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Ron W. Colley

06-12-1999 13:54:35

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My Dad bought a used tractor back in 1979. It had just been painted an eyecatching red and grey.He used it for about fifteen years on our 10acres keeping the Scotch broom and blackberries at bay. One month to the day he died the old Ford N died and hasn't moved for five years. Until today, I loaded it on a trailer and took it to a tractor doctor to see if it can be brought back to life. I don't know what I have though. The serial # on the block is very hard to make out. But the starter housing has the characters J76 cast on it. The rear axle housing casting on the front right side has the characters I 2N 4D14 A2. Directly under those characters are cast 9-12-46. Below the generator is a part labeled Novi Model 9N Governor. The guy I dropped the old girl off with said off hand he thought it was a 8N, but he doesn't work on them, Tom works on them and He'll be in on Monday. Looking at the spec page on this web site I think it matches more of a 9N or 2N. It has a 6 blade fan, H pattern tranny, 3 forward, 1 reverse, 18 inch black rubber covered grip steering wheel. I didn't notice if the distributor was a front or side mount. But I think it was probably a front mount as the plug wires come out of a tube that runs front to back. I imagine from the distributor. Can anyone tell me what I have or without waiting for Tom, suggest where to look for some other identifying characteristic? I don't know if the original paint was all grey or it was repainted the racier red/grey combination.
And what is the difference between a 9N and a 2N? Help! Please excuse my ignorence about Dads old tractor but Dad I'm paying attention now!

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Ron(Ore)

06-13-1999 04:23:05

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Re: Re: Dad's old tractor in reply to Dell (WA), 06-12-1999 18:12:03

Thanks so much for your help. I'm at the start of what I imagine to be a long but enjoyable adventure in getting Dads old Gal back in working condition. And I will think of Dad everytime she starts up and takes me out on his land, not that sometimes I wont be cussing both him and his 2N under my breath with a grin as I imagine them both laughing at me while I scratch my head stymied by the task at hand. I guess I better start by gettng a couple of manuals from our host here at YT. Again thanks to you and the others here at the board,as well as Mr.Smith from his own site who concurs with your observation. I found your other dialog on the other pages I read after posting my initial query both informative and entertaining. It also turns out that I may have found more than I imagined by posting at this site, it would appear that your congregation member bg who seems also to be as bright and entertaining as you, is a distant relative of mine, I'm not surprised (grin). He also is of a like opinion that I have the luck of Dad investing in a 2N decades ago. I'll be back to pick everyone's brain I'm sure,as my journey begins Thanks to all! Is there some organization in the Pacific NW for us lucky Ford N owners? I see you are in Washington, I'm in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Ron(Ore)

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Steve (WI)

06-12-1999 14:36:04

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Re: Dad's old tractor in reply to Ron W. Colley, 06-12-1999 13:54:35

Sound like you have a 2N that has been repainted. If you can make out just the first 2 or 3 numbers of the serial # (on the left side of the engine block) you could make a fairly certain determination of what you have. Look at John Smith's Ford Tractor page at the "Identifying Ford N-Series Tractors" section. That should help you. The web site is: >Link

Good>Link luck with the ID, and mostly getting it running again! Steve

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Tom(Okla)

06-12-1999 20:31:34

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Re: Re: Dad's old tractor in reply to Steve (WI), 06-12-1999 14:36:04

This may be extreme, but it worked out of desperation.

Take some carbon paper (mine came from an older bank deposit book), rub it with a pencil across the serial number plate, but not down into the numbers. You may have to do this with an unused portion of the carbon paper several times, to darken the surface of the serial number plate. Do this in the dark...

Then shine a flashlight across (not directly on) it and the serial numbers should appear. You may have to play with the light angle to get them all, but if they exist, you should be able to read them. I'm sure there are substitutes for the carbon paper if you are desperate enough. Good luck.

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Ron

06-13-1999 04:35:26

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Re: Re: Re: Dad's old tractor in reply to Tom(Okla), 06-12-1999 20:31:34

Thanks, I'll try the carbon paper idea. I'm now convinced I'm the proud owner of a 2N, but I'd still like to get her history, and know when she was made. I also went to the Smith web page, what a neat page and gorgeous N's even if they are 8's ( I'm already starting to extoll the virtues of 2N's, now that I think I have one! Ha!). Again thanks to everyone.

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