2N Power Struggle

In the spring, we hitch up the Dearborn 2 Bottom, and take it out to work it up a bit. 1st gear full governor, when the plow gets dropped in, the tractor bogs to a complete stall.

In second Gear, I drop the plow, the tractor bogs a bit, then makes this rattling noise, and I notice steam pissing from the radiator, and as soon as the steam comes forth, the tractor seems to have this incredible amount of power, revs up and takes off like there's no plow even in the ground behind it.

I have been told by the Ford Tractor dealer locally (old timer worked with these a lot!), that I should have more torque and pulling power in 1st than 2nd. he doesn't understand why 2nd gear will allow me to pull the plow, but 1st will not, and obviously neither will 3rd.

Any suggestions?

The rattling actually sounds like "Spark Knock" or Detonation, and this rattles for 15 seconds, the radiator pisses a small amount of steam, and the tractor suddenly breathes new life of ungodly amounts of power. I am sure that the Carb is not lean, as I also have a 5 gas analyser (good for getting good mileage out of the car too!) and it shows the tractor running in top shape. Ignition timing is dead on, and the fuel tank, fuel filter assembly, and lines are all NEW and very clean, no rust or scale in my Marvel Schebler carb.

I am just curious if this is normal, or abnormal?

Thanks a bunch, you have a great forum here, and the information is great.

Keep Warm! or as we say here in Alaska: THAW OUT!

I know nothing about the magnetos.

Hobo? Dell?

Ok, letsee if I am able to post this here like I want to..(it will take a little html magic)

It seems some folks below are on to something here, and I did a little research, here is what I come up with..

No tires, battery, generator, starter or lights. Equipped with magneto and crank. Rough rider in third gear but plows well in second

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Submitted by Steve Hopper, from OR

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You should know that leakdown test don’t lie so looks like valve werk izz in yer future and may have a effect on why you kin not pull the 2 bottom. I spec you are see’n 50% or more on the leak down witch izz normal read’n I see when the valves are not seating.

That B’n said in tight soil most of’em will bogg down iffin you bury the 2 bottom. You need to understand How the draft control werks. I do drop the 2 bottom down fer a good bite but pull up on the control leaver to find the desired dept I want as soon as I git a good bite. I use it in short runs so gotta git it the ground rite quick. Click on Hobo’s fer sum plow’in tips.

I have also ran into sum tight soil and have to run a chisel plow thru it so the 2 bottom kin do its thang.
Soil conditions rite these old fords will Git’R Done.

The soil here is really tight, really tough soil. we don"t run a ripper, but after turning the soil with the plows, we run the Disc, and then a spring tooth to help break it up, and another pass with the disc.

I am going to have my friend build a new set of valves for it. he is a Machinist, and does specialty work like this, and I want the Sodium Valves, Hardened and such. I am also going to have the carb glass-lined inside to prevent further rust deposits. these things get really rusty really fast up here (VERY FAR NORTH-Alaska...), and I want to prevent this from being a problem.

Other than That, great little tractor, so I will let y"all know when I get the valves all done. IF it can pull it in first, great, if not, no big deal, I was just not sure if it was made to be pulled in 2nd.

Thanks!

I have never been to the "East Coast" area of "America", I live in Wasilla, Alaska, which according to most shipping companes, should be the "United State of Alaska" for what the rest of America really thinks. I have been across the entire Western of the USA, Including Hawaii (great place!)

I don't want to be rude, but I do have this tractor in really good shape, and would like to pull the plow in 1st gear, as it provides a better tracking on the front. When I plow (with the Dearborn) I drop it ALL THE WAY. and the ground here is pretty tough stuff. Not all fluffy like other areas. We really have some Thick Soil, as it gets wet, compacted and frozen. In the spring, it's still frozen clods of mud when plowing.

So, Any Suggestions?

I also note this "Chirping" from the exhaust (also NEW-from Walker Exhaust, cost $57.00 INCLUDING SHIPPING..which was cool!) and I suspect this is Burnt exhaust valves, or exhaust valves and seats that were not made for UNLEADED GASOLINE.

Even if this is the case, the Compression would be low, and should lack power in ALL GEARS, and not have more in just 1 gear (2nd gear). the Compression checks all show that I have considerable (even on the Leak-down test) leakage out the exhaust valves. I am going to give it a good valve job, and take care of the cylinders and lower end as well. but if there is something I am missing here, I would love to hear it, as I can't walk on water just yet, so I'm not perfect, I just think I might have missed something.

Thanks!

The town has about 60,000 People in it now, as I have watched the town go from bust to boom to bust and back to boom. The town now has 5 lanes running the entire length. we now have Sears, Fred Meyers, Wal-Mart, CSK Auto, Napa, CarQuest, and Well Fargo. We even have 3 Museums. One in particular is my favorite: The Museum of Alaska, Transportation and Industry. they have old tractors, engines, trucks, cars, FULL TRAINS, aircraft, boats, mining equipment, radio towers from airports, fire trucks, busses, Auto-Railers, helicopters, jets, and such forth.

And they love volunteers to help restore their equipment.

I remember when the roads here were ALL 2 lanes, and to get more than 2 lanes you had to go to Anchorage to see multiple lanes. to get to Anchorage you drove on a 2 laned road, although incredibly SLOWLY, because someone was driving very slow at the front of the line 10 miles away.

Now it's 6 lanes from Anchorage to the Valley, we have Massive Interchanges, Round-a-bouts, overpasses, bypasses, and such. You used to know everybody, and you could recognize their car and wave to them. now...you can't.

As for the 2N, it is not the mag- as pictured. it is a Distributor. It has a rotor, Cap, Points, and the coil mounts up top of the engine. the coil is a round, canister style, and has 2 wires connected to it. before i bought the machine, someone backed a truck into the front of it, and really "Ouched" the sheet metal up front.

I'll one day get to that part.

Well, it's Sunny out, and +5 degrees, warm enough to go out to work. I have the bottom half of an engine to go through. followed by a late model electric shift transmission.

Thanks all!