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Dearborn (Ford's implement manufacturing name) made loaders for the N series. You can find them around for $200 - $800. There are a couple of models - heavy duty and with a hydraulic bucket or a "trip" bucket. The buckets aren't large by today's standards, but they do fine at around 3 feet. They are relatively easy to mount. If you go looking for one, make sure it is complete, cause you will have trouble finding individual parts like the front mounting bracket. I wouldn't worry about hoses or leaks in the hydraulic cylinders because you can get replacements and rebuild parts. There are a couple of other manufacturers - Wagner and someone who makes new loaders. The new ones are big bucks. A couple other things to think about. The Dearborn loaders and most of the other ones make the normal tractor mounting procedure impossible - so ya gotta climb on from the back or over the loader arms. There are a few older "step through" loaders that allow you to mount up normally. Also, while mounting a loader on an 8n isn't hard, it isn't something you want to be doing very often. With the loader, the front steering is fairly hard relative to the 8n without a loader. Also, the tractor is longer by about 3 feet, so its not quite as manueverable. From what you describe you want to do, it sounds to me like the loader will be acceptable. Also, your tractor is probably a 52 - the last year Ford made 8n's - or it isn't an 8n. Good luck.
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