Any vintage tractor owners?

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

I've always loved agriculture, as a kid I spent every weekend and summer working on my uncles Farm, and it sort of stuck, so did the desire for a tractor of my own... Last fall my friend Kevin started teaching me a bit about the Ford N series tractors, I immediately fell in love with them.

I spent since then trying to find one that was decent. My criteria was under $1k, preferably with a Sherman Auxiliary transmission and as complete as I could get, ideally I wanted a 4 speed 8N, but I left my wants fairly loose.

I looked at one on Sunday for $1600, but it was already sold when I got there, I spotted one on Kijiji and contacted the seller, ended up buying it and picked it up yesterday.

It's a '42 2N "War Horse" built likely just after the change over to electric and rubber parts. It's very complete and in great shape, requiring only mechanical maintenance for the most part. The best part was, I got it for $700 and it has the Sherman Combo Auxiliary transmission.

I plan to primarily just mechanically restore it, and may just brush a coat of fresh paint on it at some point. It will be lovingly used in the coming years when I clear some land and level it to build a shop, till then I have a bunch of things I can use it for now.

Nick

 

[3175375]

I've always loved agriculture, as a kid I spent every weekend and summer working on my uncles Farm, and it sort of stuck, so did the desire for a tractor of my own... Last fall my friend Kevin started teaching me a bit about the Ford N series tractors, I immediately fell in love with them.

I spent since then trying to find one that was decent. My criteria was under $1k, preferably with a Sherman Auxiliary transmission and as complete as I could get, ideally I wanted a 4 speed 8N, but I left my wants fairly loose.

I looked at one on Sunday for $1600, but it was already sold when I got there, I spotted one on Kijiji and contacted the seller, ended up buying it and picked it up yesterday.

It's a '42 2N "War Horse" built likely just after the change over to electric and rubber parts. It's very complete and in great shape, requiring only mechanical maintenance for the most part. The best part was, I got it for $700 and it has the Sherman Combo Auxiliary transmission.

I plan to primarily just mechanically restore it, and may just brush a coat of fresh paint on it at some point. It will be lovingly used in the coming years when I clear some land and level it to build a shop, till then I have a bunch of things I can use it for now.

Nick

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Not too vintage, but I own Lucifer, an I-H Model 666. My Uncle has a J-D Model B and another Uncle has an I-H Model H.

 

[BigblueC]

Nice tractor. I don't have any personal experience with the Fords, but I've spent plenty of time with some old Farmalls. I run Orange now (Kubota).

Just saying... it could be a whole lot cooler

 

[3175375]

Nice tractor. I don't have any personal experience with the Fords, but I've spent plenty of time with some old Farmalls. I run Orange now.

Just saying... it could be a whole lot cooler

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The Ford models 9N, etc were and are a good tractor. Henry Ford had hired the guy who patented the 3 point hitch (Harry Ferguson - Massey-Ferguson fame) and for many years, Ford Tractors exclusively had them.

 

[live4theking]

I grew up with a Farmall Super C. Did a wheelie with it once, scared the snot out of me.

 

[BigblueC]

The Ford models 9N, etc were and are a good tractor. Henry Ford had hired the guy who patented the 3 point hitch (Harry Ferguson - Massey-Ferguson fame) and for many years, Ford Tractors exclusively had them.

That's pretty much what I was taught. Its a much better system than all of the others. Try fighting chains to hang a plow. Not fun.

There's plenty of guys around here running old N-series doing light duty work. They even have restoration support. Here's a shop about 45 minutes South of me.
Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Tractor Parts from 1939 to 1964. Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts for Trucks, Broncos, Cars, Tractors and Cushman Scooters
They also do other Ford car & truck parts just in case anyone can use some Ford stuff.

 

[SportFury70]

If you count vintage garden tractors then yes, my stepfather has a little 1963 Craftsman that his grandfather bought new. I hopefully will one day get. It has been sitting in our backyard for about 25 years and a couple years ago we got it up and running again. Does anyone by chance know if there are any forums like this out there? Anyway, where I live I live near farms so there are tractors going by our house all the time

 

[3175375]

If you count vintage garden tractors then yes, my stepfather has a little 1963 Craftsman that his grandfather bought new. I hopefully will one day get. It has been sitting in our backyard for about 25 years and a couple years ago we got it up and running again. Does anyone by chance know if there are any forums like this out there? Anyway, where I live I live near farms so there are tractors going by our house all the time

I don’t know, but I would be surprised if none exist. The internet is your friend in this case.

 

[Davea Lux]

We had a Ford 8N with a Wagner loader on the farm, used it mostly to clean out cattle barns. Good tractors with a simple robust design. Flat head 4 cyl was and updated version of the Model T Ford engine. With a loader, it took two men and a boy to steer, highly armstrong steering. I still have a 1937 Allis-Chalmers Model M crawler that I use to drag wind falls out of the woods for firewood.

Dave

 

[stubs300]

Does anyone by chance know if there are any forums like this out there? Anyway, where I live I live near farms so there are tractors going by our house all the time

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[Davea Lux]

See: www.irontrader.com

Dave

 

[stubs300]

I could see some fun in a old Tractor!

 

[Davea Lux]

I could see some fun in a old Tractor!

And they are a whole lot cheaper to restore than old Mopars, but they do not go nearly as fast.

Dave

 

[stubs300]

And they are a whole lot cheaper to restore than old Mopars, but they do not go nearly as fast.

Dave

Let's not forget handling's out the window too!

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

That's pretty much what I was taught. Its a much better system than all of the others. Try fighting chains to hang a plow. Not fun.

There's plenty of guys around here running old N-series doing light duty work. They even have restoration support. Here's a shop about 45 minutes South of me.
Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Tractor Parts from 1939 to 1964. Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts for Trucks, Broncos, Cars, Tractors and Cushman Scooters
They also do other Ford car & truck parts just in case anyone can use some Ford stuff.

He just got an order from me for some bits and pieces for mine, there's quite a few sources for these old units, fortunately regular maintenance items are available nearly anywhere.

Nick

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Let's not forget handling's out the window too!

Hard to worry about handling when you top out at 20 MPH

 

[Davea Lux]

Hard to worry about handling when you top out at 20 MPH

At that speed on rough roads with loose king pins it will however beat your hands to death trying to hold on to the steering wheel.

Dave

 

[volksworld]

99 percent of what you'll need will come from carpenter...all states agricultural parts are good for some hard parts he didnt have (needed spindles and hubs for my 53)...Steiner has some how to videos out there....yesterdays tractors has a forum...usually if you search whatever you're trying to fix the answers will pop up on one forum or another....btw that taped up mess of a shift boot...if the boot is bad rain will run down into the gearbox and fill it with water....besides the obvious problems with that they can freeze in the winter and refuse to move

 

[shooter65]

I posted this one when I bought it last year but I love it more every time I get on it. 1972 JD 1020 with a loader and a brush hog. I do a little more work to it all the time. I'm fixing it a little at a time and it's saving me a TON of back braking work.

ytmag.com is a good resource for all makes IMO.

The first pic is when I brought it home and the second is it peaking over the hill down back.

 

[BLIMP]

I've got a bunch of Cub Cadets. Anything from a 4 digit Original built by International Harvester in 1961, up through a couple Cub Cadet Corp models built in the 90s.