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Alvin n Ms.

10-22-2003 07:32:38




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Tell me why people will advertise 8n Fords fully restored wheen they won't even remove the axles and install a new oil seal at the outer bearing so oil won't leak into the brake drums??? Nine out of ten 8n Fs, have little to no brakes after they are used an hour. I have not seen one in many years that had decent power. Those were peppy little tractors when they were new. They would pull a six foot bushhog with ease. We filled the front tires with water so the front end would touch the ground every now and then, mostly steering with the brakes. It had plenty of power to do all this in 3rd gear,Now people have to use 1st or 2nd gear to move anything, however we were using up to 103 octane gas with plenty of lead when they were new.

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Dell (WA)

10-22-2003 08:28:32




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 Re: 8n Ford brakes. in reply to Alvin n Ms., 10-22-2003 07:32:38  
Alvin..... ...gotta agree with you, I've always said such advertized "fully restored" tractors should be more truthfully called "re-furbished". Unfortunately, fully restored to many sellers means a 20/20 paint job and not much else. Looks can be deceiving, just look at the cosmetic counters at yer local dept store.

And while I brushhogg in 1st/under, it because my pasture ground is so RUFF, I don't wannna be bounced outta my seat (grin).

And if'n ya loose'n your brakes, its because yer 5 gal hydro-tranny reservoir is overflowing out yer less-than perfect axle seals. In 1970, my tractor mentor neighbor insisted that all Ford N-Tractors should be under-filled by 1-quart to prevent bad brakes.

The 6:1 compression ratio flathead N-Engine was designed for 70 octane white gas. Todays 87/88 octane unleaded gas is plenty. 103 octane don't make enny engine more powerful except to the driver..... ...respectfully, Dell

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10-23-2003 07:27:06




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 Re: Re: 8n Ford brakes. in reply to Dell (WA), 10-22-2003 08:28:32  
Seems to be a language problem. "re-stored" sometimes really means "I dragged it out in the yard with the pickup last summer but never got around to working on it so I put it back in the shed" i.e. I stored it again.

The same guys who call a n series with an alternator "restored" are probably too busy copying Zane things now to hear that their jobs are being out sourced. What goes around comes around.

Your mileage may vary

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Alvin n Ms.

10-23-2003 06:19:38




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 Re: Re: 8n Ford brakes. in reply to Dell (WA), 10-22-2003 08:28:32  
It may would work to run one a quart low if you don't work on a hillside,or on a terrace. Anyway that retainer and outer bearing is too much for most people to deal with. Some think the axle was manufactured that way.



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