City kid to agriculture transplant experience lol Never needed to keep things down only lift them with the ford's 3 point - that day I learned I need some extra equipment if I'm going to make this sickle mower work lol
@flyovercounty1427
11 ай бұрын
Ya that's called a "trailer mower" meant to be towed by a rigid drawbar. Look for data on the correct measurements for the pto connection and driveline to drawpin. Make sure the 9N is heavy enough to tow the mower on your terrain. Great video
@thomasknobbe4472
11 ай бұрын
Yup, that's a drawbar mower. But keep at it, if you are going to be a farm boy you need to get hot and sweaty and itchy baling hay in July. Wait till you have to figure out how to fix the twine tie system on your antique baler (there are old New Holland youtubes that can help). Double-clutch skill also helps you start out in second and then switch to third once you have a little momentum. We have confidence in you!
@timothymilam732
11 ай бұрын
@@thomasknobbe4472snicker yep sure do, and better hope you don't have ground hornets up your way, because you will learn how to leave a tractor running in a hurry if you do.
@grillinrandy395
11 ай бұрын
You can buy a hitch that bolts to the back of your 9N. The 3-point hitch has no down pressure, only up, so it won't work with equipment with a negative tongue weight.
@basedpeasant5070
11 ай бұрын
@@grillinrandy395this is the way to go, towing anything on the three point can be very dangerous as sudden braking can send the lift arms and everything flying upwards. I think there are bolt holes with threads on the underside of the rear differential where a proper pulling setup can be mounted well below the center of the wheels so you can’t do wheelies either.
@danlargent3806
11 ай бұрын
Back then it could be a bit of distance between fields or from one side of a farm to the other. Can't lose light just driving around! Love the channel!
@RobertGregory-ix6hs
11 ай бұрын
Hi 👋 thunder head 289 I like 👍 Ford 8n tractor 🚜 they are so cool 😎 the 4. Gear ⚙️ is top running 🏃♀️ gear ⚙️ to get you to the next field 😮
@hankblossom
11 ай бұрын
By old tractor standards those tires are pretty good.
@TheDiner50
11 ай бұрын
By old tractor standards you do not go on a road trip. XD Our tractor from the early 60s only cross the road for snow plowing into the ditch now. And it still has better tires then that thing. But eh. It is a light machine and good roads.
@LOLedWh0r3
11 ай бұрын
Our tires are worse than that and we drive 7 miles to and from a field in the summer making hay. they have a few years let in them.
@Cherokee93
11 ай бұрын
People on Facebook marketplace would call those new tires I’ve seen it multiple times
@harlanbarnhart4656
11 ай бұрын
So true..
@nocomment2944
7 ай бұрын
COULD SELL THOSE IMPLEMENT TYRES TO A RAT RODDER....@@Cherokee93
@betterthancommongarage2030
11 ай бұрын
i wanna see a carb cheater on the tractor! it would be nice to see how well they work on an updraft!
@wobblysauce
11 ай бұрын
Same
@marcprice6329
11 ай бұрын
Same!
@pauldiebold3598
11 ай бұрын
I would like to try one on my Ford Model T, I am constantly messing withe the air fuel mix.
@Gmcworrior1
11 ай бұрын
That's what i thought he was gonna do
@ukrarex
11 ай бұрын
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.
@JamesDierken
11 ай бұрын
8N's are terrifying in road gear. I own two and both have bad brakes and will sometimes go into a death wobble from the tie rods and steering boxes being worn. So don't even get me started on how fast one with a Sherman overdrive transmission and a Funk V8 conversion would go. That being said, they are pretty fun to putt around on and are fairly reliable work tractors if you choose to use them that way.
@TinManKustoms
11 ай бұрын
My dad's friend had one with a funk conversion kit. He found out that the steering box and tie rods was the same as a Ford truck from that Era. His would trip along down the road at 55mph.
@harolddalesr8365
11 ай бұрын
Wheel/tire tramp at high speed.
@harolddalesr8365
11 ай бұрын
Good backup when you lose your driver license
@congerthomas1812
11 ай бұрын
Put your feet on the steer arms to keep the play out.
@tangydiesel1886
11 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if it was Sherman or another company, but I used a 9n that had an underdrive box added to it. Made it quite usable.
@dansimmons1964
11 ай бұрын
That old Sherman Transmission coming in clutch ❤
@robertkoons1154
11 ай бұрын
I like the non OSHA approved gas containers. At least you can actually pour gas into the tank, unlike the new ones, which require three hands to pour.
@clone4211
11 ай бұрын
Get yourself a justrite cas can. They are pretty nice albeit expensive for a gas can.
@josephschaefer9163
11 ай бұрын
You can buy replacement spouts at places like Menards, probably online too
@SirEpifire
11 ай бұрын
Fix it up! That Gremlin is an absolute treasure. If I had one, I'd just freshen up the motor but keep it economic as a daily; then save the full sized Ford I drive for all the hefty motor work.
@ridestreet20
11 ай бұрын
I grew up with an 8N and an 800 and a Gremlin. I didn't know how lucky I was.
@MarkBarrack
11 ай бұрын
You pushed my buttons with this video. I personally owned both a gremlin and a 8N. Both were fun . The gremlin was a six cylinder with a manual. Sipped fuel. The 8N ran great, moved down the road pretty quick and had good power. Like yours it started every time.
@laramerusso
11 ай бұрын
Those old N series tractors didn't have a double acting cylinder on the three point. You can actually just lift the drawbar up anytime by hand. To pull a trailer you are supposed to use what are called "stay bars" to keep the drawbar down.
@ThunderHead289
11 ай бұрын
Goes to show what I know lol I've always used it for lifting, never to keep things down - I see that if I want to use this sickle mower with the ford, I best get that figured out!
@travis5376
11 ай бұрын
@ThunderHead289 if you've got the bolt holes for it, there are drawbars that mount to the bottom of the axle that beat the bar across the 3-point any day.
@BRTowe
11 ай бұрын
Most tractors have no down pressure on the 3 point hitch, even modern ones. It's not necessary 99% of the time. That mower is set up on a carriage made to hook to a standard drawbar. Never seen a sickle mower set up that way but lots of disk mowers are.
@codysp
11 ай бұрын
@@ThunderHead289there's aftermarket position control device you can buy.
@omgbbqcia911
11 ай бұрын
100% keep the gremmy. you got the mav, wife gets the gremmy, econobox challenge!
@alanminer8841
11 ай бұрын
When I was a boy, we had Apple Orchards in my town. They would cruise the tractors at that speed with a full wagon full of apples.
@glenharper3136
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the cool video Luke. Nice Gremlin!
@merlepatterson
11 ай бұрын
A lot of the time back in the day, the family only had a car and a farm truck and the tractor for the fields, so they had to haul the harvest by trailer to the local grain silos or into town which could be several miles or tens of miles and it was high gearing in tractors which allowed farmers to pull loads over the roads faster. They didn't have their own semi trucks on the smaller farms, so the tractor doubled as a tractor trailer (thus the term). Not to mention, some farmers had several fields they farmed and they were several miles from one another.
@j.danaclark2166
11 ай бұрын
Some of those tractors had crazy fast road gears. I've never been more terrified under 30 mph.
@MrDdaland
11 ай бұрын
You haven't lived until you've driven a Farmall F-20 with a Heisler road gear addon (capable of 35 mph) and have the steering wheel come off into your lap......
@bren42069
11 ай бұрын
i appreciate that this isn't even a gimmick and that you're just into these kinds of shenanigans as a matter of course
@HFG
11 ай бұрын
An old farmer told me once that those high gears were so they could save time getting to other crops/plots when harvest and planting.
@ridestreet20
11 ай бұрын
At this point gasoline tractors were competing with steam and diesel. Ford was really proud of their gasoline engines and they could do something that others couldn't. And every farmer already owned a good single or double bottom plow and now they can drag it significantly faster across the feilds. This is how my grandpa explained it to me. In the sixties diesel technology got significantly better and essentially killed the gas tractor with capacity, not speed.
@AntonioClaudioMichael
11 ай бұрын
Wow at how clean the interior is on that gremlin the outside has that rare sell it in a jar barn dust 😂
@broncodude6299
11 ай бұрын
Keep the Gremlin! Pretty sure I haven’t seen an interior that nice on a barn find. Now, back to the video.
@BBDragon66
11 ай бұрын
Where there's a will, there's a way, or when you do things that way, you better have a will. Still a fun time as always and hope you fix up that old Gremlin.
@robertbullcarmichael9856
11 ай бұрын
Great old tractors right there. I had six of them at one time. The higher gears were called road gears. As you seen they work well. I suggest that you have a "one way" adapter for the PTO if you want to stop when using a bush hog. The extra gears were not standard for the tractor. That was an aftermarket option.
@ThunderHead289
11 ай бұрын
I do have an overrun coupler on it - I had quite the experience on my first use of the brush hog! It's all been a fun learning experience, but I've used the heck out of the thing in the last 3 years, just keeps on going.
@martinwallingford3773
11 ай бұрын
That tractor has better oil pressure and a lot better mpg than my 351 Cleveland ;~)
@fm9572
11 ай бұрын
Top gear on the tractor is for road transport. Officially. Back in the '40's, it probably doubled as the family car when they went to the country store/post office in town. Like my mom's family of 12 siblings on the farm. The tractor with a trailer hauled a lot of kids around when you need to.
@billzielke6798
11 ай бұрын
Drove one for a summer for the old Iowa Conservation Commission. Used a mower deck for the most part. Great little worker.
@randomlife718
11 ай бұрын
Dad put a 302 into an 8n when I was a kid. It would leave about 8ft of black marks and carry the front tires about 16inches in the barn. It would to straight up in the yard. He used it to pull the girl scout christmas float one year in our local parade.
@bobbyz1964
11 ай бұрын
Back in the day apparently people often used tractors for transportation. Compared to a Model T or A they weren't that bad to drive. Minneapolis-Moline even made the UDLX Comfortractor with a car like cab for that market segment, of course they only sold like four of them. One has to remember that the steering components were all tighter then too. On the 9N and/or 8N there's a bearing in the bottom of the steering box that goes bad, if you get a lot of slop on the wheel that's one thing to look at. Fixed one on a buddy's 8N or 9N made a hell of a difference. Before they opened a redimix plant near Royal Iowa, the lumber yard had 9N or 8N Fords with little PTO cement mixers. They tossed in the cement ingredients by hand at the yard then went to beat hell through town on the things to the cement job they had a bunch of the damned things. Being like 6 or 7 at the time it was the most exciting thing in town. Well second to the rich farm kids racing their new muscle cars on main street, was about 1970 after all. Seldom saw a deputy in Royal then and they tended to look the other way when it came to rich farm boys.
@midnightrunner684
11 ай бұрын
Had a friend in Ohio back in the 70's he was an Oldtimer back then .He lost his License for life from many DUI's .He drove an old tractor like the one in this post . He drove that thing to the Bar everyday 😊
@bobbyz1964
11 ай бұрын
@midnightrunner684 When I was a kid, an old guy drove an old tractor to church every Sunday. In northern Minnesota -40 isn't unusual. I don't remember him ever missing church, no cab, no heat, nothing, he was there! Of course, my mom road to Church in a Model A no heat in that damned thing either. People were tougher back then.
@Jethrosgarage
11 ай бұрын
Those tires will go a looooong time with your use! Run 'em until they pop! You should see some of the crap gashed open tires we used to run. We were lucky to have dirt when I was your age...
@krz8888888
11 ай бұрын
I drove this tractor with my grandfather. Great memories
@hoosierdude7102
11 ай бұрын
Ahh, hearing that old starter crank that Ford brought back childhood memories!
@lovemye36
11 ай бұрын
I didn’t know I needed this info until I watched this. Thanks!!
@courier11sec
11 ай бұрын
Oh man watching that RF wheel threatening to jump ship had me laughing. I almost miss when I was young and not averse to sketchiness. These days I'm lucky to talk myself into taking a trailer of trash to the dump when I've got a tail light out.
@brinleynicholson4588
11 ай бұрын
It's nice to see Emily again
@jvin248
11 ай бұрын
I was wondering if you were going to show off the magic carb controller on this old tractor. There were half a million ferguson, ford/ferguson, and ford tractors made every year for a decade or so. That's why it seems like they are around. Our hardest working tractor on the farm was a Ferguson 35 (35hp, 4-cyl) that had live pto and a lower and higher gear than the Fords (the sherman shifter on yours was aftermarket/dealer install as I remember, not many around).
@hotrod2893
11 ай бұрын
Got to work with what you have. I fully approve of the jerry rigged tow assembly. 👍
@AntonioClaudioMichael
11 ай бұрын
25 to 30 mpg is pretty good for a old 40s Ford tractor most modern cars from 2022 can't even hit that lol 😂😂
@ffarmchicken
11 ай бұрын
Ha, agree. Although my 2013 Chevy Impala with a 6 cylinder gets a bit better than 30mpg on the highway.
@benjaminhedderly4495
11 ай бұрын
People with your resourcefulness and creativity are going to be kings VERY soon.....
@jackblack2557
11 ай бұрын
That's the "gotta take a poop speed" on the tractor 🤣🤣
@jonasfrito2
11 ай бұрын
In the fields the toilet is just around the bush so no hurry there😂, you can walk slowly.
@KR-qs3rt
11 ай бұрын
On those old N series Fords always check your distributor bearings for play. When they get worn and loose its impossible to set your dwell correct and causes them to start hard. Easy fix actually that makes a huge diff.
@ThunderHead289
11 ай бұрын
Definitely worth a look - my governer has a lot of play which effects response time, totally functional and to most people wouldn't even care or notice, but I know lol
@DarkElfDiva
11 ай бұрын
Those old Ford tractors are indestructible. My grandfather bought one in July of 1950. He still had it in 2008 when the engine finally threw a rod and cracked the block. Sold for scrap, despite my protests.
@kerrylewis2581
11 ай бұрын
I love your content Luke but like an old tractor, you might have a screw loose taking that machine to those speeds. Happy you made it back and look forward to watching you revive your wife's new daily driver.
@brianhayes7618
11 ай бұрын
Luke always enjoy your videos especially the humor you make it fun
@Belznis
11 ай бұрын
Looks exactly like the one I use in farming simulator. Ferguson or something. A great video, really like videos where you get something else filmed. It just makes the channel more interesting to me and probably a lot of other viewers who enjoy nature, technology and mechanical skills.
@MrDdaland
11 ай бұрын
Reason they look similar is because after WW2 the handshake agreement between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford fell apart. Ferguson owned the British factory making tractors for Ford, so he made a few changes and introduced the "new" Ferguson TO-20
@AntonioClaudioMichael
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful view of the water
@TyrellClark-qv4nb
11 ай бұрын
I started school in 1960 and one of the local farmers about 1 1/2 miles from the school worked at the school. He drove his old 8N Ford tractor to work every day rain or shine, because he did not own a car. His brother next to him had a Model T that they drove to town on weekends to get groceries. They both passed away in their late 80's. He also row cropped his 60 acre farm with the 8N until he got to old to farm.
@iiwdpn
11 ай бұрын
spent my youth driving tractors and equipent from hay field to hay field. we also did the mowing, raking and bailing so Dad could swing by after work and haul a load of hay home.
@oscarwalton1188
11 ай бұрын
It was a common complaint that they weren't very low geared but they were extremely useful for hay and brush cutting and general live stock work most farmers around me kept them around for that and used a massy or a john deere for plowing
@marcpaustian3393
11 ай бұрын
I don't know squat about tractors or hauling but my inner sketchy optimist was saying, "At least the pointy things are pointed backwards."
@Bassndrumboy20
11 ай бұрын
We had a Ferguson TO20 which is basically that same tractor. Had the same gearing. Use to drive that in high gear in the field and hold on for dear life. Was a good machine. Just needed power steering as we had a loader on the front and it was very heavy.
@AntonioClaudioMichael
11 ай бұрын
I think Ford was trying to make there tractors faster then there Early Model A and model B and Model T's 😂😂
@rsz2001
11 ай бұрын
Uncle Luke doing sketchy things is the best Uncle Luke.
@pauldiebold3598
11 ай бұрын
I really like content like this. thanks Luke!!
@brendagaunce8757
11 ай бұрын
I have a 8N Ford a 1952 and we use it on the farm as our poor mans side by side. I have 2500 dollars in the old tractor, and my sister has a side by side that cost close to 31 thousand dollars. we ride together and both of us have fun. Tractor Fun ridding on country roads or on the farm.
@chrisjohnson667
11 ай бұрын
Keep and restore the AMC gremlin. Would love to see a restoration video on it.
@CoreyDeWalt
11 ай бұрын
Wish i lived somewhere that i could drive my 1952 john deere that far. It has a fairly fast 4th gear as well.
@jimbojones9665
11 ай бұрын
I used to live in the middle of nowhere, Kansas (Mcpherson). They had an old tank as well. I agree, it's pretty strange seeing an old war beast just sitting there, growing rust in a small town. Now, how about putting a carb cheater on the 9N?
@michaelwinter9733
11 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see the Gremlin.
@honorrolls5415
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for such a fun video. Who would have fun watching you drive it to pick up the equipment, mission accomplished. Now you have me eager to see more on the car I thought from day one was ugly never wanted one now still think it’s ugly and want one. Go figure. Keep me in mind as a potential buyer. Would definitely install a carb Cheater. Take care once again nice seeing you again in Bristol. Some day my treat we will have to as they say break bread together Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana
@wdinns
11 ай бұрын
you should be using the 2 rigid bars that hold the drawbar down, , you hook them to the top center link holes, and they go to both outside ends of the drawbar, you have to leave the 3 point lever in the full down position, when doing that
@mrstangblb
11 ай бұрын
I remember picking up hay bales with my Papa when I was around 10, and I always liked his old Ford truck and tractor. When I went to college I worked on a USDA Test Farm in the summers,where I often plowed all day getting the fields ready for planting. Great memories, and thanks for taking me back! And my Daddy was looking at a Pacer in 1976 for the gas mileage,but I always wanted one of the Levi's Gremlins with the blue jean interior.😂
@michaelcox9855
11 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the old Ferguson tractor grandpa had. He got it after returning from WWII. Lasted till he died and it ended up in the hands of my dad, who cracked the block.
@josephdougherty2399
11 ай бұрын
Luke. Few things about your 8N... Front wheel wobble...it's fine...they all do it, but not terrible or expensive to tighten up. 1. Worn tie rod ends 2. Tighten lash on steering box 3. Check wheel bearings 4. The hardest...new kingpins and bushings fit and reamed to size. The Feguson style 3 point hitch is only power up and gravity down. The 8/9Ns are a very economical and user friendly tractor that are the ultimate in simplicity. Henry Fords aim as a former poor farm boy was to build an affordable and economical tractor for small farmers. Yes they had good speed. If you needed to run to town for supplies...why take two days to do it? Take the Missus and the 12 children to church on Sunday on a haywagon...lol. or sneak off to the VFDubya for a nip....lol
@josephdougherty2399
11 ай бұрын
Incidently...if you get a chance to buy a Fordson Diesel ...jump on it
@Derf1313
11 ай бұрын
Ran a couple of ford tractors, so hardly any experience. Still have my dads Farm all Cub (well, son has it completely disassembled in his pole barn currently, lol.) so that's where my experience is with old tractors started. Road gear is for out racing bees & thunderstorms, lol. Had 2 Gremlins, a'73 in HS got great mileage, hauled 3 buddies & skis on top in the winter, & 1 & camping gear with the back seat folded down... The '74 in collage was a buddy project, lol. We managed to squeeze 9.2 @ 142mph for a couple of years, but the body was about the only original AMC left, harhar... Fun for what they were, kinda nimble with the short wheelbase. Have fun, gotta see what it looks like clean... Thanx !
@scottwilliams5872
11 ай бұрын
I had a1952 9N. I could mow 3 acres on less than 2 gallons of gas. I enjoyed that tractor.
@RAGE40GrAnD
11 ай бұрын
Happy to see you posting videos again
@AntonioClaudioMichael
11 ай бұрын
Good morning Luke brother Hope your well @Thunderhead289
@MrAnviljenkins
11 ай бұрын
I have a 258 six cylinder 3 speed stick shift. It would get 20+ MPG. Also had a 26 or 28 gallon gas tank. Usually in midwest the tops of the front fenders rusted BAD...that one looks awesome in that respect. AMC used a mix of other mfg parts. AC Delco ignition parts, Motorcraft alternators and starters, etc. K swapped Gremlin might be super cool :-).
@Wreckedekcoupe
11 ай бұрын
That gremlin is sweet! Tottal score. I have 3 old tractors all case. M , super m and a 730 diesel. Only 1 of my tractors have tires that are not dry rotted, but the rest of them have been on the tractors holding air since I was born 31 years. My family's farm that's getting passed along threw generations I'm going to be the 4 generation of helmers on the farm. Love the videos Luke! You seem so relatable coming from a Wisconsin city boy/ farmer!
@yeahitskimmel
11 ай бұрын
Damn dude I finally get to being an adult with enough money to try and find an AMC Gremlin and it feels like everyone else is getting one Tho the fact that the inventor of the carb cheater shares my taste is nice
@MaxGiganteum
11 ай бұрын
Wanting a Gremlin... oooohhhh the irony! Why? Because like the Pinto, amongst other cars, you couldn't give those things away by 1990. Nobody and I mean NOBODY wanted them. Now? They're collectible like the Pinto. Speaking of nobody, nobody saw that coming back in the day! Best wishes! - Max Giganteum
@richardkruse1574
11 ай бұрын
thanks i have one of them horific 9n ford with overdrive thanks for checking the mpg get positive you did it great tractor
@kevinbialkowski3694
11 ай бұрын
Ahaha the way the sky was over those fields, and the way 3rd sounds like a tornado siren was very very midwest
@johndavidgillespie2619
11 ай бұрын
They make a real nice vinyl seat cover for those tractors that actually has some good padding in it . 😂 I had one on my 8n
@petecunnien5368
11 ай бұрын
Nice work Luke, id say keep that Gremlin it’s just too cool to get rid of but if you do I’d love to buy it!!
@cecilmckeithan5088
11 ай бұрын
Got a 49 with a early 60s Wagner front loader. Love the old girl but she sure makes me respect the fellas that used them daily.
@robertwest3093
11 ай бұрын
I'm fascinated with any old car that has been parked in some nook and cranny for decades. It's extra cool when the car has a story behind the reason the owner stopped driving it and why did they never drive it again.
@TXH1138
11 ай бұрын
Probably some real farmers laughing and saying "Look at that city slicker with that sickle hooked on backwards. He'll be dead in a year."
@Sludge73
11 ай бұрын
Fun video. Great use of a ratchet strap.
@scottwilliams5872
11 ай бұрын
You do so much intelligent real world experimentation/testing and I enjoy it. Your carb cheater is brilliant. Wish I owned a carbeurated vehicle so I could get one. How about some experimentation with capacitors on spark plugs/plug wires for more spark energy with testing for any improvement in mpg,power and effects on electronics(ecm etc...). Keep up the good content. Thanks.
@Robrt32
11 ай бұрын
Those tires will run years from what I could tell.
@AntonioClaudioMichael
11 ай бұрын
Wow everyone is buying Old AMC Gremlins now jacob from Sally's speed shop then Kevin from junkyard Digs now You Luke lol 😂😂
@MrHevyshevy
11 ай бұрын
When I was a youngster, plenty of guys drove their tractors everywhere after a couple dwi’s.
@paularndt6111
11 ай бұрын
That's a nice looking gremlin. A guy I work for has 4 Ford n tractors from various years. They r true work horses.
@miketanner1920
11 ай бұрын
❤😂😅😮🤯😁😁😁😁😁😁😁👍🇺🇸thank's for sharing brother Hope you all have a great day From a Canadian to a yank that tank was cool looking Can't wait to see what you get up to next Saving up for my carb cheater for my 95 Ford 150 But I'm going to have to buy a smartphone first 😂 Keep your stick on the ice brother Just saying
@Wrathoftanith
11 ай бұрын
At 7:54 I see a great revival opportunity for Luke. I'm sure he could have it running in no time.... :)
@BBCKT
11 ай бұрын
Fix the Gremlin. I agree. Prepare for the worse and be surprised and happy when it works out good.
@escapenguin
9 ай бұрын
My Dad bought some tired Massey-Ferguson backhoe back in the day and had me follow him home on it. I remember being terrified by the condition of the tires. "It'll be fine," he said. They were much, much worse than this. About 30 minutes in I also realized it had no brakes. But we made it.
@chuckk458
11 ай бұрын
My grandpa’s Ferguson 30 has an aftermarket hi-range and it’ll supposedly do 45, lol. I’ve seen it go, and it’s definitely fast, but I haven’t driven it in high range on the road.
@grillinrandy395
11 ай бұрын
Looks like a nice original 9N Ford, it's even still the original all dark gray color. I've been doing a little research into what was original on the 9Ns since I bought mine and quite a few 9Ns and 2Ns were repainted by dealers because it raised the resale value on them back in the day, potential buyers wanted the more modern 8N look. 😊 You have a Sherman or Hupp auxiliary overdrive unit. From what I read, the maximum speed with the overdrive is a little over 18 mph, which is flying on 9N Ford. 😂 Our old 9N didn't have the auxiliary transmission, and when driving from farm to farm, it was painfully slow. I assume that's why a farmer would spend extra money when buying a new tractor back in the day. Also, back then, some farmers owned no other vehicles other than the tractor, so it was also what they drove to town to shop, go to church, etcetera. When I was a child, I had one old relative whose only vehicle was his M Farmall, which seemed kinda strange to me back then. I'm working on a 1940 9N Ford tractor, kzitem.info/news/bejne/2YWZyH2Zkad-imk This one has an auxiliary transmission, I'm hoping it's an underdrive because 1st gear on a 9N is too fast for many situations. My brother is convinced that it's the relatively rare over/ underdrive, giving you the best of both worlds, a 9 speed 9N! I couldn't get that lucky, so it's probably the overdrive. 😢 I'm not planning on driving it on the road much, so overdrive isn't going to be that useful. If I want to go fast on a tractor, I own Farmalls.😊 I believe our old 9N was pretty economical to operate, lacking on power but a cheap to run. The most economical tractor I have running right now is my 1944 H Farmall. I drove the H to Creston, Iowa, once to pick up some items I bought at an auction down there. On my return home, I filled the tank in Creston, then refueled in Greenfield, and I couldn't squeeze 2 gallons in the H. I actually overfilled the tank in Greenfield, that's about 23 miles between the gas stations, so I think that's not bad for a tractor. I enjoyed how you got creative pulling the sickle mower! 😂 Looks like a New Holland. I have an IH sickle mower that I bought at an auction SW of Prescott. It has a big weight welded under the tongue to counteract the negative tongue weight. I used a come-a-long, in the place of a hydraulic cylinder to raise the sickle off of the ground and pulled it home with my pickup. I hit 65mph on the highway once and the mower trailed like a dream. 👍
@Engineerd3d
11 ай бұрын
If I am not mistaken these were also used for hauling to some degree. The term "tracror Trailer" I belive came from this time period. Awesome tractor, wishing I had the land to own one.
@AlexBrowningPX
11 ай бұрын
You should definitely do some videos on the gremlin whether you keep it or not. That interior is beautiful. I wish I could buy it off you
@AndrewHCann
11 ай бұрын
Excellent video Luke :) if want know why farm have 2 levers one is load range for feild is slow also other is road in fast so keep in traffic a go rate speeds ! Also one for shift from slow to fast gears so won't over work motor and transmission pull a peice machinery! Also RPM for that motor on low is 850 and high is 2150 ! Tires seen worst that on farm tractor or combine my late Uncle Bill had ones on home farm for 35 years old break apart on all 4 of Farm Hand brand on a 1950 Cockshutt COOP 40 with 235 6 cylinders motor 1 barrel carb Zenith also 43 hp and 60 torque 6 voltage positive ground ! My late dad also I tried get buy new 4 tires he wouldn't do and but when motor seized up in 1992 guy bought tractor put new tires on another tractor went on Lol!
@cobyburrow9339
11 ай бұрын
In the early years tractors were driven to the fields not hauled. Speed was to get to work faster!
@ryderhagel2935
11 ай бұрын
That mower will treat you well I have one and use it a lot easy to rebuild and maintain.
@sweetpigfarm3645
11 ай бұрын
The biggest reason I hated my 8n too fast for a tractor. I even had a geared down Sherman Ford 8n and that was still faster than must modern tractors
@jermynpedretti4761
11 ай бұрын
Excited for your hay making ventures
@garyhoward3123
11 ай бұрын
The Sherman is the key here for speed and mpg. You are lucky to have a tractor with it.
@troynutter8902
11 ай бұрын
With so many Gremlins popping up on KZitem lately, someone needs to arrange a round up, meet up and Gremlin challenge. Sallys speed shop Junkyard digs Sleeperdude Turnin rust (Pacer) Who did I miss?
@mjmcomputers
11 ай бұрын
I agree these tractors are geared really fast, reverse especially. I’d be brush hogging in 1st at high rpm and shift to reverse and it would be crazy fast unless I remembered to lower the throttle.
@thomasknouse3934
11 ай бұрын
I enjoyed watching your trip to get the NH mower. I noticed that your tractor drawbar was on the 9N upside down. The v shaped iron is to go under the lift arms. And there is to be two braces from the top three point hitch down to the drawbar to keep the drawbar at one height. That means you won't be able to lift the three point arms when the drawbar is on the tractor.You can put two angle iron braces between the drawbar and the top three point hitch to hold the drawbar down to use the NH mower on the 9N.
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