They're nice to work with for sure. I've thought a business called "classic history" would be a good idea - and lawn care business that only uses classic machines to do the mowing. I imagine it would be popular at the retirement homes for the retirees to watch the mowing happening using the equipment we've all enjoyed.
Isn't it unbelievable how these old tractors accomplished all that work back then (and were a huge time saver compared to doing everything by hand), and they're still operating today. And the memories that these classic tractors have created are equally amazing.
Unrelated to this video, sometime you might cover the advantage of putting a trailer ball on the front grill guard and show how easy it is to push a trailer over trying to back it up. Our 8N is where I learned that trick.
That's a great idea! Before we added the front ballast weight - we had a ball on the front bumper and moved trailers around that way all the time. It is handy for sure!
About the best thing (after the overdrive clutch) that I put on my '48 8N was an engine driven auxiliary hydraulic pump to drive the hydraulics without the pto engaged. Both items together make the 8N a whole lot safer and easier to run. Second best was adding a hydraulic top link for box blading, but thats only courtesy of having the aux pump to start with.
That's a nice upgrade for sure! Having live hydraulics on our Ford Workmaster is certainly nice. I've never tried a hydraulic top link on any of my tractors - but I can certainly see the value in that upgrade also! Thank you for the great comment!
Having never driven a classic old tractor I was amazed at how quiet it seemed with the mower running. Is this a function of it being a gas machine? My 3 series JD seems so loud with the rpm’s up to run the PTO @540. I have always like the look of the old Fords and would love to try one out. Great video.
The gas engines do sound different when operating than the diesel. Our John Deere 2210, when running at 540 PTO speed, does sound REALLY loud. Thanks for watching!
Wondering if I should get an 8N for brush hogging, or if the Workmaster is a better choice (albeit more expensive) since it has live hydraulics/PTO. Was thinking of a John Deere B, but think they're too big (and top heavy) for woods use....and I'd have to get the wide steering front end.
There are some advantages to the Workmaster. It has more horsepower, has the live hydraulics (which is really a nice feature). But the 8N is a nice machine that's really easy to find parts for and videos about for help with repairs. For work in areas like our woods, or on any hills - I would rule a narrow front end machine out. You're wise to look only at the wide front tractors. You can't really go wrong with one of these old Ford tractors, from the N series (2N, 9N, 8N), the Jubilee/NAA, or any of the 600-800 series. They're all amazing workers with great history.
We had both an 8N and a 1939 vintage B at the same time. Dad loved the sound of the B so much! The easiest (sometimes the only) way to start the B was to start the Ford and pull the B around the barn lot to get it going. I wasn't big enough to pull the flywheel hard enough to make it fire.
Ethanol-free gas? In this century? Heck, back in 2004, we needed that for Papa's old Farmall M, ended up using 87 regardless. Where'd you find that gas?
That's a great question. Mowing an open field certainly goes faster than mowing around obstacles. I can tell you that in this video, I mowed just over 1.5 acres, and it took about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Now - remember that doing anything, while making a video, takes longer. I had to move the cameras around, etc.
Even though I like both my 8N and 2N, my Ford Jubilee, Ford 640 and my 1967 Ford 2000 is much nicer to use due to the live hydraulics. Too bad none of those 3 don't have the optional live PTO though.
Hello From Kentucky. Regarding the.engine backfiring, I would test the ignition coil to make sure it is not overheating. I have a 107 Cub Cadet with the cast iron Kohler engine that was terrible about backfiring during the warm weather months My engine would actually shut down until the ignition coil cooled down a bit. I tried different ignition coils and every one of them did the same exact thing.
Great point! My front-mount distributor would overheat on my Ford 2N/9N tractor when mowing for a time. It would actually shut the tractor down, and I'd have to wait for the distributor to cool before it would restart and run. That's a good possibility. With that tractor - I had a few spare distributors on the shelf, because I'd keep them for when they were needed.
@@PurpleCollarLife I am not quite sure with the coil on the 2N/9N tractors, But I have actually poured cold water on the old style round oil filled ignition coils before to see if they would work again. That was a hack that someone taught me a long time ago. You would wonder if someone wouldn’t have made a cooling fan with more fan blades to enhance the cooling draft through the radiator fins and also to provide enhanced air draft towards the engine and ignition coil/distributor. Also, I am very surprised that someone didn’t toy with the performance of the flathead engines. Just some thoughts on my part.
Good Evening Sir, Very Nice Ford 8n Tractor and that finish mower is Truly OUTSTANDING 😇👍That Spider need to flattened 🤣🤣👍👍 Very Nice Green Pasture Sir 😇👍👌You are a very good tractor operator 👍😇Yes Fall has landed up here 👍😇👌Be Well Sir Cheers 🍻🍻
Thanks, Dave. It's hard to believe we're to that time of summer already where the leaves are turning colors and falling, and the darkness starts earlier and earlier.
And of course, mowing with the tractor brings the "fun factor" way up to number 10. 😊 I've always liked those Fords. It's not hard to see why they and the Ferguson models were so popular, and continue to be! They were pioneers for the tractor industry, putting a more compact farm tractor into the hands of more property owners. Not to mention the revolutionary 3 point hitch, now an industry standard. Fun fact: The logo for Massey Ferguson is 3 triangles upside down, in the hitch configuration. Paying homage to It's invention by the company. Thanks for sharing, Chad
