Re: 8n 9n jubilee difference

Posted by Gerald on March 19, 1999 at 17:26:41:

In Reply to: 8n 9n jubilee difference posted by jeff m. on March 19, 1999 at 06:05:16:

I think they are all too light for serious disk and bushhog work. The 8N and 9N are about 20 hp. The Jubilee a little more. The 9N was built from '39 to 42, the 8N from '48 to 52.

The 9N has a three speeds forward transmission, clutch and left brake pedals on the left side, right brake pedal on the right side, and a steering gear that lets clods kick the steering wheel like a mule. All 9N engines have the distributor on the front end under the fan which makes distributor adjusments a real pain. A detail copied from the flat head V-8 Fords of the 30s.

The 8N has a four speed forward transmission, both brake pedals on the right side so straight stops are easier while disengaging the clutch and a ball worm steering gear that isolates the driver from clod kicks. The last year of 8N production the distributor was moved out on the side.

I owned an 8N for a few years, I wasn't able to plow decently with the original dearborn plow and the three point disk was too light to penetrate any thing but weathered plowed ground. The PTO on these is not live, actually its an extension of the idler shaft of the transmission and you absolutely MUST use an overrunning clutch with a brush hog to maintain control or you will run into a sturdy telephone pole with the spinning mower supplying forward motion that you can't disengage with the clutch and if the pole is solid enough you may twist off the PTO shaft.

Parts are not a significant problem though there are many other tractors with greater capabilities, such as the MF-135 for similar prices.

I'm not familiar with the Jubilee, but these web pages specialize in these tractors.

http://members.aol.com/naa60512/naa.htm

http://home.ptd.net/~neilreit/

Gerald

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