got a black eye for asking the wife to get a ford

ummmmmm, the first year for the side mount on the 8N Flathead was 50 and the last year was 52.  53 was the advent to the red tiger engine.

I happen to own a 50 model with the Sherman hi/lo trans which gives it 12 forward gears.  Did i count that right? 

victoryallis wrote: Fords are supposed to be pick ups. Between my FW 30 and uncles Genesis my Ford tractor desire is cured.

Edited by VAfarmboy - 16 Mar 2017 at 10:15pm

Gary Burnett wrote: Everyone needs to own at least one old Ford in their lifetime,it'll make them really appreciate a real tractor when they get one.

    AMEN TO THAT!!!TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN!

True story; Other than being a farm kid from years ago, a Ford 8N is what got me into the tractor thing. When my buddy and I started doing food plots the only tractor we had was his 8N. After doing a few days of brush hogging with that I decided if we were going to keep doing food plots I needed to add a real tractor to the list, that's when I bought my D17. Since then, like every other farmer, we've added more land, our equipment has gotten bigger, and we've added a few more tractors.

I guess once a farmer always a farmer, even if it's just a Play Farmer - which is why it's still FUN!

Allis dave wrote: Try doing some work with a team of horses. I bet you'll start to think the 8n isn't so bad. That is what the 8n replaced.

I've worked horses and it'd be a toss up would depend a lot on the team,now with mules
I'd choose them over an 8N hands down

I have never owned any thing but A-C  oops  1 JD  H that was a mistake what a PILE OF JUNK but I would like to buy a Ford 7000 flat deck I think they are a nice tractor have any of you guys had one ?

dt1050 wrote: shameless (ne) wrote: smart woman! and you better gits the seizure thing checked out! been checked for the seizures, take some pills and for the most part got em under control.  just the odd one here and there.  The ford in question is a 861 diesel. The wife is pretty understanding my farm projects, she used to get mad when I'd go up to a friends she hated when we went to the equipment shed, I'd always drag something home.

When I was growing up Dad rented a diesel 971 Select-O-Speed from the land owner to use for planting. Other than the jerking power shift and the power steering didn't work it wasn't a bad tractor for us. We also rented a Power Major and sometimes a 9N for small jobs from him. I hated the 9N but the rest were OK.

Hmmmm, maybe that's why I've had a couple of those cantankerous seizures myself. Never thought of what could be garnered in blaming the wife.

The early Select0speeds where junk. The engineer in charge refused to sign them ready for production and Ford fired him. Eventually the SOS was made into a good transmission.

That engineer found a new job at JD Waterloo and designed the Power Shift transmission that was trouble free from its beginning. He stayed at Deere for some 30 or 40 years until he retired.

Gerald J.

Worked on a Ferguson and 2N before for friends. Wasn't impressed at all. They drove fine if your kidneys were secured pretty well.
Only thing good was the parts are available and cheap enough.

Acquired a 1320 Ford/New NH for mowing. 3 cyl diesel, all hydro.
Parts are not available only through NH and they ain't cheap. Good tractor and easy on the body.
Had to go through the hydro pump and a set of about 40 o-ring/seals was $400.
Came in what looked like a sandwich bag from NH.

   If I had a choice of a 5040-45 or 50 for working tractor.   I would go to a Ford in the same power range EVERY time hands down.

There are other AC's that if they where your working tractor ,yes Ford 8N (staying in the HP range ) might be a better choice pending how u use it.

I changed out a lot SOS trans over the years for my customers.

what I do like about the fords, Massey Ferguson, is the low center of gravity.  the lower and wide the better on my side hill.