[AT] N-series Fords and TO-series Fergusons

Al Jones farmallsupera at earthlink.net
Mon Nov 10 15:18:29 PST 2008


It'll cost more, but find you a 484 IH, or maybe a 830 JD (the three
cylinder diesel from the 70's, not the big lummox from the 50s.)  Now
either one of those will be a  TRACTOR.  I'm not a big fan of the Fords and
the Ford-clones.  Too crude.

Al


> [Original Message]
> From: Rick Weaver <Rick.Weaver at hilton.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 11/10/2008 6:09:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] N-series Fords and TO-series Fergusons
>
> Farmer, you should consider the TO-35 - it has live hydraulics and
> you'll like that over the 20's or 30's.  It'll also have more horses
> under the hood than the Ford's.
>
> Rick 
>  
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Indiana
> Robinson
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 5:02 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] N-series Fords and TO-series Fergusons
>
> I decided this week that it was time to find a decent if not shiny 9N,
> 2N, 8N, NAA or a TO-20, To-30 or TO-35 Ferguson tractor. I grew up
> with such tractors and wish I had them all back now.
> I have been pleasantly surprised because I figured I would have a bear
> of a time finding one with decent sheet metal, sound tires and the
> important stuff working within my straining budget. I have looked at
> several already that would serve OK ranging in price from $900 to
> $1800. Around here they have always sold just silly. I suppose the
> proliferation of imported 20 to 40 HP tractors with such things as
> power steering and live PTO has taken them off of the wish list of
> small property owners who are not normally collectors but just want
> something small to mow with.
> I want one, well, just because I want one...   :-)
> I plan to use it with several implements that I already own but can't
> use as well on any of my other tractors.
> I have a very good Danhauser post hole digger. It is the one that has
> the very complex linkages.
> I also have a good Dearborn slip scoop and a smallish 3 point
> carry-all. I also have an original Ford 2 row rear cultivator and a 3
> point fork-lift/bale mover as well as an original Ferguson rear blade
> and a Ford 3 point lift boom.
> Those little tractors are also extremely handy for bale wagons etc.
> and are about the most easy thing going (among antique tractors) for
> when you are doing small jobs that require a lot of climbing on and
> off all day. I sure can't make that statement about my Yanmar 1500
> diesel or my Allis C.
> I placed a bid on a nice (shiny even) TO-30 Ferguson on Ebay today
> using AuctionSniper but since nobody raised my $1525 bid it never
> climbed up enough to meet the seller's reserve.
> BTW, I did move quickly past the Ebay 8N that had a "buy it now" price
> of $13,000.
> :-)
> I did notice that it didn't have any bids...
> Tomorrow I start hanging plastic in the farm shop to divide it into
> heated and unheated sections and so I will not be heating half of the
> township. It will take a half day just to move all of the extra stuff
> (like lawn tractors) out and a batch of odd stuff over into the
> unheated section and to other buildings. I will actually have room to
> square dance in there if I wanted  too. After a lousy decade+ things
> are coming together well now. It must be time for something to go
> badly wrong...
> :-)
> Gotta go feed the horses.
>
>
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>
> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> Morris Moulterd
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>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
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