I had a 9N an pulled stumps and stuff, doing "wheelies" - Now I thank God almost everyday that my foot didn't slip off the clutch at the wrong time! Be Careful! God Bless! Thanks!
Yes sir, that little tractor can roll over and kill you , Great little tractor spent lots of time with them, hauling hay on steep hillside in England. Cause that’s what was left after the war, Just be careful like he says it can make your day not a good one!
Well I’m 2 mins and 57 seconds into your video. Never seen any of your videos before but I already into it. Barefoot on an old ford tractor, stopping at a spring to get a cold drink, dirt roads, kids playing outside instead of their faces glued to a television playing video games. Good on ya folks. I like the way yer livin. 👍🏼 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I remember my dad telling me, a matchbook was handy to have back in the points day. You could use the striker area on the matchbook to give the points a rough file, and then use the cover thickness to set the gap. He said it could work in a pinch.
The distributor was changed from front to side mount halfway through 1947. Please take notes from these folks warning about the dangers of pulling from a high point like that. I almost lost a friend and neighbor this year to a tractor rolled over backwards. By the grace of God it was wet and muddy so the tractor squeezed him down into the mud rather than immediately killing him. He will forever have back problems and leg problems though. We (30ish) people spent over 3 hours digging him out and raising the tractor enough to get him out. It is so much better to learn from other's bad experiences than to create your own.
I grew up on one of those little tractors, my Dad bought it in 58, It served him Faithfully for 48 years until her passed in 08. It is still in the family and still going. It is amazing to me how simple and how overbuilt those little tractors were!! You are Blessed among men to have a Wife and Family that will work with you! . God Bless and Keep you!
Man I was 10 years old working an old 8N just like that pulling stumps and skidding logs on my dad's place. That old tractor is still running too.. Brings back some memories.. BTW, OUTSTANDING facial ornamentation, my bearded brotha
That was a big day! Didn't think you were going to snatch that first log (big sucker). Persistence paid off. The beauty of a drink from a crystal clear spring. Those logs must be worth something to travel that far for them. I'm glad to see they are going to some use. This video was enjoyed by someone still on the "mouse-wheel". Bravo!
Truly enjoyed the music, and that's a very attractive helper you have there. It must be nice to live in a place where you're not afraid to drink the spring water. It's heartbreaking to see what gets dumped into the water where I live.
Focus less on trying to appear hill country and drinking water and spend some time around those old timers whose politics and ignorant speech you can't stand. They'll have alot to teach you. Like how that big bar is a lever, and the further back the chain is hooked, the more it's going to leverage your tractor. Or that you should take some steel plate and make an angled skid, lift the log, and place it stop of it. Securing it to the log, you can either pull it or the log, with your chain affixed to the drawbar, allowing you to not only more safely and efficiently move it, but also move even larger logs. Your tractor is small and doesn't have alot of power. But it has more than enough to get most jobs done if you think a little bit about the task at hand and a better way to do it. And will be much easier on the old girl. You're new to this and excited. I get it. Just trying to give you some advice before you break it. Or yourself.
Well, this video came up after I saw one of your newer ones, so I know you haven’t killed yourself in a tractor rollover for a couple of years after this one. I see comments about the dangerous operation, and a bunch of the inevitable comments scoffing about the ‘safety police’. Trust me, I wouldn’t ever willingly get my front tires off the ground, much less do such a dynamic maneuver as you did. Ford 8Ns are notoriously light in the front end for lifting weight on a boom. So I have three inexpensive suggestions. First, build and mount a box for the front and load it with 200-300 lbs of rocks when you need to use the boom. Second, get a couple of comealongs and use the tractor as your base to winch the logs up until you can just lift and pull without having to bounce. Third, make an A-frame to run your chain over just in front of the log to keep the leading edge from digging. There are ways to achieve these goals without being hard on your machine or overly risky. Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of farm deaths, and most of those operators thought they could get things done too.
When you can drive a tractor like this and know it that well. You know that tractor like back of your hand and trust it! No other tool like it. Great videos
Thank you for the positive feedback. And about the music in this video. If you look in the description there is a list of all the songs that we use in this video. And you can click on any of them and it will take you straight to it. If you are not successful with this let us know and we will try something else. Thanks again
when pulling anything heavy with any tractor you should pull from lowest point on the tractor other wise it flips and you dont have a roll over cage.dont walk along the path of danger bud just not worth it
Yea that was terribly dangerous. hundreds of old timers have been killed by flipping 8N's on top of them selves. Very impressive as far as the work the 8N did. Great video.
One of the best videos I've seen in a long time. Hard working family. Brings back memories of when I was younger. Hard work like that makes a good man. Also love the music. It goes well with the video....
I'm surprised at the many negative comments. I thought it was a great video . We have 7 antique tractors and do the same type work y'all do. That Ford is a light tractor but it gets the job done!
Thank you for the positive comment. and yes exactly we agree . But apparently there are some in this world that have never seen work getting done before.
I think the comments are from people who have done their fair share of work, they are trying to help if you would only listen and learn. They are trying to keep you from killing your self, or a family member. You have to appreciate that people have experience that you do not have, and you learn things your whole life. Ask your Father or Brother for help, it will surprise you how much they know!l ask to borrow tools from neighbours but return them promptly, and if you break them fix them before you return them. Easy stuff and the best way to meet neighbours.
@@CarvingAPath well unfortunately it’s starting to be world we live in. People are scared of their own shadow and scared to try new things- to learn. What song is in this video by the way?
15:30, that scene makes me think of the collapse of the world, and a few survivors are driving around in old tractors (which I love) getting wood for themselves for heat/cooking. Really nice!
Another awesome video. I could watch them for hours. That's a funny scene with the kid in the background wielding a six shooter. Looks like a toy. You two are inspiring on every level. Thanks for sharing and for the great cinematography, music, and personality 😇.
I just had to watch this episode again, bout the 3rd time, tractor pulling was very entertaining along with music and scenery, I need a drink of spring water........
I have the same taste in music as you all. Thanks for the well balanced videos. This kind of videos takes skills. Amazing how much Arkansas mountains look like East TN mountains where I've live my whole life. 63
I just got one of these old tractors. Its in pretty rough shape. Can't use it yet. Today I'm watching videos of them getting a feel for what they can do. I hope i get someone who knows what they are doing to fix it nice video!!
Great video. Enjoyed it very much. That spring and clear creek remind me of where I grew up in Central Texas. I used to fish in Clear Creek catching Bluegills and shellcrackers. Many springs where I would stop to drink cool clear spring water.
Absolutely awesome video!! We recently bought a Ford 2N, thats how we found your channel. Great cinematography and love all the music! Very enjoyable, you both look very happy! Kevin and Gretchen
Should have lowered the boom, taken a shorter hitch on the log, then lift. It would have come out easy. Wheelstands are very hard on tractors. Can break the front axle.
I agree. Or you could run your chain over a piece of log... like a kind of pulley, to bump the bottom corner of that log upward, so it would pop up and over the edge of that hill. Like your style, ol bud. Keep that old Ford honest!
Yup, wheel stands are hard on a tractor, and even harder on the owner when he has to replace a front wheel spindle back in the woods, far from the road. Learned that lesson when I was young and stupid.
@ Carving A Path I know the log lift acts as a wheelie bar but, man you you have what I call CRAZY BALLS of STEEL. You drive that tractor as if it will never roll over on you. I wish I had your bravery with my Ford 851
Nice vid, nice music but you are a chancer. Never drive a tractor like that. Just takes your muddy boot to slip from the clutch when your up like that and it's all over in a split second. It's not worth it.
I remember tearing down a maple tree like ya took out the log.tough little tractors. I am still thinking about buying the patent on the Ford NAA. and reproducing them.
That ain’t no way to run a tractor. I would have hooked the log on the front and backed it out, pull it right out without flipping or breaking the front end of the tractor, definitely a pretty lady!
I grew up on a 1953 Ford jubilee ( all but the same tractor). At 7 years old I was driving it helping my late father horse hoe up potatoes and pull a two handled cultivator. I would stand up on the transmission hump to look over the hood. To stop I would push all my weight down on the clutch and bat the stick out of gear as the clutch peddle would be on its way back up. I was not heavy enough to hold it down. By 12 years old I was pulling fire wood and logs ( long trees) out of the woods. My father would always drill in my head to get my foot off the clutch. And never take my hand off the hoist control. He said riding the clutch would take it out in no time and to use the tractors weight with the hoist to raise the front end up, by adding weight to the rear wheels and also as a safety in the event it started to go up too far. He said you will never get your foot on that clutch fast enough if it starts to go over. Great video. Brings back memories. His was destroyed in an accident when a truck lost its brakes and ran over him. Splitting the tractor and killing him. 😢
Sorry to hear about your father he sounded like a good man. You are lucky to have had those good experiences. Thank you for your comment and also thank you for sharing your memories we really appreciate that
Balls of steel been in the seat many times great live country action don't worry about the hater or safety police they didn't grow up country I jus fired up a 49 8n gota love the simplicity some people lives have become way overly complicated bet half of them never drank from a natural spring onward brother
Nice video, but you'd better be careful getting the front end that far off the ground. I did the same thing lifting a large stone. When the strap came off, the tractor came down and snapped a front wheel spindle. That was a hard learned lesson. It was repaired, and I'm happy to say that 25 years later the old 8N is still going strong.
I logged many years with the same tractor at first with chains for chokers then a farmie winch it’s good to see hard working folks like your selfs still using these tractors love the music and your life style thank you for making this video
I had a Ford 9n and changing the points was a bear. Only did it once and once was enough. You have a good woman to hang with you logging. I know because I've got one too, I don't know what I'd do without her.
When dragging stumps out of the ditch, you should not attach your chain that high. Better attach the chain to your trailer point between the wheels. Then the tractor is much stronger and it will not make wheelies that easy
Thanx, man, I always wanted to get some land with a creek like that. You problamy know, that if u dam up that and have a good fall,, all u need is an old 20-30 horse dc motor old mills give them away,,and you can make all the power you'll ever need,, even feed the power meter backward and make money,, no shit. You got a gold mine.
We've still have a Ford 800 Taskmaster (son of the Ford 8N, from 1956) that I started driving when I was 3yrs old, and a Ford 601 that Dad got me when I was five... both have the side distributer. Yours has been re-painted and prettier. The Morel mushroom found at 17:40 should be tasty when soaked in salt water overnight, and slow-fried in butter ! (hope you found a dozen more) You can often find those in Elm groves during the spring, just after May-apple plants spring up.
The early Ford tractors our a symbol that represents the True meaning of the term made in America. What a special thing that you still have the tractors that you grew up with. Thanks for your comment and also thanks for your interaction we really appreciate that
One thing on those old Front mount Distributors is to be sure put a good gasket set in them!!! I have heard people cuss and fuss about how they would not start in wet weather or even after a heavy dew. But that is what the gasket set is for, it helps tremendously as far as making it more watertight! It helps tremendously! The moisture will corrode your points really quick. The drier you can keep it the better it will start and the longer in between servicing!
now , after you break that 8n apart and replace the clutch assm , replace the axle bearings on that trailer and rebuild the hydraulic pump on the lift what have you gained ?
Hey guys I just subbed I loved the videos I enjoyed watching that 8n work it reminds me of my dad clearing out our farm when he first bought it he only had a piece of a Ford 4000 but he could make it do just about anything and it lasted for years just be careful but I’m sure ya don’t need told that have a good one
I drove one of those for the first time my grandpa’s I will say something going from fist to third is nice and slow once you go to fourth tho it is a lot more faster then expected
@@gregflores8959 Naaah! He handled that thang good. Anyway not enough weight or horses with the boom back there to flip it. Really enjoyable and well done vid.
Man! You better be careful, or you will be trading that 8n in for a wheelchair. At minimum order a couple of spindles for it because your gonna lose a wheel soon. You might be confident in what your doing but your giving a at least a few people a bad idea that might not turn out so good for them
Dang man. For anyone not familiar with those tractors, there is no accelerator pedal. When they are in gear, they go. You can throttle up and down with a lever by the steering wheel, but the only way really to stop is to press the clutch or shift into neutral. When he is pulling that log and popping wheelies, watch his left foot. He stomps the clutch. Amazing skill (and probably a lot of luck) he didn't flip. Also, that tractor is less than 30hp and only weighs around 3,000lbs. I have a 47 8N and no way I would have attempted that. I would have first used the hitch in the front and tried backing it out onto the road. If that failed, I would have secured the chain low and slowly throttled up with my foot on the clutch the whole time. If the front wheels left the ground, I would have stopped and called someone with a bigger tractor. Not worth dying or being paralyzed.
Another great video. You guys do a fantastic job, filming and music choices. 👍 That is one stout trailer, I can’t believe the load it handled. I sure would like to get a couple of loads of that hardwood for my stove but I don’t think my old truck would make it from here in Washington to where you guys are.
I would not load that trailer any heavier. And, don't be shy about tire pressures on the trailer. Whatever it says on the tire sidewalls for maximum pressure - do it.
51 8n owner. My 8n impresses me every day I work her. Great video! And yes all of us that run these tractors know that they'll wheelie, but sometimes ya just gotta get it done. Great control of that ol red belly!!
they sell a electronic ignition for those tractors now days, I like Stevens tractor parts because you can talk to them on the phone, some parts dealers never can be reached but I won't name them
I enjoyed this video and it made me smile. A '48 Ford 8N tractor was the first powered vehicle I ever drove -- on my grandfather's farm about 60 years ago. I made the same repair you made on this video a number of times. Points and fuel sediment bowl. Checked 'em first every time. ✔ I used the tool box bolted to the fender of that tractor a good many times. Learned a lot, too. Watching you feather that clutch while the tractor pulled and bounced brought back a LOT of memories. The hard work and the good neighbors also remind me of farm life. As I remember it, the farms were smaller and the neighbors were bigger back then. Thanks! BTW. I love the music on your videos.
That muddy boot on the clutch has a mirror image...on the brake. It's risky but not as risky as you make it seem. He's using the tractor's front end weight like a come along ratcheting around the axle as a pivot point. Adding weight to the front end would help a lot.
Well done on video and I'd love to know what to look for on finding mushrooms .I find some but never know what kind they are or not but godbless and keep on grabbing up resources
17:42 there was a morrel to this story and it's you cannot find those mushrooms sitting inside on the computer or extract really nice logs from your neighbors that for some reason the power companies methods of eminent domain are in my opion illegal I belive they need concent to even step foot on your property or if they wanna just cut at will they need to pay rent each pole on ones property, but anyways or go on a wonderful tractor ride I have a 1972 massey Ferguson 135 I drive everywhere but great video.
Would you be running it from the front bumper to...the log or through the attachment? I just want to better understand in case I get into a similar job. Thanks :)
@@Brandon-eh4tz you can hook it to the draw bar attachment on the bottom of the tractor. The idea is to use the weight to pull the nose down (yes, hook it to the log, use the attachment as a pass through)
@@Brandon-eh4tz this is for a straight line pull . in other words not turning the tractor. hopefully you have a front bumper to attach a strap, chain cable,or rope to the front bumper and run directly underneath the the middle of the tractor to whatever you are pulling. logs should raised at the front end for skidding so the front edge of the log won' suddenly catch. i guess for a log you could lay small limbs under the front to act as rollers. skidding logs really requires a log arch.
Nice work getting the logs out. I would be extremely pissed if I was the land owner. The power company caused thousands of dollars in damages. He could have had the timber professionally logged and gained a lot of money. Without asking or advising of coming work by the power company he should be compensated. Anyway thanks for the video.
Electric company cut trees down? Is that right? Could it be " Right of Way"? They can do that, legally. Thats why they left logs.So the man could sell , give or trade away. Thats the way it used to be years ago.
@@danwelch699 Could be but the picture as shown had the lines on the left and I didn't see any on the right side. On the right side the cutting went on and on. Maybe I just can't see the lines. The electric company knows who owns land and they could let the owner know they were coming. Doesn't matter, they are cut down now. You are right the land owner can harvest the trees if he wants to. He is just left with a huge mess. I would be leery of letting someone come on to my property to cut up fallen trees. With people are the way they are now days they will sue you for just about anything.
I read some comments on wheelies trying to pull logs out and thought everyone was making too much of a big deal, then I got to that part. Wow, that was over doing it to that poor little tractor. You need some front weights and softer shoes.
