Nope, don't know a darned thing actually, :) "The dumber a person gets, the smarter they really are."
Really don't know a darned thing about F20's, should'nt have even commented on this one, I forgot that people like to really correct others on this board.
Then it gets into the HP to weight ratio, Nebraska tests etc. and of course the ensuing or resulant "gearhead" style of pi$$ing match about same which is of no interest to me.
Now for someone unfamiliar with these kinds of modifications, tractor pulling etc., common sense would lead a person to consider the scenario that if you modify something and increase the HP drastically, it could be a problem if the drivetrain was not built to handle it, and a person tries to make use of the full HP/torque available from the re-power/modifications. Especially under a load, with good traction. You would think an older tractor like these and others would have a limit before things get tore up from extra HP. This is especially true with track type tractors. Maybe not so true with some conventional tractors, I can't answer that one.
Hold that thought;
I do have a good memory and having been around our ford tractor dealership as a kid for many years, I did learn or experience a few things there and at our farm. Being fond of the hundred series, and thousand series growing up, one can't forget the N's, not all that practical compared to later models, but some of the Funk conversions, both the 95 HP straight six and the 100HP flathead 8BA model V8(one V8 8N was sold by our place prior to us owning it) and other obscure models, combo transmissions, etc/ etc. they even made a crawler, ( not an ARPS kit), amongs other things in regards to being a small time old ford buff, I did recall the quote by Palmer Fossum in the below referenced book. Yeah there are mistakes in that book, one was where they called a selecto speed a selecto shift, most of these books will have some misinformation/incorrect nomenclature etc., but I believe this V8 flathead model engine 8BA was indeed OEM 100 HP, wrong, right or indifferent, can't comment on that.
Ford Tractors N Series, Fordson, Ford and Ferguson 1914-1954 ISBN 0-87938-471-9
Page 118
" The engine of Fossums Funk V-8 is an 8BA, 100 horsepower 1952 Ford Power plant. The man who sold this tractor to Fossum said "Remember that you have a 100 horsepower engine and a 30 horsepower transmission and rear end and you won't get in trouble"
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