Re: Ford 8n or ?

Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on December 11, 2013 at 15:22:36 from (97.115.140.73):

In Reply to: Ford 8n or ? posted by Kyle Mills on December 11, 2013 at 08:50:26:

The 8N is an OK tractor and might be a good choice as a starter machine. Just about anything you might need to keep it running is easily available. They are quite simple and basic and if you found that you wanted something better, you could probably get most of your money back out of it if you decided to sell it.

There are other old tractors that also might work out OK for you, and they might have features others have mentioned that would come in handy for you. I would suggest finding a tractor with a front end loader, as well as a 3 point hitch, since those features are the ones I use the most on my machines.

It was a little unclear if you just plan to try to maintain the gravel driveway a bit, or if you will need to move snow. I have tried using my box blade in the snow and found that it really was not made for that. It would move a little snow, but very slowly. Much better is the 8 foot back blade, which can be adjusted with quite an angle. It tosses the snow off to the side and plowing can be done at some speed. For snow plowing you also really need a set of tractor chains. Without chains, you end up getting stuck. BTDT!

If you get lots of snow, you probably want to consider a snowblower, and the N"s and many other older tractors are not very suitable for use with a snowblower. Many of the older tractors will not back up slow enough and do not have live PTO.

My neighbor has an older Kubota 4wd and a rear mounted snow blower. It has hydrostatic drive and live or independant PTO. It works GREAT for moving snow--he doesn"t even need to bother with chains. A few times over the years when we had lots of snow accumulation, my neighbor has come over and widened my driving area, after I had about run out of places to push snow with my tractor.

Can you find a tractor that will work for you for $1800? Maybe, maybe not, it depends on what you can find. Personally, I would plan on spending some more money and getting a better, newer tractor from the much wider group of choices. Good luck!

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