[AT] Oliver 55 - Super 55 vs 8N vs VAO

Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Fri Aug 29 17:50:49 PDT 2008


Ken:
I think he means the draft control that was originated on the ferguson 
system that Henry Ford put on the N series.  There was still a lot of 
ferguson patents that went on the later Ford tractors also.  I prefer a 
ferguson system on a ferguson tractor myself.

Cecil in OKla

Ken Knierim wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:51 AM, John B <rustyacres at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> The small tractor that I like best is actually my John Deere 420W that we use occaisionally in the orchard here. Live hydraulics make it much easier to use than the Ford. Next would be the Super 55. The VAO is a good tractor, but the hydraulics are not as advanced as the JD, Ford, or Oliver, except that the hydraulics are  live. I think the Fords are underpowered, too hard to use without the live hydraulics, and overpriced in general. I do see that many Ford 8N's around here are now selling more realistically in the $1000 to $2200 range. A few years ago, it was hard to find one for less than $3000. Maybe some of the ranchette owners are waking up to find that just because their neighbor has an 8N, that does not make it a desirable tractor. All of this is just my opinion and I'm sure I'll catch some flak over it!
>>
>> John Boehm
>> Woodland, CA
>> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>>
> 
> Thanks for the information. Since I'm mostly running a 5' flail mower,
> that's where my focus is. I've adapted to the non-live hydraulics but
> I guess don't know enough about the features.
> 
> So when you talk about the hydraulics not being as advanced as the
> Ford, what features (other than the "live" part) are different?
> 
> thanks again!
> 
> Ken in AZ
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