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To be absolutely certain of the model, you need to establish the year in which it was manufactured. To do this, you"ll need to locate the tractor"s serial number. (Unfortunately, you can"t do this from a distance -- you need to be up-close-and-personal with the tractor.) Be sure to take a small wire brush and a small screwdriver or scraper to remove any grease, rust, or paint that may be obscuring the number. Follow the link at the bottom of this message, and compare the number you find on the engine to the matrix listed there. If the tractor was made between 1918 and 1928, it"s a Model F. If made between 1929 and 1945, it"s a Model N. The rubber tires don"t really tell us much, because many Fordson owners purchased aftermarket wheels to accommodate rubber tires. I know that the high-compression head was used on the N (in fact, there"s one listed right now on eBay), but I don"t know about the F. One problem frequently encountered with these old-time workhorses is that cash-strapped farmers used whatever parts they could find, no matter what model they came from, so sometimes you have a mishmash of parts. Unless there"s something really unusual about your buddy"s tractor (such as an Athens cultivator, Trackson crawler package or similar aftermarket addition), $5000 would be a really great price for it, especcially since it"s unrestored. Completely restored Fordson tractors often sell for around $2500 on eBay. Hope this helps; feel free to send any other question you may have -- I"ll do my level best to answer them. Kind regards,
Maine Fordson
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