[Ford-ferguson] 8N or 9N ? ?

[Lyle Myles]

Thanks for the information as I restore a lot of the old Fords and any
information I can find I try to keep for future reference. Again thank you.

Lyle Myles

May the Lord be with each and everyone this beautiful day that the Lord has
given each and every one of us to enjoy and behold!

 


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[mailto:ford-ferguson-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Sloane
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 5:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ford-ferguson] 8N or 9N ? ?

Here is a good guideline for determining the approximate age of our 
tractor if you can't obtain the serial number 
<http://home.att.net/~jmsmith45/identify.htm>

As far as I know, the only place the serial number appeared was on the 
engine.

Primo Campos wrote:
> Thanks for the help Mike. Where would the # for the rest of the tractor 
> be located?Something that would showw up as 9N.
> 
> Primo
> 
> 
>> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
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>> <ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [Ford-ferguson] 8N or 9N ? ?
>> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:08:33 -0400
>>
>> It was very common to "mix & match" parts when repairing the N 
>> tractors. The engines and transmissions could be intermingled with no 
>> problem, and if an owner's 9N engine was ruined, the local Ford dealer 
>> would routinely replace it with what he had in stock: an 8N engine. 
>> The same thing would happen today if your generator went bad and you 
>> went to New Holland for a replacement - the parts man would hand you 
>> an 8N generator (which would require all new mounting hardware, 
>> wiring, regulator, etc.) and tell you that is what "the book" showed 
>> as the correct part. The early 8N engines had the front mount 
>> distributor, adding to the confusion. The only problem is that now you 
>> have two serial numbers - one for the engine and another for the rest 
>> of the tractor.
>>
>> Mike
>>

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