[AT] Hello to "Pharmer"

[John Wilkens]

I agree with you Carl.  I started out with a bias against the N's in 
favor of the larger (in size) tractors, but the N's have sure treated 
me right.  Boy are they good sellers!  I still do have a long love 
affair going with my old Farmall H and loader that I've used 
regularily for 30+ years.   But think I can say it is beginning to 
take second seat to the 8N I "repowered" this winter with a 60 HP 
Ford flathead V-8.  I sure like old tractors!    John W.



At 12:34 PM 08/22/2008, you wrote:
>Hello to "pharmer", and I second Dave Merchant's excellent comments
>about off-the-front-lawn tractor sales.  Got to be sharp, tho, and tell
>the difference between "yard art" (will NEVER run again), and a good
>restoreable ("ran when parked--maybe") item.   I absolutely refuse to
>mention one brand over another to answer your other statement about what
>is a good one to start with, but Ford 8N or 9N ---oooops--- would be my
>choice.
>
>Cheap (relatively speaking) and available parts supply; good guru's to
>answer questions on a couple of excellent 8n and 9N Ford  sites on the
>Internet.   Ford N's are small enough to be easy to work with, you won't
>get a hernia removing the whole front end to work on, and the tech
>manuals and stuff are excellent.  Hydraulics, 3 point hitch, grade and
>plow driveways,mow grass, run a gentleman pharm, whatever you want to
>do. Excellent resale potential.  Not gas hogs, either-- 25 HP, but can
>work hard.  Prices? Depends on where you are and the wind direction, but
>I use the "Rule of 9's".  $900 is "Needs work",  $1800 is "needs
>cosmetics and re-wiring", and $2700 is "Somebody else restored it--and
>comes with some equipment", and $9000 is a "trailer Queen"-- never meant
>to cut a blade of grass-- or else the seller thinks you got money.
>
>OK, so I have restored-refurbished-revitalized-repainted-remechanicced
>two over the years.  Use one in summer for mowing 4acres of grass, use
>the other in the winter for plowing snow.  I forgot to mention how much
>fun they are...
>If a choice, an 8N (1948-52) is probably a better bet in some ways
>mechanically than a 9N (1939-42) or 2N (1942-47).  (Pretty much all the
>same one--9N,2N). [Don't ask me-- Henry Ford named them.]..
>
>Ok, boys, that's my opinion-- what's yours???
>Carl in Vermont
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