Olivetroad Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I was heading through Indiana today and this pulled up to the pumps on a gooseneck hotshot trailer.Nice clean restoration - nice big V8!I had a neighbor years ago that had a 8N with a V8 kit in it. The kit came with longer steering rods and front axle braces and a plate to extend the hood. We tore the transmission out of it - my dad said that if Henry Ford thought they needed a V8, he would have sold them new that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good sounding engine and pretty simple design. Lot of engine for little tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 the v8 was a kit you buy back in the day. up here lots of 8N and 9N's are still used every day...who says fords are junk! bobo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 wow,,excellant man...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E9V8 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good chance that is a Funk (does not mean Ford + Junk) conversion - could get them for inline sixes and the V8 flatties, and I've even seen one or three customs with a Lincoln V12.From "my" local show: Quote TerryJulian, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I've got an old 8N I need to get running again....it ain't nothing fancy like that, though. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E9V8 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I got talked into working on a slightly modified '40 9N this winter.....Every time I go near it, I find something else wrong with it!I guess I probably should have said no. Quote TerryJulian, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I used to work for New Holland and I couldn't believe how many of those things are still out there. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never work on another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauthpk Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Good chance that is a Funk (does not mean Ford + Junk) conversion - could get them for inline sixes and the V8 flatties, and I've even seen one or three customs with a Lincoln V12.From "my" local show: That is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 I used to work for New Holland and I couldn't believe how many of those things are still out there. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never work on another one.My uncle (see post about Antique truck / Antique driver) has a 40's 8N that he and my father bought new. They pulled a A/C all crop combine with it forever and had to overhaul it about once a year back in its working days. It is semi-retired now but he still uses it to pull a finish mower in the summer for his lawn. I hate that thing! No live power, narrow little steer tires, no power steering, no normal two way hydraulics, and what dumbass engineer put the distributor in front of the engine? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E9V8 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 A few of my pics from the 2010 (fall) NAMA show - Fordson / Fords were the featured brands.Early '39 9N:The "Boomers":A mixed row:Welcome to the future:Didn't mean to steal the thread, but I like tractors.......especially red ones with V8's 1 Quote TerryJulian, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 We had a International 1566 that we pulled a big offset disk with for years. Some guy had traded it in on a 1568 - he thought it would be better - big mistake! What went wrong with the V-8s in those IHC tractors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E9V8 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I think the biggest problem beyond them running on 4 cylinders at idle & under a light load / all 8 holes at full power deal was guys cranking too much fuel to them. I think they had some oiling issues too.I never owned one or was around one working, but I know the DV-550 looks & sounds good - especially with an M&W turbo hanging off of each bank. Quote TerryJulian, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have that same engine in a 70ish International 2050 Fleetstar truck with a log loader. It is a typical ex-tree service truck - all banged up and bruised. But that thing starts in any weather and will sit there and run all day long. I was going to cut it up, but I have been using it just on the yard to load and unload with it's grapple and now I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 A few of my pics from the 2010 (fall) NAMA show - Fordson / Fords were the featured brands.Early '39 9N:The "Boomers":A mixed row:Welcome to the future:Didn't mean to steal the thread, but I like tractors.......especially red ones with V8'sMy neighbor has a V8 Massey Ferguson. It's red. He must wash and wax it regularly, never seen anyone keep a tractor so clean. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 all this talk about tractors reminds me of my first ride in a John Deere 2 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstack Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My neighbor has a V8 Massey Ferguson. It's red. He must wash and wax it regularly, never seen anyone keep a tractor so clean. My favorite red tractor! 1155, great old tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I hate that thing! No live power, narrow little steer tires, no power steering, no normal two way hydraulics, and what dumbass engineer put the distributor in front of the engine?You have to remember that these tractors were the replacement for the horse on many small farms. No power steering, etc. beat the hell out of feeding and cleaning up after a horse! Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 There are still a jillion of them around here working in the summer regularly.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 And at least half a jillion folks who buy 'em up, refurb 'em, and keep making money off of 'em. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 all this talk about tractors reminds me of my first ride in a John Deere I wanna work on this farm!............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 And at least half a jillion folks who buy 'em up, refurb 'em, and keep making money off of 'em.My Uncle won a new 740 Ford (I think that is the right number) in the 1950's by winning a contest - I will try and get some of the photos that they have of when the Ford dealer delivered it - make a good new post. He still has the tractor and it has very few hours on it. I used to drive it for him pushing a Jayhawk hay stacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My neighbors got both an 8N and it's Ferguson twin, and he's got one or the other working most everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackmixer Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 We just brought my father-in-law's old 8N Ford to TN last fall. It is now sitting in my barn needing another motor rebuild. It was still being used to bush hog the open fields around the home place. We rebuilt it about 40 years ago.We also brought my old Mack to TN during the same time period. Quote David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If any of you run across a little tractor like the 8N,without the V-8,that can be had for cheap (DIRT cheap is even better),I could put one to work around here. I can do a lot with my BroncWorth,but it just can't get the hang of loading gravel into dump trucks. Speed Quote "Remember-ANY Gun Control is Unconstitutional!"<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><i><b>MACK-E Model Registry # 36</b></i><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><a href="http://www.nvabatetravel.com/"target="_blank">http://www.nvabatetravel.com/</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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