When did you get your 9n,2n,-8n?

I wouldn't say that the 2N has had a hard life -- just mowing 10 or so acres of grass on & off, grading the lane periodically, and sometimes scooping snow. It surely hasn't been maintained well, though, and it shows.

My dad had it "profesionally" rebuilt a few years ago, but after fixing things all this week, I'm not impressed with the guy's handiwork. What kind of rebuilder doesn't replace ancient spark plug wires, distributor cap, or frayed ORIGINAL starter cable? Since I'm the family gearhead, I'm just getting it to run reliably at the moment. Someday we may restore it, but it'll always be a working tractor for us. It's pretty much original right now except for the 12V conversion and the K&N air filter.

There's a lot of fond memories with this tractor. My dad and I both grew up on this farm. Many of my cousins learned to drive on that 2N when they came to visit. I remember sitting on grandpa's lap, holding my teddy bear, while he graded the lane. My grandparents are still with us & living on that same farm, but we're not sure for how long (88 & 86 yrs old). When they pass, we'll subdivide the farm (40 acres inside the city limits gets expensive), and my family will likely move out to a 1-acre lot on what's left of the farm (right next to my parents' current house out there). My goal is to get the N running well enough that my dad & I can use it to scoop our driveways for a few more decades and provide my kids (4th generation) with fond memories of this reliable old workhorse.

Did I say 4th generation? Make that 5th. My great-grandma lived on the farm with my grandparents during the 2N's tenure (after her husband died).

I can't remember a single day that the thing wasn't about! Dad bought it new in the early 1950's, and it's been here ever since, except for trips to the dealers for service! I actually met the fellow who sold it to Dad back in the day...Farnham Motors in Farnham, Va. He remembered the transaction...dead now, just like Dad. But it's still running, better than ever. I converted it to 12v, installed electronic ignition, other than that, she's stock. Top pic shows it with the AC Roto-baler..I'm the little guy you can see the back. All the folks in that pic are dead, except me, of course! Bottom pic is Dad back in the 50's discing. Still have the disc...but in poor shape. Lotta memories in that tractor....easily coulda killed me, but did not! Used it today, scratched up a garden, moved stuff about, etc.