An 8N is not a tilling tractor--way too fast--as are most tractors of that vintage. The 850 is quite strong and works that 4.5 foot tiller with ease beyond my wildest expectations in low 2 and 3. The 850 is replacing a farmall cub and ford 601 which are being sold. The ford is a bit heavier but both will even lift that tiller hanging at the end of a boom pole--just don't drive off fast. Maybe we're weak but the tiller might as well be made of lead to me trying to move it by hand--I can't budge it.
Yes, I'd say the pins are high on it but it's not an implement that needs to be lifted far in use. I say 8 inches because a 8" concrete block is about all I'd want to put under it before sitting it down.
The lift arms are heavier and thicker than those on the 601 an the 850 uses chains as sway bars instead of the rigid bars on the 601. The 601 has more distance between the rear wheels too. With the 601 we had plenty of movement and room working the lift arms on then we could lift the implement sway it from side to side while attaching the sway bars. I wish we could use sway BARS on the 850. We've never hitched the tiller to the ford but other heavy implements like a aerator. It's a trade off using a more compact tractor but we're still looking for ways to make the downsides easier.
Want to talk about another down side--it's hard to get on an off the 850 with it's tight operators platform access--compared it to the 601 and cub. :)
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