Have a 1962 Ford 641 Workmaster, been on the farm for 60 years. Best thing I did was put an alternator off a 75 Vega on it. Completely rewired it and it puts out 14 volts at idle. It's overhead valves and starts quick like a car and has bright 12 volt headlights. There's a warning light that goes out to tell its charging. It has a factory fuel gauge and put a 6 volt adapter and worked perfectly for a while...
Nice! Our 1957 Ford 641 Workmaster is still 6 volt. Starts a little slow in winter -but always starts. :) And the headlights seem like they're about 1 candlepower. :)
You are so welcome! I'm glad that we were able to help. Hopefully there are other videos on our channel that can help also. Here is the 8N playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLJy7cj0ut2cBWTStoVA1G_lfQ8hnhUtLu
Good Morning Sir, that is a very nice informative video that you have made Sir 👍👌😇We do the same using a wood stick of a plastic plunger in small aviation aircraft to see exactly the fuel level in wing tanks but we do have fuel gauges but they are prone to have not the proper reading 😇👍👌Keep Up Your OUTSTANDING videos Sir Cheers 🍻🍻
Wow, I think I use about half that much fuel working the PTO for mowing with my Ford 1700 diesel. Per the Nebraska test, PTO horsepower between the 1700 and 8N is about the same. I know diesel has more energy content, but not 50% more. I guess engines really improved too. The 1700 doesn’t have a fuel gage in the dash, but it does have a sight tube on the side of the tank. Once you can see the top of the fuel in the site tube below the edge of the hood, it’s time to think about adding fuel! The fuel pickup is toward one side of the tank and it doesn’t take much of a side hill to leave it high and dry when you get low. I’ve made that mistake before… and running out of fuel is a pain with the diesel because you have to bleed it.
I remember when I got my John Deere 2210, the dealership told me - "never run this out of fuel", because of how different it is than running a gas engine out of gasoline. And I've also noticed that the diesel engines seem to just sip fuel, compared to the gas engines. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Have a great Sunday!
Great video 👍. Ive been a long time fan of the 8n and have owned a 1951 model since 2004. It was outfitted with a Rotovator gear system some time before I bought it, and the low range gear is was broken when I got it. It runs fine in the original gearing. Would love to be able to find a way to replace the broken gear and have a low range for skidding logs to my sawmill. I'm also thinking about getting a PTO driven hydrologic pump and winch. BTW, I enjoyed the video of the new TB235-2, I've had a little bit of run time on one pioneering roads on my property, awesome machine.
A few things I like about the "newer" Ford 8N tractors like yours are the side distributor, the ability to adjust the steering box, and the additional proofmeter. I've never had the opportunity to drive an N series with the Sherman transmission or the Rotovator. In fact- I'm not sure what the Rotovator gear system is. I think the PTO driven pump and winch sounds interesting for sure. Thanks for watching! And yes - the TB235-2 is an amazing machine.
One more thing I would add is I keep the fuel tanks full especially when it’s freezing at night and melting during the day because you’re going to get condensation in the tank if it’s not full and if you’re worried about the fuel going bad use #1 gasoline or a good additive like Seafoam I have had good results with it and if you keep your tank full after every use you will get to know your machine better and better and you will learn when to refuel before you run out. And carburetor adjustment is very important to the proper efficiency of the tractor and I always recommend putting a see through fuel filter between the tank and the carburetor so you can always tell whether the fuel is flowing and if there sediment making it past the sediment bowl and collecting in the fuel filter 😀🇨🇦
did you know there is a recall on that gas cap? my dad got a free replacement one some 25 years ago. i drain the tank by taking off the fuel line at the carb, and stick the line into a 5 gallon gas can nozzle. it's easy to remove the float bowl assembly and clean the screen.
I didn't know about the gas cap! I just did some Google research and saw that the replacement caps are still available. That's good info to know. Thanks for sharing.
Here are the increments to make a fuel gauge from a stick for a 9N, 2N and 8N (I'm not sure if this translates to a Jubilee or newer). FACT: In the sense that anything you stick in the tank to check the fuel level is a “ gas gauge”, then it’s true. But the reality is that it’s a plow wrench. The increments on the wrench are in inches, the gas in the tank is not. A “ gas stick” with the correct gallon increments is easy to make out of a paint stick. Overall length 10 5/16 From the bottom to top of each mark (in inches) 1 gal = 1 ¼ 2 gal = 2 1/16 3 gal = 2 ¾ 4 gal = 3 15/32 5 gal = 4 3/16 6 gal = 4 7/8 7 gal = 5 9/16 8 gal = 6 ¼ 9 gal = 7 3/16 10 gal = 8 1/16
