FEL for 8n

I bought a rear bucket monday at an auction and I really liked it. I was using it to move pea gravel from a pile up to the house. I would like to have had a larger bucket but for the $35 I spent I can get over it. My dad had a FEL on his 8N and I had used it very little but from what I remember is with a heavy load it was hard to steer and would tend to tip forward on heavy loads. With the rear bucket you wont have that problem. You'll likely to get different answers from different people as it is what they are use too and personal choice. If i was looking I'd get the rear scoop, it wont be as hard on the front end, tires and kingpin, but that just my thoughts.

I do have a Wagner FEL tho. N tractors aint really designed for FEL's (potential front end problems, no power steering) but they do work ok if you use common sense. Smaller bucket fulls, anticipate vs. forcing turns, wider front tires.

If you do get a FEL, use a front stinger pump that runs off the crank vs. using the N's internal hydro. pump. HTH....don t. ....

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