bunch of alien baddies . Had to look up 'zerk'.

Back 15 years ago when my uncle was the ford tractor version of wheeler dealers, he'd pick up 8Ns for 1-1.5K in similar condition; spend 25 bucks on a gallon of paint, fix any other leaks or mechanical issues, and flip for 2.5-3K.

Luke wrote:

ClemSparks wrote: grease some zerks

...sounds like you're going to shoot up a bunch of alien baddies . Had to look up 'zerk'.

ZERK RUSH!!!

Remember to take vids of the mowing

I always wondered if that was a technical term (a name on a patent, maybe) or just a coloquialism of sorts.

To me it's, "Zerk: n. one way fitting on machinery or automobiles where grease is injected under pressure"

Hey, I wasn't too far off. Wikipedia says here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_fitting, that it's "a metal fitting used in mechanical systems to feed lubricants, usually lubricating grease, into a bearing under moderate to high pressure using a grease gun."

No Mowing videos yet, but there has been mowing. The only problem the tractor has given me is fuel starvation due to a plugged up filter. Disposable filters don't work too well on a gravity feed setup, evidently. I'm now following the sage advice of the old-timers on the tractor boards and letting the three fuel screens in the system catch the big stuff, and going without a disposable aftermarket filter.

I think my arms will look like Popeye's soon, but this tractor is a lot of fun to use!

Clem

It doesn't have a glass sediment catch bowl?

I don't know doodly about tractors, but I haven't had a motorcycle yet that didn't work fine gravity-feeding through disposable filters.

The only major fuel-delivery problem I had was from a rusty tank that filled the petcock's catch screen 'til it looked like a gravel trap.

Please take this as puzzlement, not scoffing. I'm dubious, but like I said, I don't know tractors. Maybe the tank isn't far enough above the carbs to provide enough pressure.

I wonder, if it's smallish line requiring a too-small filter, whether tee-ing to a pair of filters and then back into a line to the carb might reduce the restriction enough to get it working?

Anyhow, me and my postage-stamp back yard are still jealous.

It does have a sediment bowl and the fuel is full of a fine, red, rusty "mud" that managed to clog up the little conical filter in a matter of minutes (like...less than 10).

Yes, I've had them work fine on motorcycles and mopeds and all manner of gravity fed stuff...so I suppose I mis-spoke when I blamed it on the gravity feed aspect. I think this rust-mud is so fine it's going through the carburetor fine, but for whatever reason (and I confirmed to my satisfaction) the non-factory add-on filters (the one it came with from the P.O. and the one I replaced it with) clog up quickly.

This does not mean I won't add a filter back in at another point...but I gotta get this tank cleaned out. That's the real issue...just need to flush the tank and filter the gas that's in it and I'll be good to go.

Well...I already am good to go. The tractor is running great.

I cleaned the sediment bowl of 1/2 tsp of "mud" last week, and it's building up noticeably again...I'll clean it out again before I start it next.

Yes...it's all-sorts of fun to have this machine. The fun is a lot like work...but I'll take it.

It's also fun to read about.

I find that keeping the tank at least half full helps fuel flow. Just shut the valve off when you're done using it or it may continue to flow until the tank is empty. Get a set of stabilizer bars for the 3-point!!! That will help reduce chatter immensely when you drag a back blade, or use it to back up a trailer!

I do shut off the tank and disconnect the battery when I'm not running it. It probably was relatively low on fuel when I "clogged" the disposable filter, so that could have definitely been a contributing factor...lack of head pressure.

It came with a stabilizer bar, so that's nice too.

I'm curious...since you mentioned backing up trailers...how to you set up a drawbar on one of these for a trailer hitch? I see drawbars, but they look like they can spin...what keeps the hitch ball upright?

ClemSparks wrote: I'm curious...since you mentioned backing up trailers...how to you set up a drawbar on one of these for a trailer hitch? I see drawbars, but they look like they can spin...what keeps the hitch ball upright?

Those drawbars are made for clevis pin hitches where the pin goes through the hole. You can get stabilizers for those to use them with a ball hitch, or buy 3pt attachments that take receiver hitches.

http://funkworkz.ecrater.com/p/3636813/funkworkz-tractor-drawbar-stabilizer-the

Watching this closely as I'm bargaining for a 1953 Jubilee with the new house..

I was using a Oliver 550 this mornin to spread some stone in our new shed and boy are these small Tractors fun!

I was just cleaning up the camera memory card tonight and found this shot from February. The tractor is a 49. The guy with the beer is a 67.