I enjoyed the commentary. I am new to 8n ownership and love learning new things about the tractors.
@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, and congratulations on the the tractor there a lot of fun if you have time to play with them
@idlehands7161
3 жыл бұрын
I usually have bolts left over I don’t typically run out
@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090
3 жыл бұрын
😂 maybe you can send me a few of your leftover bolts to finish this tractor
@keithwarkentin
2 жыл бұрын
You’ve got yourself a good looking tractor there most of the 48-49 models are very oily around the steer box a sectors but yours looks pretty clean and Whoever owned it before you didn’t completely butcher it I am working on a 1952 right now and they welded the grill to the hood that was really hard to get off😂 but just from what I have seen you could do a complete restoration and it wouldn’t be a money pit!
@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you , it’s not complete junk the last owner just never completed anything he started doing on it, someone back down the line cleaned it pretty good before they painted it but they just didn’t do the prep work that should have been done to make it nice. But it’s a work horse for us so I’m not to worried about looks we will rebuild the engine and do breaks and axle seals over the winter then it’ll go back to doing garden work and raking hay.
@marks6292
10 күн бұрын
"Defarmerize" Lol.
@stephenbennett4842
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 49 and a 50, one a project in the city garage, the other a project at my country place. Hoping when It comes time to mow the acreage one or the other is up to it.... or I'll have to buy another...
@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090
2 жыл бұрын
There’s plenty of them out there, I’m listing this one for sell to fund a complete rebuild on the one we just picked up, look for a new series coming up on it.
@Mike--K
3 жыл бұрын
I might be wrong, but I think your 8N was made prior to mid-1950. I had a late 1950 8N, and it had a side-mount distributor on the right side of the engine, about where your alternator is, and the generator was on the left side. I used mine for over 20 years on a six-acre farm, and it never failed me.
@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090
3 жыл бұрын
According the numbers on it it’s a 1952 I can’t remember off the top of my head but I think it was supposed to late 50-52 that had the side mount dizzy. but all my casting numbers are 1952 and the stampede numbers on the block are for a 1952 I’ve been told that it’s not uncommon to have a later model tractor made from left over engine blocks so you’re guess is as good as mine.
@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090
3 жыл бұрын
I used one for the better part of 35 years on my great grandfathers 500 acre farm although it usually start unless you really need it to the gears are to high for doing much more than raking hay, he bought his new in 1947 and used it for every thing on the farm, I didn’t really know how underpowered it was until dad bought a 380 case it would mow hay twice as fast and I could bush hog 30 acres more per day than the 8N. Nothing against them i like the little things, time and a newer Kubota had smoothed my memory of how underpowered they were till I got this one it’s fun to play with but I can do the same work in 30min with the Kubota that would take 3 hr with the 8N but the Kubota probably won’t be running in 70 years like the little Ford is
@Mike--K
3 жыл бұрын
@@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090 You might be right, and it has been a long time since your tractor rolled off the assembly line. :-) It's also possible that someone changed the motor on your tractor years ago. The serial numbers were stamped onto the motor sometime during the assembly process. Sometime in 1951, the star at the beginning and end of the serial number was changed to a diamond to identify the thicker cast sleeves instead of the thinner steel sleeves. At any rate, these are wonderful tractors and it's a tribute to their rugged simplicity that you can still source parts and make major repairs in the field.
@Mike--K
3 жыл бұрын
@@scottfamilyfarmretreat1090 My small farm was the limit of my comfort level and productivity for the 8N. I had a Dearborn 2-bottom plow, which was the limit for my 8N. If I had a larger tract of land, then I would have bought a larger tractor. :-)
@jacklabloom635
4 ай бұрын
1952 Ford 8N had a proof meter. I owe a 1952 Ford 8N. My generator is on the same side as the oil filter. The proof meter is down by the right knee, when you are in the seat. The 1952 has head blots not nuts on head studs like on your engine. I’m not trying to be argumentative, just letting you know that engine does not appear to be from a 1952 Ford 8N.
@marks6292
10 күн бұрын
Good grief. I was thinking about the 8n for reliability, but I guess that was misplaced faith.
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