I have a second hand opinion on this. The man I got my 8N from about four years ago had just bought a new Kubota that was about the same size (physically) as the 8N. He had a shredder and some other equipment for it. At the time the N wasn't running due to steering issues that I was able to reconcile without much effort.
A couple of years after that I was visiting with him about tractors and he shared his feelings on the sale of the Ford VS his buying the Kubota. He said the new orange tractor was fine, had the power and some features that sure would have been nice on the N. But, the maintenance on the new tractor was many times what the old one was. The Ford was always ready to go, even with old gas in it and needing an oil change, etc. The new one was picky about fuel and had this big list of things on a schedule that had to be done to keep in in warranty. He has had to take it back for several things that needed fixing. Overall, he said he was glad he had the new tractor, but figures I'll still be using the 8N after his Kubota has bit the dust.
I don't know about that last statement, but I do know I can change points and do all but the most extreme fixes to the Ford if needed. Not so sure about the Kubota.
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