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[Dean VP]

Ralph:

This borders on being really dangerous.  An 8N not only won't fit in the bed
of a standard pickup w/o putting weight on the tailgate it also pushes past
the typical payload capability of most, if not all standard pickups. 

My advice would be "Don't even think about it!" :-) 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:21 AM
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I wouldn't trust the weight of a tractor on a tailgate on most pickups. My
brother had an incident loading a Kubota tractor with mounted rototiller
recently. The front wheels went on fine but when the rear wheels weight came
on the tailgate, both the straps snapped and the tailgate collapsed leaving
the tractor stranded half way on. I'm not sure just how they got out of that
predicament but no damage was done other than the tailgate straps.
And I"d say this 18hp Kubota was a good bit lighter than a Ford 8N. For a
tractor that size I would think a small lowbed trailer would be much safer.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
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From: Dudley Rupert <drupert at premier1.net>
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Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:50 AM
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> I don't have a full size pickup and I don't know its' bed and tail gate
> dimensions are ...
>
> But I would tend to agree with Ralph & Lou re: size and fit.  I just made
a
> rough measurement on one of the 8 N's out in my barn - from the back of
its'
> rear wheels to the front of its' front wheels was approximately 10 feet.
> The 8N has 8 different rear wheel spacings.  The 8N I measured, which had
> its' rear wheels on the second most narrow spacing, would need a tail gate
> opening of at least 64 inches.
>
> If the rear wheels on the 8N you are considering will fit through your'
tail
> gate maybe you could back the 8N through the tail gate and up over the
wheel
> wells but I would think the front wheels would have to be resting on the
> tail gate, any maybe well to the back of the tail gate.  If you have
access
> to a trailer that might do it -
>
> Dudley
> Snohomish, Washington
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:42 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Hauling
>
> I doubt a Ford 8N would fit into a standard size pickup box. I remember
> years ago loading a DC4 Case into a Ford one ton box. This was a wooden
> grain box, about an 8x12 if I recall.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Louis <louis at kellnet.com>
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
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> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:23 PM
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>
>
> > I think physically it is to big to fit in the bed.  A John Deere L/LA
> > just fits in a pick up bed.
> >
> >
> > Lou
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > JAHaze at aol.com
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> >
> >
> > Does anyone know if you can haul an 8N in the back of a full size
> > pickup?  I
> > never measured one, but might have the opportunity to pick one up that
> > needs
> > to be hauled away quite a ways from home.  Just thought I'd ask.
> >
> > Enjoy, Joe
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