Point of information. Ferguson's first name is Harry, not Henry. My Dad started working (senior quality control engineer) for Ferguson in the late 1940's and knew Mr. Ferguson personally. I remember that when Ferguson won the lawsuit, Dad got a nice bonus that year.
@sparky6086
4 жыл бұрын
The most revolutionary thing about the three point hitch, was the fact that you no longer had to have a half dozen guys hanging around to help you put on or take off implements, so it cut way down on labor costs. One person could handle it. Safety was huge, but the fact, that one person could farm is what sold it! If you had to have a half dozen guys around, you might as well not have a tractor in the first place. Just give 'em sling blades & bush axes and put 'em to work!
@heel4reel387
4 жыл бұрын
my dad had the one on the left...taught me to use it cuz he had one leg amputated. i plowed around our trees or shelter belt in spring cuz we lived in country to prevent fire spreading. we had a disc attachment that we used old radiator for weight. we had a plow on the rear which i used to plow snow in our driveway in winter..had to turn blade around to plow in reverse...oh them memories. great video too
@toddjones2646
10 ай бұрын
I do appreciate your generosity to take the time to make a quality video to share your knowledge regarding Ford tractors. I'm very particular on who I follow but when the minute I saw how you have designed such a unique way to open and utilize your shop door I knew I would like your stuff. I didn't realize that there was such a thing as a cool shop door until now. 🤣 😂😂😂
@wallstreethomestead5979
5 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 9N with the Ibeam radius atm on it. Spent many hours mowing in the summer. Working the garden or grading the driveway. I wish I still had it. Thank you for sharing this great information.
@Radiowild
5 жыл бұрын
My Father had a 1948 Model 8N. We used the heck out of it. We had a field where we attached a bush hog up to it, and moved the snow from the driveway in the winter. When he passed, I had to troubleshoot it since it refused to start. It had fuel, so I replaced the magneto and it woke right up. Just a great machine.
@fastsetinthewest
5 жыл бұрын
I was put on an 8N at age 6. We had a 9N with the Sherman Shift. I drove it as fast as it would go. My grandfather owned an Allis Chalmers dealership in Lennon, Michigan. He was selling Ford's. Ford came by and told him that those Ford's didn't look good with the Allis Chalmers on the lot. So my grandfather got rid of the Fords. So when my father bought a new John Deere A, my grandfather was not a happy camper. My grandfather stopped selling Allis Chalmers because he couldn't get them. I think they were out on strike in 1947. We'd get 4 row crop combines on a flat car and he'd sell them all. Glynn Brunger sold more Allis Chalmers than anyone. The factory would bring the combines out and go one round and then tear them down. They'd put them back together and go again. Eaglegards...
@rustykeller8264
4 жыл бұрын
They made 9N's for 3 years, and 2N's for 6 years, and all of both tractor's engine serial numbers started with 9N. My guess is the vast majority of today's 9N's are actually 2N's.
@drbrickner
5 жыл бұрын
Our neighbor had a 9N I drove as he rode behind on a grain binder back in the early 50’s. After binding and shocking we loaded wagons in the field and hauled the bundles into the threshing machine. The thresher was powered by a 15-30 McCormick. We worked on about 10 different farms. I worked as a driver ($0.25 per hour) or a pitcher loading wagons ($0.75 per hour. That old ford had the Sherman tranny and did well over 20mph. It was great fun to go full speed with a load of field worker riding the hay rack and try to throw them off with a hard brake assisted turn. The Ford wheels were set real wide and it did not even lean when horsed around this way. Not necessarily smart but, definitely fun.
@erwinbrubacker7488
5 жыл бұрын
When growing up on farm our tractor had a horses ass ! 🤣 2 horses to pull wagon loaded with sheaves fer threshing. 4 to pull binder, not sure width of it.
@philiprizek6384
5 жыл бұрын
I think I was 12 when I started mowing with our a 9in Ford it has the overdrive in a front end loader with a trip lever for the bucket
@donnaeisler1990
4 жыл бұрын
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@thomshere
4 жыл бұрын
Man I LOVE those tractors! We had a 1941 Furgeson Ford 9N and it was part of the family. Thanks so much for this!
@kamleshchandsharma8904
2 жыл бұрын
We bought our first Ferguson TE20 in 1955 and is still working in 2022. The entire Ferguson, Harris Ferguson, Massey Ferguson manufactured in Banner Lane and Coventry tractor manufacturing plants have brought revolution 😀 to the agricultural industry around the world. Very reliable, economical and affordable as well as long life machines.
@jerrystauffer2351
5 жыл бұрын
driving 20mph is fine. It's stopping with a wagon that gets you.
@wobblysauce
5 жыл бұрын
Stopping with a loaded Wagon.
@connorjohnson9230
5 жыл бұрын
stopping an overloaded dump trailer is also a humbling experience...
@gary3696
5 жыл бұрын
No worse than doing 45mph with one of the new Chinese 3 wheel mopeds, LOL
@WhitehouseFarmVet
5 жыл бұрын
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@justinstearns9723
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard stories of my great grandfather shutting off his 8N with a loaded hay wagon and coasting it down the big hill on the way to the barn. Must have really got rolling because that’s one long steep hill.
@ImaginaryMachines
5 жыл бұрын
Also the reason on why the numbers are 9, 2 and 8 is because the 9N started production in 1939, the 2N started in 1942 and the 8N started in 1948
@CrazyDEquipment
5 жыл бұрын
I had that in my notes but I forgot to mention that it when we were filming the video
@ImaginaryMachines
5 жыл бұрын
@@CrazyDEquipment No worries, just thought I'd add a little info Cheers
@bluegtturbo
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting!
@paulbrooks2024
5 жыл бұрын
When did the distributor change on the 8N ,the front distributor is a pain in the south, and twisted front axle will break the distributor cap.
@henrysosebee9241
5 жыл бұрын
Crazy D Equipment never had a9n with good brakes and hard to get to the distributor 8n after late 50s side mount distributor I have about a dozen 8n need one anybody?
@richardcline1337
5 жыл бұрын
I used to have a Ford 8N with all the attachments. When my late wife passed away I saw no reason to keep the old gal and sold everything. Sure wish I had kept the tractor.
@marydixon5497
4 жыл бұрын
I overhauled my 1948 8n Ford tractor. Runs perfect at first then has NO power. What's wrong????
@richardcline1337
4 жыл бұрын
@@marydixon5497, had a similar problem with mine. Turned out the coil was going bad. New aftermarket coil and she ran like new.
@genemothershed8525
Жыл бұрын
The 8N was low slung and was the only tractor we had that would mow berms at the city sewer plant. All the rest would tip over.
@andrewhart3882
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your knowledge. I wasn't sure if my tractor was a 9 or 2.
@thegod9696
4 жыл бұрын
it also says if it's a 9n or 2n or 8n on the side of the motor by the oil filter
@rogerpease8010
3 жыл бұрын
Becareful some of the 2n has 9n on the block.
@andrewmacdougall5987
4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a Cockshutt guy out of all his cockshutt equipment he did have a ford 9n he used for corn and potatoes. We have a 540 cockshutt I now use for 3pt for my corn and garden work my dad always says the ford 9n will turn circles around that 540 cockshutt I guess they have a very sharp turning radius..but the 540 will out pull a ford any day has alot more power with the continental engine. Other then that were all wheatland farming I've ripped rocks out the size of a big block v8 with the cultavator... good video I didnt know about the lawsuit! Awsome info
@WizardMower
3 жыл бұрын
I own a very rare 94 wizard 18 HP Twin cylinder tractor, not many were made with the two cylinder with the rear gas tank, a 14 HP Trim had a smaller gas tank in the front. But yeah.. nice tractor. I fixed the deck. Only issue is it’ll stall if you launch it unlike my 85 Simplicity 4208
@ima4tubing
2 жыл бұрын
Tractors shouldn't be orange. They should be green. Hee Hee. As a kid drove many Fords and found them easy to drive and very stable. Less so with Farmall. Thanks for the nostalgia.
@bobrees4363
4 жыл бұрын
Biggest operational difference is the 9N has the left brake and the clutch pedal on the left side, right brake on the right. The 8N has both brake pedals on the right side of the tractor.
@gutbucket260
4 жыл бұрын
My little town had an *N that was used to mow the city landfill. Ran for years. You couldn't kill that thing.
@dyer2cycle
4 жыл бұрын
..."Old Ferguson Tractors" flipping over... I think you are referring to the Old Fordson F tractors, not Fergusons....
@dennisyoung4631
8 ай бұрын
Recall driving a tractor vaguely like one of these when I was 14 or so.
@bobbg9041
4 жыл бұрын
If you don't like them. Ill take one becuse id love to have the 9n. Ive driven about 5 differnt models as a young boy. You say mow, hey they do everything now they did 60 to 70 years ago. You used to be able to find a used one for 250 bucks. Id buy a mowing deck and a plow for one maybe a loader assembly. I dont even own acreage or a farm. I just love these old tractors. A lot of city's parks departments and state hwy still use these to mow the grass. Yes they aren't the really big tractors. But they didnt cost 40k bucks either. Ford sold them for just under 2k new and even less. Shit that's less the some yard tractors today and you don't get a 3 point hitch unless you buy a garden tractor made to pull that type of implementation.
@robhartshorn6823
4 жыл бұрын
A farm I worked on had an 8n with the sherman auxiliary transmission. I ran it flat out full throttle on the road a few times, prob faster than 30mph. Its a little scary at that speed. Lol The direct pto is a pain when mowing and you push in the clutch and the tractor doesn't stop for another ten feet.
@thewiremanbig
4 жыл бұрын
Many a deadman over the situation you've described
@markthornhill519
5 жыл бұрын
Hate the fact to disengage the pto..also kills the lift. Kinda dangerous
@MelodyOo
5 жыл бұрын
just foundout about this channel, great stuff subbed
@Faceplant-hl5yn
5 жыл бұрын
c'mon Crazy D.. tell us the scammy selling techniques
@johndoe43
Жыл бұрын
Good video sir. Good to see you.
@MyBenjamin66
4 жыл бұрын
I still operate a 9N ford. I put an overriding clutch on the pto and man, that old ford is durable
@martinw9425
5 жыл бұрын
my favorite tractor on my small farm
@austinjacobhunter
2 жыл бұрын
great info thanks
@ostlandr
5 жыл бұрын
I've got a Massey Ferguson Model 30, sort of the next step in the evolution of this design. Still no live PTO, though. Need to invest in an overrunning clutch. Don't need it as much for field work, but for clearing brush it's definitely warranted.
@jareddavis4755
5 жыл бұрын
The to30 is a better tractor than a 8n hands down the 8ns were too fast and had a stupid shift pattern if u did alot of road driving and the to30s were overhead valves which gave them more hp u can by aftermarket rebuild kits for to series that will really give them the hp
@sambanks3978
2 жыл бұрын
Which one can hook up to a front end loader?
@markzablotny
5 жыл бұрын
Started to rebuild what I thought was a 9N,but turned out to be a Jubilee. Was built in 1956. It was an experience. Got most of the parts from Steiner tractor parts. You can talk to them at 1_800_234_3280
@wilburfinnigan2142
5 жыл бұрын
Mark You could not tell the difference between a 9 N and a Jubilee :::: Really ???? You have no damn business messin with tractors then !!!!
@markzablotny
5 жыл бұрын
@@wilburfinnigan2142 shit man I'm only 16 years old,and my gramps ones it. So F U
@jungleman4921
5 жыл бұрын
Massey Ferguson 24hp/Vangaurd series 1 petrol motor, Massey Ferguson 28 hp/Vangaurd series 2 petrol motor. Both excellent petrol motors. ( Same engine as in the early english Leyland van).
@trueteam1313
5 жыл бұрын
I learned how to drive on a N8 still love them
@scottiegreen1450
4 жыл бұрын
Just rebuilt my 8n 47 model runs-like a top
@thegod9696
4 жыл бұрын
it couldn't be a 8n 1947. they didn't start making them until 1948. that's why they call the 8n.
@scottiegreen1450
4 жыл бұрын
Get a book and educate yourself
@thegod9696
4 жыл бұрын
I did that's why I know they didn't start making them until 48 that's why it's a 8n. the 8 is the key. the 1939-42is a 9n because they started making them in 1939. the 1942-47 is a 2n because they started making them in 42. the 8n's they started making In 1948-52. check your serial number and you'll be able to tell what it is.
@thegod9696
4 жыл бұрын
oh and by the way just because it was produced in 47 doesn't mean it's a 47. it was still a 1948 model.
@tractortalkwithgary1271
4 жыл бұрын
Would you like it better if it were painted orange?
@Mullay2
5 жыл бұрын
Often what an owner has is a blend of two or all three tractors.
@wilkersonsmowershop8379
5 жыл бұрын
Well said. I got a te20 Fergie with an 8n hyd. pump in it. Broke the original and the Ford parts were easier to find.
@cudatom9290
5 жыл бұрын
My 9N has some red parts. Sure wish it had the 8N lift so I could turn off the plow feature!
@robertkegg2384
6 ай бұрын
They were great to plow gardens
@fordrestored4646
4 жыл бұрын
I still have the original rear firestone tire on my 8n tractor sinse 1947
@jenniferwhitewolf3784
5 жыл бұрын
As it was told to me, old man Henry did pay Harry as agreed, but as he stepped aside and the next generation of management came in, the found no written contracts, and quit paying Harry, leading to the legal issues. . Of course, Harry started up his own tractor company after that. I believe this claim that Ferguson were prone to roll back due to no 3 point, is in error. Harry invented the 3 point, and only built tractors AFTER breaking from Ford... and the ALL had 3 point. I own a Ferguson TO20.
@justinstearns9723
5 жыл бұрын
It was the Fordson F that was prone to flipping over backwards.
@africadreamin
5 жыл бұрын
I won't argue statistics but in Europe, and countries that were once part of the British Empire including countries in Africa the Grey Fegry or Ferguson 20 and its derivatives were the most prolific.
@markwood5477
4 жыл бұрын
Was it me or did he get confused calling the 8 a 9
@ziggymon2529
4 жыл бұрын
caught that too
@jayyoung2586
4 жыл бұрын
More than once.
@stevejones7593
4 жыл бұрын
Loved my little 8n, should have kept it.
@MustangsTrainsMowers
Жыл бұрын
I bet that there aren’t any Ford N series tractors on Antarctica.
@stevenjordan6389
5 ай бұрын
Where are you at.I am in Kansas.
@davidlowder5970
Жыл бұрын
Why are some Grey and some are red. David Lowder
@CarWizard
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. It just isnt what it could be without Gidget. We need Gidget videos. Also, why did you make Kristopher disappear. He needs a channel too.
@philipmartin2622
5 жыл бұрын
I used a NAA for years to mow and move dirt. Even with the end loader this tractor was so stable it would slide sideways before rolling over. With the hills on my property it was a big plus. It probably saved my life once when I was mowing around my farm pond. The whole bank gave way due to muskrats undermining it. The tractor just slid sideways into the water but did not tip over. The newer compact tractors replacing these old Fords are unstable and downright dangerous. I nearly rolled my new compact tractor on a gentle slope. The first thing I did was to add spacers to widen the rear wheels six inches but it still isn't nearly as stable as the old tractor. Newer is not always better.
@TinManKustoms
5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact The 8N tractor rear wheel bolt pattern is the same as the Ford big truck of that era. And the steering wheels sometimes came from the truck division also whenever they ran out. There's other parts that where interchangeable with the trucks of that era. There's was also a conversion kit available to put the flat head V8 into them and a 6 cylinder motor to increase PTO horsepower. I believe it was called a Funks conversion kit and came with hood extension and bigger rad.
@ronalddaub1710
5 жыл бұрын
The thing of it was that six had 10 more horsepower than the V8 at the time
@mikenewman4078
4 жыл бұрын
In my part of the world we see mostly the genuine Fergies. The first time I saw a flat head V8 in what looked like a Fergie, I looked closer and realised it was a Ford version. It was at a tractor museum in Delloraine Tasmania owned by a retired tractor dealer. It didn't have 3 point linkage, I asked him about it and he said it was fully original and was an airfield tractor from WW2. Does anyone here have a similar machine?
@jimmotormedic
4 жыл бұрын
Also the engine in the n tractor was basically 1/2 of a flathead v8 of the era. Same valves and guides . Pistons maybe rods . Also the ring and pinion are from the truck line also. Even in 53 when the new tractor came out it was the car and truck engines with 2 cylinders chopped off. One reason why Ford tractors were less expensive. A lot of the parts were already being produced for cars and trucks
@tracnut
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikenewman4078 yes there still around they were used as (tugs) to pull planes around the hangers and such. They were shipped all around the world to help with the war.
@dawsoncanfield5386
3 жыл бұрын
We had the 6 cylinder 8N when I was growing up. Real beast for some jobs. I drove it to run the crimper, and we used it for anything that needed a lot of pulling power. Only thing Dad didn't like was the governor was slower to operate than on our orange one. I think they put bigger tires all around on them, too.
@quintonriley3468
5 жыл бұрын
The pto straight to a bushog on those old tractors have put a lot of folks in places they didnt want to go.
@rhigh100
5 жыл бұрын
I loaned my old 2000 to a friend and he ran it into his house.
@billloomis4975
5 жыл бұрын
I had a trailer style bushog hooked to a Allis WC that took me down a bank. Didn't hurt anything but, WOW what a ride.
@rhigh100
5 жыл бұрын
I bent a piece of conduit about 2 ft long and slipped it over the lever for the PTO so it was right beside me.
@mrwascallyt9865
5 жыл бұрын
about 40 yrs. ago someone I know was standing between the tractor and a trailer he rigged with a small crane to harvest wood . pant leg caught on a bolt on a u- joint of the pto driveshaft to the crane . wrapped his leg . luckily he had a helper that day. he got it shut down and got him to the hospital . probably saved his life and his leg . respect machines ,they feel nothing .
@ostlandr
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm trying to do land clearing with a MF Model 30 (similar design) and I am definitely getting an overrunning clutch. Wouldn't be so bad for field work, but all the back-and-forth is hard on the brakes and my nerves.
@emerkamp1
5 жыл бұрын
What made the 3-piont so great was the Draft / weight transfer. The harder the plow pulled straight back on the 3-point, the more weight was transfer downward on the rear drive tires. Thus giving the tractor an endless supply of traction. One drawback was a lite front end. So newer, bigger tractors counter this by adding weight to the front end and automatic draft control.
@brockstarg2296
2 жыл бұрын
I made a bumper setup to run massey or ford front suitcase weights. I needed the weight to run a massey 25 pto sidedelivery rake. 3 80lb suitcase weights are about perfect. The three point hitch is what makes these tractors great!
@rustykeller8264
5 жыл бұрын
Some of you history isn't quite correct. The hand shake agreement between Henry, and Harry stood until Henry's death. Then his kids who took over the family, no longer honored it, and Harry sued Ford. Harry then came out with his TO series of tractors built to directly compete with the 8N. That competition led to Ford coming out with the Jubilee.
@octaneartllc
5 жыл бұрын
Got me a 9n its the best antidepressant on earth...
@randyschneider6086
4 жыл бұрын
I have a case backhoe,4020 jd,8030 allis,still like getting on the 9n the most.
@GMdieselman
5 жыл бұрын
One of the biggest differences is how on a 9N, the left brake pedal is on the left side of the clutch pedal. They put both brake pedals on the right side of the rear end on the 8N.
@jeanmeslier9491
5 жыл бұрын
I worked bailing hay in East Texas when I was in high school. I drove all of these, as the man I worked for owned the Ford tractor dealership. We got the almost worn out trade ins. I don't know that you can wear one of these out. I once saw one of these 4 cylinder engines torn down for overhaul where you could stick a finger between the piston and cylinder wall. I could pull a New Holland side delivery rake and make a straight windrow. Because of that talent, I didn''t have to load hay bales. The first day on the job, the man pulling the hay bailer told me if I didn't make straight windrows he would kick my a$$, that he didn't want to have to chase the hay all over the meadow. Motivation at it's most basic level. He meant it too, he was a mean old cuss.
@joelwatts9042
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. But, I think you miss the whole point of the Ferguson system. I can see where it would prevent a tractor from rearing up and over. The Ferguson system used the draught of the plow to give the tractor traction. As a plow is pulled through the ground, the mold boards are pulled down into the ground. As this force got greater, the pressure on the top link also increased. At this time the hydraulic system would lift up a bit. This transferred the draught or downward pressure to the tractor and back wheels giving the tractor more traction. This made it possible for the tractor to pull a bigger plow than would have been possible if it were pulling a trip plow.
@dennisskipper2875
5 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Harry Ferguson not Henry Ferguson.
@jareddavis4755
5 жыл бұрын
It was Harry Ferguson
@shaunmole12
4 жыл бұрын
He was always known as Harry Ferguson but he was born Henry Ferguson
4 жыл бұрын
Draft Control
@stuartleis9079
5 жыл бұрын
Very informative video. I've wondered for years what the difference was. We had an 8N. Bought it used in about 64 in like new condition. Got at least 50 years of work and sold it to a man who totally restored it and had it for sale for $5000. It was just like new. He never even needed to overhaul the engine. It worked fine. Just total cosmetic and tires. Sure was a beloved tractor on our farm.
@robertdavis6708
5 жыл бұрын
The 9N had a flat head engine, the Jubilee had an overhead valve engine. A little more HP and torque.
@justinstearns9723
5 жыл бұрын
The best part of the Jubilee was the live hydraulics, which didn’t require the PTO to be on to operate.
@tigermanmccool4037
5 жыл бұрын
first OHV was in 1953
@centralcoastcamper9631
5 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 70's my dad had a nice 8n tractor he used for lots of things. I still see lots of the N series tractors in use around here in central California.
@4BlessingsFarm
5 жыл бұрын
I am buying an 8n to restore with my kids this fall. For sure the most used mowing tractor on the planet.
@rockerpat1085
5 жыл бұрын
I got an 8n last fall!!! You can see it on my channel if you like!!!
@garryharris9098
5 жыл бұрын
We rebuilt our old 8N in the garage and put a new clutch in it when I was in high school. Best I remember you have to remove the front axle to change crank bearings and such, but if you just re-sleave and change rings and valve seals and guides you can do it with the tractor in tact.
@fordrestored4646
4 жыл бұрын
I have the original firestone tire from 1947 on my 8n
@michaelhalsall5684
5 жыл бұрын
Here in Australia the Ford N are rare Some were imported by the US military during WW2, later some were imported, mainly 8NAN (distillate) style. Ford Australia prefered to import the British Fordson tractors rather than American Ford tractors into Australia. P.S. It may have already been mentioned the "old Fergusons" that tipped over were in fact he early US built Fordson tractors.
@ohiofarmer254
5 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong i am all for old tractors, I have several of them. But when I mow my 13 acre filed with my old ford a bush hog and knee high grass it takes 17 gallons of gas. When I use my modern Kubota it takes 6 gallons. there is a 1 hp difference between the two but i do suspect the old ford is a few less ponies with age
@iansinclair521
5 жыл бұрын
I'll take my Ferguson TO-20 any day of the week...
@jeanmeslier9491
5 жыл бұрын
For awhile the Ford tractor was the Ford-Ferguson system. Ferguson invented the 3 point hydraulic hitch. Ford was able to finally steal enough of his patent to kick Ferguson out. Ferguson built his small tractors so much like Fords, probably as revenge.
@garryharris9098
5 жыл бұрын
fact. Have an old to20 very dependable tractor, but I bought it in 1978 I dont know how old it is but on the nameplate it says Harry Ferguson. It must have been built between when Ferguson and Ford split the sheets and when Massey came along
@erwinbrubacker7488
5 жыл бұрын
What is differant between to20/to30 Ferguson?
@Ducatisatva
4 жыл бұрын
I have a TO-35 I am restoring. Love what Ferguson made.
@mikenewman4078
4 жыл бұрын
@@jeanmeslier9491 The back end is Ferguson (design), Ford used his own engines. The genuine Fergies used the Coventry engine originally the TEA (petrol), TEK (kerosine) and then the TED which was the same wet sleeve 2 litre 4 cylinder engine converted to diesel. The Coventry engine was also used in the Vanguard motor car. Around the period when Massey Harris took over, the first MF 35 also used the Coventry diesel. It was soon replaced with the Perkins 3152 (3 cylinder 2.5 litre or 152 cubic inches).
@jonshort6709
5 жыл бұрын
I grew up on a 9N Ford. Started using it when I was around 8 or 9 years old and I'm 23 now and still use that old tractor to mow during the spring and summer and plow snow in the winter. I never wanna get rid of it.
@ja5onl6
5 жыл бұрын
I have a 8n, use it with a transmix cement mixer, have a naa that's got a 3pt buzz saw, also have a 841 with a Sherman hi/low auxiliary transmission. High 4th gear is stupid fast.
@TestingPyros
5 жыл бұрын
I've done 25 in top gear. It gets scary!!!!
@anthonyparker8519
3 жыл бұрын
I was just on one a year ago pulling an old Ford f150 with no front tires I was in 3 gear full throttle and moving an inch a minute it was a blast I left my balls back where I started from that day they said it wouldn't move it well that old Ford N8 proved em all wrong we also cut 2 pieces of I-beam that weighed at least 3 to 400 lb stack them and chained them up front to a ball hitch to keep the front end of the tractor on the ground
@lukebecker1959
5 жыл бұрын
There is one thing i never liked about the 8n 2n and 9n's the exhaust pipe was always out the back if it had the original exhaust pipe on it so i put a smoke stack on my 9n
@tomdonelson385
4 жыл бұрын
Luke Becker The exhaust pipe was also dangerous around dry grass. I have carried water with me many times, just in case!
@chadbailey8152
4 жыл бұрын
8 n best one!! 9n brakes suck,9n clutch and left brake on same side sucks,8 n has a much mechanical friendly distributor, 8 n 4 speed, 8 n steering box way better than 9n, 8n paint job way better, 8 n brakes easy to work on. 9n PTO stops with clutch and so dose 3 piont hitch, sucks!!, Also PTO on 9n gos as fast as gear you are in, sucks!! I have a 9n that I work, I rather have a 8n any day!
@justinstearns9723
3 жыл бұрын
The I beam radius rods are on all 9Ns. They switched to the tubular style in mid 1944, 2 years into the 2N production run.
@lyonsson6480
8 ай бұрын
Yep!
@diablonyc2
5 жыл бұрын
20 mph is perfect for rush hour in the city! Crazy D.... How do you know so much? Did you farm as a kid? Great video
@richarddudley9920
11 ай бұрын
Whoever painted the 9n should have known that the 9n does not have any red paint. They were all gray . And yes the 3 point hitch the Ford tractor has was a stolen design that harry Ferguson invented and patented. Henry Ford was sued for copying Harry's design
@ericlakota6512
4 жыл бұрын
I like to say the 8n replaced the horse and like you say they are only old tractor u can still use not like old ih and jd and others from that time all others feal like your running a antuqe. Not may favorit im into 60,70,80 fords ford has made alot of great tractors and all are still farm usable my 70s fords i use more then my new tractors i just like them better and look better
@stephenbrown6763
5 жыл бұрын
I have a 2N. Believe it's a 1946/1947. It's great for trail maintenance with a box blade. Have also plowed a lot of snow with it. Was going to sell it when I got my NH TC30 with a loader, but it's still so useful and much lighter. Pretty cool to have a true American made piece of history that still works great. Mine also has the Sherman transmission, honestly never use it.
@dirtyduck1947
Жыл бұрын
one thing here sir ,you fail to talk about the fergerson tractor that was around about the same time! in fact it was ferguson who came up whith the 3 point hitch on the ford tractors and their tractors were valve in head 4 cylinder engines and you could shift on the fly , don't even try this with the above 3 and have you ever found a ford with a funk flat head v8 conversion kit! we had a farmer that had 3 tractors he done this too love what you do sir jerry in newbrunswick canada
@fk4515
5 жыл бұрын
The lawsuit was a result of Ford Motor Company breaking the deal, this was done when Henry Ford II started running things and after Henry the original had stepped down. Ford Motor Company was in financial trouble and HFII had the choice to fix it or close it down. It was also Harry Ferguson not Henry If you attach the drawbar UNDER the axle they don't lift as bad, look at most older tractors and the front pin for the draw bar is under and in front of the rear axle. The first Fergusons were pretty much a Ford N series tractor with a Standard-Triumph Engine (TE or Tractor Europe models) or a TO (tractor overseas) with a Continental engine. Ferguson tractors started production in 1948, the same year as the 8N Ford. Ferguson merged with Massey Harris in 1953 and produced MF 35's MF 135's and MF 235's which were all the same basic tractor and took over the mantle of most wide spread farm tractor from the Ford N series , although Leyland/Nuffield made a tractor remarkably similar to the N series/MF X35 up until the early 1980's.
@jareddavis4755
5 жыл бұрын
Capt beak close the merger was in 57 my grandpa worked for ford till merger and liked ferguson better and went to work there and stayed till 62 and the only models made till 64 were 35,40,50,65&super 90 135 wasn't produced till 64 and was stopped in 74 in us but was produced in Europe till 79 235 was a crappy model that gave alot of problems on diesels they were produced in 70s or early 80s. And ferguson produced a 35 before the merger but there hard to find they were to35 my grandpa had 1 it was a gas
@jareddavis4755
5 жыл бұрын
The n series were good little tractors to be a Ford we had 3 of them 1 8n&2 9ns and 4 ferguson on the farm I grew up on my grandpa was a mechanic for a fird dealer till 52 then he went to work for a ferguson dealer and was guy that showed u how to use your tractor and helped in shop some. He like the fergusons better only because they required less maintenance they are overhead valve engines which only need valves adjustment occasionally ford was flathead and needed valves adjustment more often or they were hard to start but we still cut 35+acres of hay every year with the n series and also worked corn patch which was 10 acres with 9n and pulled cut off saw and about anything else u can think of with them
@T_rev208
5 жыл бұрын
my grandpa had a 8n with a square tube frame around it with a fork lift on the back and a big steel crate so you could fill it with weight on the front. we used it all the time for things big and small
@fredericrike5974
4 жыл бұрын
Farming isn't the only thing the N series got into. My uncle has pictures taken in '51-'52 of a job where they got to use a somewhat experimental tractor mounted tool- a back hoe. For small job plumbers in 1952 this was a revelation. I can't make out the back hoe maker's name but that is what it is.
@doekford1711
5 жыл бұрын
We are getting an 8n for our first tractor to use in our mowing business. A lady needs some work done one her property and is going to give us the tractor for our labor.😁😁
@niklaspape2465
5 жыл бұрын
in Europe its called Ferguson, not the copy tractor it was Ferguson who started making the kind of tractor
@georgewkush542
5 жыл бұрын
So glad i found this channel from car wizard,had a tractor in my familys ranch in Aguanga CA. Super old never new what it was or its history. But its definitely the 8N!so cool!! Wasnt running for a good 30+ years.but shes running again.
@CrazyDEquipment
5 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you brought the old girl back to life
@robertheinkel6225
5 жыл бұрын
I worked on a lot of 8 Ns in my day. Mowing With a Bushhog attached, without an over running clutch on the PTO, was very scary. That combined with lousy brakes, made it a marginal mower system. The Sherman transmission, was a three speed, with a road speed of 20 mph. It was added between the engine and transmission, and provided a high, low and straight thru range.
@johndowe7003
5 жыл бұрын
i still mow with mine, its a great machine
@tbthedozer
5 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t there another option of adding a Hupp? Not sure if that’s spelled correctly. Anyway my dad said some farmers put the Ford 6cyl. engine on these with a Sherman and a Hupp for rotary hoe work and they could get fast enough to fling the dirt right up to the back of the tractor. Of course they had to go easy on the clutch or they’d twist off an axle but they could work a lot of ground that way.
@johndowe7003
5 жыл бұрын
@@tbthedozer never heard of hupp conversons only funk ones, it's basically a Flathead v8 swap
@TF856
11 ай бұрын
Harry not Henry!!! And there's a lawsuit that Harry won against Henry!!!
@countryboycharlie9793
5 жыл бұрын
I’m a big o boy about your size, I’m about 465 or 475 lol... I was born big lol love your.. I have got disabled and can’t finish putting it together. But if u do this for public let me know.. I have a 1948 Ferguson my wife daddy pass about 6 yrs now..I like to let my grandkids drive in parades
@disastreee
5 жыл бұрын
I have a 9n and also there’s probably not a 9n 8n or 2n on Antarctica 🇦🇶
@bryanblood7063
3 жыл бұрын
I wish the massey 135 was mass produced like the 8n I have a 135 best tractor in my opinion massey made.
@bhupinderbrar
3 жыл бұрын
Best tractor ever made period.
@lovelady1954
5 жыл бұрын
They had an 8n tractor when I worked on construction in the 70s that thing got worked hard and just kept on going.
@russellhancock9765
5 жыл бұрын
9 N's have a brake pedal on each side. The 8N's have them both on the same side. An 8N with a Sherman Shift will run 35 m.p.h. my uncle changed his and man would it fly. My Cousin passed a moped with it one day. I followed My uncle after he added The Sheman Shift on My Bicycle and the speedometer was right on 35. I was pedaling as hard as I could to keep up with Him.
@ericupchurch6167
4 жыл бұрын
"I beam front thing" 😂
@anglia24
5 жыл бұрын
They should be orange ! made my day
@geraldharkness8830
Жыл бұрын
harry ferguson not henry im sure you knew a slip of the tongue
@patrickdurham8393
2 жыл бұрын
Just bought a 46 8N yesterday and I'm already in love.
@lancenorton1117
2 жыл бұрын
ALMOST bought a 1940 9N at a local auction in January. It went for $625 which after sales tax and buyers premium meant $750 I decided to not go for it. Mainly because ALL four tires were DEAD which would add about $1000 on top of the purchase. But it was a complete tractor.
@lyonsson6480
8 ай бұрын
8N didn’t debut until 1948. It’s either not a 46, or if it is a 46 it’s actually a 2N.
@6Sally5
4 жыл бұрын
The 8n on my uncle’s farm was the very first vehicle I learned to drive on! I was probably 6 or so.
@darrenvox
5 жыл бұрын
Mowing, blading snow and hauling stuff..only 3 reasons to use them today...we have 3, 1)original 2)bought a few years ago.. 3) hiding and not being used
@kenworthk1007
5 жыл бұрын
Not Henry Ferguson. its harry Ferguson
@danielt8960
5 жыл бұрын
Henry George "Harry" Ferguson.
@danielt8960
5 жыл бұрын
Henry George "Harry" Ferguson.
@kenworthk1007
5 жыл бұрын
@@danielt8960 yes but if you look at all the tractors before it became massey they all have Harry Ferguson on them
@JamesParus
5 жыл бұрын
This kind of history lesson video is the best. Very good and informative
@mr.goodpliers6988
3 жыл бұрын
Before I watched this video they all looked the same. Thanks for a great info packed video Crazy D!
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