[AT] Some ads from the 11/26 Lancaster Farming

[Dean VP]

Dudley:

I know less than I should about 8N's but one complaint I haven't heard much
is "hard steering". Is it possible you have some steering bearing issues?
Isn't there a place in the steering column that can go dry?  Or does it have
a loader on it like my 861 did? To temporarily solve my 861 "hard steering"
problem, I hooked up my JD 550 roto-tiller to the three point (Don't tell JD
I did that! :-)). If I remember right the tiller weighs about 500 lbs. Man
did that make a difference. I would have preferred a 1000 lb weight though! 

I chased the hard steering problem for quite some time, with help from some
ATIS members. Even replaced the spindle bearings. Never solved the problem
and was pretty convinced by others that it was the nature of the beast.  I
looked into the PS option and at the time didn't want to spend the $1200
bucks since I knew I could come out all right the way it was if I were to
sell it. Adding another $1200 to it made it questionable. 

But the real reason I sold it was because it was dangerous for me due to my
age and long legs. I had real trouble getting to the pedals when I needed to
in a hurry. I had the seat all the way back but I still was just too far
forward. I had figured out a way to jury rig a custom seat bracket so I
could move the seat back further but I finally decided to sell it. Got a
really good price for it and the buyer never called back so I guess he was
happy too. I just grew to not liking it.  So it was out of here. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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Dean,

I am glad you jumped in with that info.  I don't have - and never have had -
any Ford tractors.  However, a good friend (Mike) who lives in town (Monroe)
has a 52 8-N, which he has kept at my place for a half dozen years or so.
This past year I put both a Howard and a Sherman in it for him as he never
liked its' factory gearing and inability to rototille.  Now that we've got
the gearing pretty well fixed he (and I) are both complaining now about how
hard it is to steer ... it's not that the steering has gotten any worse it's
just that we had concentrated all our complaining before on the gearing.  I
am sure he won't be satisfied until it has power steering.  Mikes' Dad had
several N's on the farm the last of which was a 52 so as it is, I am sure,
for a lot of us this particular tractor is a nostalgic thing for him.

Thanks again for the info -
Dudley

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Dudley:

Sorry to jump in here but I happen to know of a company in KS that makes
power steering units for 8n's. I don't know if this is the same one or not.
I owned a Ford 861 at one time that desperately needed PS but rather than
spend the money I sold the tractor.


Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290






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