[AT] Ford 8 N

[Robert L. Holtzer]

My son has the N with mower.  The overriding clutch is an excellent 
suggestion!!  The lift/PTO system leaves something to be desired but it 
gets tolerable after a while!

Bob Holtzer

At 05:29 PM 12/7/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>The Ford N is a nice enough little tractor, but it has one limitation that 
>can drive you nuts: the hydraulic pump is PTO driven, so you can only lift 
>the hitch when the PTO is engaged, and you can only engage the PTO when 
>the clutch is depressed. So using the Ford N with a brush cutter can be a 
>frustrating chore. When I sold Woods cutters to customers with Ford N 
>tractors, I would insist that they also buy an overrunning coupler. 
>Otherwise the inertia of the blades would push the the tractor forward, 
>even when the clutch was depressed. This usually isn't a problem when 
>cutting in an open field, but can be one when heading for a fence row or 
>barn. :-(
>
>And a loader looks like a good idea, but it is very hard on the steering, 
>and very hard to steer, unless you have a counterweight on the back.
>
>Mike
>
>Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>>Thank you Carl it has the front bucket arrange meant on it that i don't 
>>want. i want it for the 3 point rear for brush hog and post hole auger. I 
>>did have a lot of post holes from a well that went dry but they were to 
>>hard to move around.[he he]
>>R Fink
>>PA
>>
>>
>>
>>At 09:46 AM 12/7/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>>Mike Sloane wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hydraulic Lifters? The 8N has a flat head engine that was first used in 
>>>>the 1939 9N. Hydraulic lifters weren't even dreamed of back then. :-) 
>>>>It is pretty common for the lifters so wear out and not all that hard 
>>>>to replace, once you remove the hood, manifold, head, etc. You need to 
>>>>buy a pair of inexpensive special adjusting wrenches. And you might 
>>>>think about replacing all of them if you go to all that trouble (and 
>>>>check the valves out too). Just hope that you don't have to drop the 
>>>>oil pan, as that required removing the front axle. Also, think about 
>>>>joining the ATIS Ford-Ferguson list - there is at least on guy who can 
>>>>get Ford parts for you at a pretty good discount.
>>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>>>Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have a gentlemen that wants to sell me a Ford 8N. he says it is a 48 
>>>>>and needs a valve lifter. did they have lifters in them. hyd or solid. Thanks
>>>>>R Fink
>>>>>PA
>>>>
>>>Hi Richard;  Mike is right. They had solid tappets, then 
>>>adjustable--adjustables are used in replacement.
>>>Removing the front axle is not that big a deal if you have help-- but 
>>>that's true of splitting any tractor.  Only thing with N's is that they 
>>>are generally smaller...      One tip--on the early 8N's up to serial 
>>>#216989, there are no replacement parts for steering sectors, and if the 
>>>steering is really loose, it probably can't effectively be adjusted 
>>>out.  After that SN, a better design was introduced.   If the hydraulics 
>>>work ok, and all you need is motor work, it looks good.
>>>Parts are readily available for this 56 year old tractor.  Even from the 
>>>Ford/NH dealer-- I just bought a muffler system last week-- pipe, 
>>>muffler--one unit, for $22.95.   They don't ask for much and they work hard.
>>>Carl in Vermont,  1949 8N, and a 1945 2N
>>>
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