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Del · Post by **Del** » 06 Oct 2022, 05:22

My grandfather farmed in Missouri. He grew up working with mules. An 8N was his first tractor.

When I was a kid in the '60's, it was already his oldest and smallest farm machine -- but still his favorite. It pulled the utility trailers filled with whatever, like trash.

The farm handed down to my uncle and now my cousin. Next time I see him, I'll have to ask if that old Ford tractor is still in service.

Hugo Drax · Post by **Hugo Drax** » 06 Oct 2022, 06:35

joegoat wrote: ↑06 Oct 2022, 02:15
Hugo Drax wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:04
joegoat wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 08:54 I just hauled the trash out with the Ford 8N.
Our Ford 8n was trash. Prototype. How we ended up with it I'll never know. Best tractor ever made and we owned the lemon, lol.
It happens. Most N series Ford's have had a half dozen owners by now and at least one of those was a duct tape and a prayer mechanic. Their bandaid fixed won't last forever.
There are more beautiful tractors. There are tractors that are more fun to drive, more powerful, and more comfortable to operate, but none match the 8N for value, ruggedness, and utility.

This was in '84, but yeah, spot on. When that thing worked, it was great. But reliability was horse poo. Like I said though, it was a prototype so it's not even fair to slag it. The Jubilee we replaced it with was great.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 06 Oct 2022, 07:37

i had a 9n.
I had loaned it to a friend for a few days.
I went out to their place to see how they were doing and was told to take it now because they were getting foreclosed.
I speed back, hitched up the flatbed trailer and when I returned they were gone, and a sheriff's deputy and bank dude were driving up the lane when I got the 9n started, but there were no ramps so I dragged a piece of plywood over, took a running start and got the 9n aboard.
banker dude shouted "What are you doing with that?"
I yelled back "I own it!" and hit the gas.

Afterwards, I was keeping it at another friend's house.
His elderly mom got apparently got tired of looking at it, and sold it to somebody driving by

The dear old lady gave me the $200.

ChildOfGod · Post by **ChildOfGod** » 06 Oct 2022, 07:48

Feeling utterly blessed. I went to church this Sunday and was invited to a weekly gathering of Christian pipe smokers. It was like winning the lottery.

coco · Post by **coco** » 06 Oct 2022, 18:04

ChildOfGod wrote: ↑06 Oct 2022, 07:48 Feeling utterly blessed. I went to church this Sunday and was invited to a weekly gathering of Christian pipe smokers. It was like winning the lottery.

JudgeRusty · Post by **JudgeRusty** » 07 Oct 2022, 07:31

Hugo Drax wrote: ↑06 Oct 2022, 06:35
joegoat wrote: ↑06 Oct 2022, 02:15
Hugo Drax wrote: ↑05 Oct 2022, 11:04

Our Ford 8n was trash. Prototype. How we ended up with it I'll never know. Best tractor ever made and we owned the lemon, lol.
It happens. Most N series Ford's have had a half dozen owners by now and at least one of those was a duct tape and a prayer mechanic. Their bandaid fixed won't last forever.
There are more beautiful tractors. There are tractors that are more fun to drive, more powerful, and more comfortable to operate, but none match the 8N for value, ruggedness, and utility.
This was in '84, but yeah, spot on. When that thing worked, it was great. But reliability was horse poo. Like I said though, it was a prototype so it's not even fair to slag it. The Jubilee we replaced it with was great.

Jubilee lacking hi/lo range transmission and lift inconsistencies keep it from being a perfect tractor.

I am beginning to shop for what all tractor owners need: another tractor. I want one for all the odd jobs around here so that I do not have to disconnect the finish mower from the Jubilee as often.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 07 Oct 2022, 10:21

JudgeRusty wrote: ↑07 Oct 2022, 07:31
Hugo Drax wrote: ↑06 Oct 2022, 06:35
joegoat wrote: ↑06 Oct 2022, 02:15

It happens. Most N series Ford's have had a half dozen owners by now and at least one of those was a duct tape and a prayer mechanic. Their bandaid fixed won't last forever.
There are more beautiful tractors. There are tractors that are more fun to drive, more powerful, and more comfortable to operate, but none match the 8N for value, ruggedness, and utility.
This was in '84, but yeah, spot on. When that thing worked, it was great. But reliability was horse poo. Like I said though, it was a prototype so it's not even fair to slag it. The Jubilee we replaced it with was great.
Jubilee lacking hi/lo range transmission and lift inconsistencies keep it from being a perfect tractor.

I am beginning to shop for what all tractor owners need: another tractor. I want one for all the odd jobs around here so that I do not have to disconnect the finish mower from the Jubilee as often.

Maybe we need a tractor thread?

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 07 Oct 2022, 15:12

I got moved to an old crap-hole of a building at work. It's horrible, truly. We have buckets all over the place to catch the rain water, office furniture that should be in a dumpster, and carpet that can grow weeds. We are the last lot on a dead-end street and occasionally come to work to find spent condoms an drug paraphernalia in the parking lot. Nice neighborhood. On the other side, however, our parking lot butts-up to a fenced wooded area with deer and cattle.

Yesterday about this time I watched a couple of deer wander through the brush and just now walked outside and fed a granola bar to a friendly little Charolais heifer I'm calling Blanca. We're buds now.

Seems like a fair trade-off. I could like it here.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 07 Oct 2022, 15:20

I'm currently THE TOP POSTER OF THE MONTH.

What did I win?

coco · Post by **coco** » 07 Oct 2022, 15:59

Jocose wrote: ↑07 Oct 2022, 15:20 I'm currently THE TOP POSTER OF THE MONTH.

What did I win?

Next time you get to shoot first.