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Re: Re: 8n or Farmall M
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Posted by Jeb2N on September 30, 2003 at 17:54:33 from (68.107.205.219):
In Reply to: Re: 8n or Farmall M posted by 4020dt on September 30, 2003 at 17:31:53:
Please don't take anything I say as anything other than opinion based comparitive analysis. I like the N's. I have a 2N. I have also owned a farmall H. I like deeres, but only the ones earlier than 1940. My opinion is this: The 8N, like the 9N and 2N before it, had features that were not available in other tractors at the time. The 8N had not only a three point hitch, but also draft control AND position control built in. It's low stature and easily adjustable tread width made it poor for row crop cultivation, but great for hilly terrain and other close to the ground chores. The N's are two bottom plowing freaks! THat is what they were designed to do. I think they are comparable to the M as far as drawbar horsepower. You can convert the N to live hydraulics for about $80 and give it a more-or-less live PTO with an ORC for about $65. The M never had a 3 point, and you'll spend $500 for a conversion and you still don't have a live lift, or live PTO. You just have a lift. Just like the N. People say they are overpriced, but price is based on demand and a lot of people love these little machines. They refuse to die and parts are available everywhere and at low cost. You run into the same boat with the John deeres as you do the H and M of the same time period....and look how much THEY set you back compared to an N. I went to a junk yard down the road from me to find some 2N parts. This place has acres and acres of tractors. In the whole place, there were about 4 N's combined. On the other hand, the Fergusons with the OHV engine were populating the junk heap nicely. A guy that worked there said that their OHV engine just didn't hold up like the old flathead ford did. Again, this is just opinion. I like the N's. I like the deere's and Farmalls, too but mostly for nostalgia purposes. I like the N's for versatility. Somebody commented that you don't see a whole lot of N's at tractor shows because they're all still out in the field working... For what it's worth. Jeb
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