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

[Primo Campos]

  Very informative site. thanks for your help.Looks like I got one of those 
hybrids

Primo


>From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: Ford-Ferguson mailing list 
><ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>To: Ford-Ferguson mailing list <ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [Ford-ferguson] 8N or 9N ? ?
>Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:50:52 -0400
>
>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>
>>>Reply-To: Ford-Ferguson mailing list 
>>><ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>To: Ford-Ferguson mailing list <ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>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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