1961 Ford 6000. Runs, drives good. Shifts all 10 gears, 2 reverse, single key rear axles, accumulator works, newer old style tires. Dennis 812-663-4847 (IN)
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1952 8N: er’ah, maybe really , 1950!
By Jeff Johnson. N-News Autumn 2016. Vol. 31 No. 3
My wife and I decided to move out of the suburbs and build a house on the old family farm in central Indiana. I asked my uncle whether I could get by with an overgrown lawn and garden tractor or if I needed something bigger. The man with the John Deere 4430 said, “You need more tractor than that.” I soon found the 8N. But it wasn’t pretty! As I degreased and lightly sanded the frame, I found the serial number – 8N 279422. I thought, “Hey wait – that’s a 1950 serial number!” Continue reading
Think Like a Multifunction Tool
We all can’t help but frame problems (and their solutions) in the context with which we are most familiar. When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I guess the trick is to look at the world (and your tractor) through the eyes of a multifunction tool. Continue reading
Driverless Tractors are Here
The autonomous tractor not only recalls a century-long displacement of human labor by technology in farming, but underscores how productivity-enhancing technologies have already transformed farming for all but the niche producers. Continue reading
Self-driving Cars? What about Tractors?
We’ve seen industry after industry ‘disrupted’ by the introduction of new technologies, with automation in particular making great inroads. Farm yields, of course, have long benefited from the substitution of machine for human labor. But did we expect to see machines driving tractors so soon? With actual ‘farmers’ out of the mix, will farming one day be reduced only to administration and management tasks?
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Completely restored 1952 8N 6-cyl Funk w/ cast iron oil pan, Sherman Over/Under trans, motor rebuilt, dual rears, new tires; org. hat rims. $9500 obo. Lawrence 580-365-4429 or 580-583-0751 (OK) lawrenced@windstream.net
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Ford 19-209 1-arm loader – FREE. Missing bucket, front and side mounting brackets, but has rear bottom bracket. I have another 1-arm loader you can take bracket measurements from. Robbie 603-672-1015 (NH)
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1957 Wide Front 740 Rowcrop, a rare tractor restored. New tires, rims, etc; $6500 obo Ron 207-577-0154 (ME) ron.chipman59@gmail.com Delivery possible.
On the Seat & In Your Head
On the Seat & In Your Head There is something about driving a tractor that is so similar to riding a motorcycle it is uncanny. Obviously it isn’t speed or that feeling of the wind in your hair. Nor is it about the physics of counter steering or leaning into a corner. But there is something there in the “non-thinking” aspect of both endeavors. When I am running the mower on the tractor, or more recently cultivating the garlic with the 861 a few months ago, I am not actively thinking about anything. I am purely in that moment. I am observing where the front wheels are, glancing over my shoulder to watch the discs cut through the earth, focusing … Continue reading
1954 NAA
By Wayne Musser. N-News Summer 2016. Vol. 31 No. 3
When I was about twelve years old, I learned to drive the tractors. I was doubly blessed in that both of my grandfathers were dairy farmers, so when one grandfather didn’t need me to help put hay away, the other one did. My grandfather chose the NAA with live PTO for hay baling. Last winter, I restored the NAA. I hope it will continue to provide reliable service for the next generation. Continue reading
Signs of Spring
By George Blosser.
Growing up on our family ranch in California, I learned to drive our family’s 2N Ford tractor at a very young age. Fifty-five years later I tried to locate our original family tractor. I couldn’t. So I gave up looking and searched for an 8N and located one in the State of Arkansas. A restoration process was immediately started to return the tractor to its condition as delivered from the factory in 1952. Continue reading
Thrift: Getting By & Making the Most of What You Have
By Gardner Waldeier. N-News Winter 2016. Vol. 31 No. 1
Thrift. noun. The careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste.Making due with what is available is paramount these days. I needed a good dry place to keep my tractor and set to making that thought a reality at the 1799 farmhouse where I grew up. So I built a lean-to style pole barn off the end of the house recently and did the whole project for around ten dollars. Continue reading
DIY Tractor Repair Runs Afoul Of Copyright Law
In days past, when Fords were entirely mechanical. A rough-running tractor was felt in the seat of the pants. It invited a climb-down to check the usual suspects: carb adjustments, timing, dirty plugs. We diagnosed and repaired mostly by ear. Today life is much more complicated for owners of modern tractors.
Model T Innovation Lies Behind the 9N
Without the fame (and fortune) generated by Henry Ford’s model T, he never would have been able to focus his energy (and resources) on an update of the old Fordson farm tractor. That led ultimately to development of the 9N in 1939… and the rest is history. Enjoy this video!
Common Implements Used With Ford Tractors from 1939
Simply the best (only?) compendium of commonly used implements for the N-series (and into the mid 1950s). This is literally a collection of Operators & Owners manuals that would have come with that particular implement. An invaluable asset for the Ford tractor collector OR the person who is still working a plot of land. $40. S&H will be added to your total order. After dreaming of a book that would encompass the most common Ford implements, one has finally arrived. If you could imagine a pile of Assembly and Operating literature stacked over two inches tall, you would have a good idea of what this book is created from, because that is exactly what it is. This compendium of over … Continue reading