Posted by Ultradog MN on February 06, 2009 at 11:15:05 from (204.26.126.117):
In Reply to: Newby needs help posted by Luskey5 on February 05, 2009 at 22:05:51:
Jeez, I never new there was so much disdain for the little N Fords. Folks who hate them so much ought to skip the posts relating to them. I'd sure hate to see anyone get a heartastroke over one. That said, The N series Fords are great little tractors. They are totally nimble, rugged, reliable, entirely simple to work on and parts are nearly hardware store items they are so readily available. 70 years after their inception they are still chugging away doing entirely USEFUL work around the world. Compare one to another tractor of similar horse power - Allis Chalmers B or a John Deere B or a Farmall H. All of those were great tractors but the 3 point hitch on an N puts it in a league of it's own. The 3 point hitch set by Ford/Ferguson is STILL the standard throughout the world! As for safety I would like to see some statistics to back up the claim that fire depts see more N owners killed than any other tractor. They are entry level machines often operated by entry level operators. So of course you will see deaths and mistakes no matter what color tractor the newbie killed himself on. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those people who think that an N is the ONLY tractor Ford ever made. And I don't think Ford is the only company that made good tractors. But show me another 50,60,70 year old tractor that you can hook one of a hundred different implements to and put it to work in so many useful ways as easily as quickly and as cheaply as you can a 3 point tractor. Iv'e had several N Fords. They were a cheap way for a newbie to get the hang of what tractors will and wont do. I've moved beyond them now and other than for nostalgic reasons wouldn't buy another. Bereft of modern options, lacking in a score of ways an N is still a great little tractor.
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