What's Up With 9N'er?

Yes, I am nuts and went crazy when I fell into the Ford tractor world a few years ago. Yep, sold the 9N, sold the restored Farmall A, sold the restored 850 with restored Sherman backhoe, and now selling my latest project: the Ford Elenco 841 Powermaster on ebay (item number 32059811929 in csae anyone is interested).

Life and priorities change and I need to keep up with them or at the very least try to do the right thing.

So it goes with where I'm at and what project I am startng next. Yes, after 4 years of living in a decaying camp and convincing the wife I need to learn about Ford tractors she said that your next project is to build a house and it is starting this spring.

To build the house I need cash. And having never built a house before I need help.

So, here is my personal invitation to the 9/2/8N board to come to NH this summer, bring your tractors for parading, and help me lift walls, lay decking, frame a gambrel roof, install windows....or, maybe I will just auction the wife off on ebay (item numer 36-24-36 in case you are interested) and buy more tractors...or buy back the tractors I sold.

Yes, I have had A LOT of heartburn over these tractors. Heartburn over selling them and a lot of fun getting them and refurbishing, restoring, rebuilding, re-fixxing, and re-something-ing to them and it won't be the last. But this Elenco( ebay item number 32059811929 in case you're interested) is some kind of rig. Best one I've owned and best overall mechanical condition after total rebuild.

But then again. Karen is pretty good too and at 36-24-36 she was a bargain. Have to give her a lot of credit for being happy when a decayed old 1940 9N sat in the yard a few years ago on a drizzled March morning...and she asked where her Shaker tall clock was. Did I ever tell you that story?

9N'er

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I've slowly come to realize tractors are NOT as important as family, church, wife, kids, etc. While you are far ahead in that area with a good wife already, I still am looking at 44. Maybe once I finish growing up I'll be ready for one, altho my married friends say you never are ready for marraige..

Life is way too short. Don't spend too much time on things. You're doing the right thing, Tom.

It's too bad the timing on your house building is now. I got three small kids now, so helping you this summer is probably out, but there was a time that would have been more fun than Disneyland.

By the way, I hope you aren't mad that I ratted you out on the Whimpster. I never knew if that was common knowledge, but I think selling is part of the story, and doesn't diminish the entertainment value. As you will see, we've all been there, or will be.

Thanks and Take Care.
Steve

Yeah, it would be fun to have visitors to help frame and build and lift. But that's ok too. I appreciate your sentiments.

I'll stay in touch with this forum. It;s the best one out there. Tom

Where is Shelburne, NH?...I live next town south of Shelburne, VT...

Salmoneye

How close are you to New Thetford or Thetford Center?

-tom

I am the other side of the state...Appx. 10 miles south of Burlington about a mile from Lake Champlain...

Our deer camp is alot closer to you...It is in Walden which is the next town east of Hardwick on RT 15 in the Kingdom...

When are you planning on breaking ground, erecting walls, etc.?...

When the ground is ready to excavate and we can pour that's when it will start.

With this gambrel, the bulk of my time will be doing soffets , trim, and gable returns and hopefully by late July I will be just starting those.

This is more than likely going to be a one man show. And as you know those shows usually take abut 3x longer than normal.