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Well, the thing I found in the barn DOES seem to be a drawbar, but it doesn't have any Ford numbering on it. It does have a single number "3" on each end where the Ford numbering would be if it was there (on opposite sides so you would see it no matter which way was up). The "3" has angles on the top like the stamped "3" on my 8N's serial number. There ARE 11 holes; and the ones showing wear are the end one (on one end) and the next-to-end one on the other (odd?). The main portion seems to be painted black, but the ends look like the metal in Tim's photo. At each end, where there are the little holes in the narrower part (that you can see in Russ's picture), there is a metal pin stuck through with a metal ring on it. If those were present on the drawbar in Tim's picture, they would be sticking out to the sides past everything, sort of like O-ring bit rings. I also found two red metal things that at first I thought were the . . . um, those things that come back on each side, from under the axle area, that would attach to the drawbar. (What do you call those?) BUT I took them outside and compared them to what's on my tractor. They are not quite the same, but very similar in shape -- flat, about that thick, almost the same length, etc. Each is made of TWO pieces of metal, however, lapped in the middle and joined by bolts. One of them (only) has a set of chains hanging off it, and there is a curved metal tag hanging off one chain that is embossed with a set of instructions that begins, "To avoid damage to the pump" (or words to that effect). These "metal arms" look something like the brighter-red metal things in Tim's picture, that are coming back from behind the seat area and above the PTO area. Do those things have a metal tag with a warning instruction about a pump on them? And -- totally OT -- I found our ranch's old original branding irons in the melee!!! BOTH of them! [It's an S and a backwards R.] I also found a set of heavy (lead?) targets for shooting and a child's Scooby-Doo fishing pole. If anyone wants those or the taxidermy ear-spreader, I will send it to you free. We aren't going to use them and if would be nice if someone who wanted them could have them. :-)
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