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I've seen alot of discussion on not using the top hole on the toplink connection on the N tractors, like my 8N.. seems the torque is too high, and can rip the guts out of the draft controlls, etc. Most people I know use that hole to store an extra toplink pin.... as a reminder not to use it. I...

update on 8N 19\" rims I just installed the 19" rims i found ( at great expense unfortunately ) for my 8N. I brought the wife out there to look at the N.. but she couldn't tell the difference, and thought I was crazy to switch from 5.5x16 to 4x19... when she couldn't tell a difference. I...

I've just added a rear work light to my 52' 8N. I would like to add a blinker element to it, so I have the option of using it as a blinker for when traveling across a road or something. Are there any 6v blinker assemblies out there? Or do I need to pull out my soldering iron and build one ala...

Here is my latest addition to the old 8n's limited 6v electrical system, a rear work light. Now if I just could find a blinker element for a 6v electrical system, I could add a 3way switch to make it an off / on / blinker, for road safety.. Soundguy

Anyone know if the 16 inch rims on my 8n can be replaced with the taller ?19's that i have seen on other N's? Is the bolt pattern the same and the hub? Or will I have to cahnage hubs? Thanks Soundguy

While driving in town today, I stumbled on a few tractors on the side of the road. After closer inspection, turns out they belong to this old sick guy that has acres of tractors behind some dense underbrush grown up at the front of his property. I took a look and he has dozens of N's.. naa...

followup on \'D\' for 4wd I stopped by and snapped 1 pic before my camera battery died. These units are being sold as 'factory rebuilds'... seems the factory would have used the correct decals.. the 1401d as pictured with a dead front axle .. i.e.. a 2wd model. Soundguy

I was at the honda shop grabbing some parts for a pull start gas motor and saw a few ZTR's.. the most expensive one was 12999$... they must be on crack! You could buy a decent new small tractor ( i.e. tc 18, etc )from one of the 'big 3' and the best finish mower or MMM out there, and walk...

It is common knowledge that the 4th gear on the 8N is fairly quick in comparison with the other 3 forward gears. So much so, that it is almost useless in the pasture ( my opinion ). Well yesterday I found a great use for 4th while in the very back of the pasture. I was out at the riding arena...

I ran off to work and left my manual for my NH 1920 at home. I was planning on ordering filters for a weekend serviceing. Anyone have a list of the filters I need to pick up for this beast? Thanks, Soundguy

\'D\' for 4wd? Refresh my memory.. doesn't 'D' in amodel # denote 4wd? I passed a 'new' yanmar dealer on 441 north of ocala this weekend and stopped to look at the tractors. Had a 1501d that was 2wd. Couldn't remember if that was right... in fact, all the d models he had were 2wd... the...

tractors sleepin\' in the barn Just a pic of the 'girls' sleepin' in the barn. Soundguy

I cobbled together a small brush guard for the NH 1920 this weekend. Nothing fancy, just 3 peices of angle iron, a peice of flat, and some expanded metal for the screen. The most expensive part was the can of NH blue to paint it. I've got this one pic from insid ethe barn, And will post a few...

This weekend I seeded 3 acres of rye grass with my 52' 8N. Was good to get some seat time. Wife was glad that it was becomming a 'usefull' machine.. and not a money pit.. Soundguy

I just got done bushhogging for about 5 hourse in heavy heavy brush ( 7' tall dog fennel and ragweed.. with about 2.5' of briars underneath! ) Anyway, while parking the tractor I noticed a residue of oil under the left front of the operators platform.. about where the clutch pedal is.. or to be...

I may be getting a cat 0 tractor and wonder how to go about converting it to cat 1? I'm guessing the quick and dirty way would be to change out the ends of the lower lift arms and toplink with cat 1 connectors via a smoke wrench / welder. Or the right way, change out the lower arm hitch pins...

There is a local tool tent sale occouring for the next 3 days ( starting tomorrow ), in our town. At the sale they are sopposed to have 2 tractors for sale, a 20hp and a 25 hp... the look like jinmas, though, branded with some different name. As I have never seen a jinma in person, I'm going...

Here is a question that i asked in the vintage tractor forum, but will ask here also, incase readership doesn't cross down there. I have a ford 8N, yesterday added some fuel stabilizer to 'winterize' the gas and then let the tractor run for about 20 minutes to let it circulate, etc ( changed...

I was winterizing my 8n today, and added fuel stabilizer to it. I started it up to let it circulate, and noticed that after a while, it needed choke to stay running. ideas? Soundguy

ideas for \'winterizing\' animal pens Alright.. I'm going to draw on the collective ( impressive ) knowledge base of the membership here to help me come up with some ideas on how to best ( cost vs. labor ) 'winterize' some of my new animal pens. Ok.. enough sucking up.. What I have is a fenced...

more pics of my 52 8n, and \'passanger\' I finally got my decals on, and the tractor waxed. I also replaced plugs/wires/rotor/cap. Here's pic #1

I've been sanding and sanding.. and sanding some more. Shot some primer on it to protect what I've already done, and as time permits, I'll sand some more. Pleased to say there is very little bondo on the sheet metal.. many of the dents popped out, or were beat out. Soundguy

just purchased 5\' KK rotary cutter I had been trying to decide between the NH 591 series type or the bushhog 5' cutters, as heavy duty, and higher price models, or an 'economy' KK cutter. Well, TSC had a special that if you open up a tsc credit card, you get 10% off any purchase over 300...

I've got a 1952 ford 8n. After I finish restoring the sheetmetal and body work, and incedentals, I'll probably service it. I've heard just about every type of oil sugested for this engine ( flat head 4 cyl - gas ). I guess originally they used a non detergent oil... but guess there wasn't...

How many *N owners do we have here. I have an 8n, and wasn't aware of the big differences in the machines. Before i owned one.. they all looked pretty much alike, and i wouldn't be able to tell one from another.. But now i see that the differences aren't so subtle..... For instance.. I did'nt...

I'm restoring a '52 ford 8N. This will be my first tractor restoration. Any tips and/or tricks. I've ordered my replacement parts from www.just8ns.com and am having a machineist make one part for me. Mostly it will be a sheetmetal / paint / rubber replacement, as the motor runs decent enough...

I just picked up an 8N as a project tractor, and am in need of a few parts. Other than the NH/ford dealerships, is there a good source on parts for restoration of these machines? I'm looking for the metal cross tube from the air breather to the carb, also a tach, and the rubber ?bushing (...

I'm looking at a model A or C.. but I think it is an A, as it is red.. I havn't looked at the front axle yet to determine which it is though. Question, what is the pto arangement on those tractors. If I remember right it wasn't the standard 6 spline 540 rpm.. or am I remembering wrong. Soundguy

Ok, I've been borrowing a 4' rotary cutter from a friend for a while and am going to go get my own.. ( besides.. I'm tired of cutting is lawn all the time! - in exchange for the use ) Question now. What size rotary cutter will my 1920 pull? And also, what size cutter will an 8N pull. It...

Need some advice here. I just located a used tractor 'dealer' from an add in the local newspaper. Talked with him on the phone a few times, and he seemed straight up. I went out to see his tractors today, and for the most part, they were as advertised. A few yanmars, a kubota, and a ford...

I'm working on my fathers 1979? jd 2240 tractor. He went to bushhog the other day and the pto started slipping. I changed the canister filter , and the intake screen tube for the tranny... was quite gunky rith a few chunky bits.. also, there was some oil/water emulsion ( I think the tranny...

What's the lowdown on perkins engines? Do they all leak a little? MF still using them? Soundguy

Ok, here's a question sure to be a can o' worms. With all the different tractor size monikers... what is the general consensus of what makes a tractor fall into a specific category.. and what are the categories? For instance, we have garden tractors - ( lawnmower right? ) oh.. compact utility...

for 951 48\" rotary cutter Hello, I have just come across a ford 951 48" rotary cutter that I'm preping to cut with. I've done the usual, inspected the blades, greased the pto shaft and joints, and was wondering what to put in the ger box to top it off. The manual ( from 1985 ) says to use...

Ok, I know that this has been covered somewhere around her probably, but I have a pto question. With all the differences of live pto, independent pto, 2 stage clutches, etc.. it is hard to figure out exactly what you've got going. My NH 1920 has I guess a 2 stage clutch. There is a lever that...

rotary cutter, 951 48\" An elderly friend is needing help maintaining his pasture. He has a ford 1210, and a ford 951 48" rotary cutter. The 1210 runs ok, but lacks the power to go through the 2' tall stuff. I don't have a rotary cutter, just a 48' finish mower, so I'm going to take my nh...

I noticed an L225 on the roadside today for sale. Had a 3' box and a 4' rotary cutter, and a few other small implimints. The tires were turfs. I didn't get a close look to see if it was 4wd or not. Looks very used. Anyone have any info or specs on this model tractor? Thanks, Soundguy

I've been considering an additional tractor purchase, a smaller one, for my wife to use. My wife couldn't get used to the older yanmar 1700.. but then babying an older, tractor takes a 'tractor' person, not someone who can 'drive' a tractor. Anyway, due to price, It looks like a chineese...

Anyone have any stats/price info on the 270? My NH dealer said it was roughly equivalent to a NH3010. I'm trying to verify that. Thanks, Soundguy

I was at the local new holland dealer this weekend, looking at some tractors a little bigger than my 1920. As I was walking across the lot, I saw a large new 2wd unit.. looked ok.. was a 3xxx series.. my bad memory is preventing me from remembering the number... 38?? Anyway, had the look of...

I have been setting up my workshop ( had most of it still packed up since a move last year ), and went over to a friends house, and noticed that none of his 'bench mounted' devices were bench mounted... Everything was just sitting there... sanders, grinders, drill press, etc...yikes. I know...

I have a buddy with a (1210 I believe .. might be a 1320). He loaned it out to a friend who backed into something, knocking a quarter sized hole in the right rear of the tractor, somewhere in the vacinity of the axle, kinda to the right of the pto. I went over this weekend to help him do some...

I have a buddy with a (1210 I believe ). He loaned it out to a friend who backed into something, knocking a quarter sized hole in the right rear of the tractor, somewhere in the vacinity of the axle, kinda to the right of the pto. I went over this weekend to help him do some farm maintenance...

I have a Yanmar 1700, and am selling a few surplus items off due to some changes I have made on it. I have changed out the fuel bowl on my machine, and have 3 fuel elements left over. #1 is a yanmar element # 104500-55710, and the other 2 are napa gold series, # 3262, and are a good match for...

If you are a dealer in fl, and carry chineese tractors, post here... I would like to see one in person, and am in need of another compact tractor... thanks Soundguy

Has anyone else added a fender or dash or headboard mount radio to their tractors? I added one of tractor supplies fender mount radios.. I love it. Any other neat add ons? Chris?

Is it cub ( IH ? ) that made the vintage tractor-esque units with the belly mowers... I have seen a few on the roadsides for sale, but havn't had a chance to stop.. look to be 50's era... steering column is a straight shaft, elevated above the engine compartment, etc Chris / Soundguy

How hard would it be to hook up a yanmar tiller to a non yanmar tractor? I want to get a tiller that I can use on either the ym1700 or my NH 1920 ( 33 HP ). Is it better to just get a standard 3pt tiller? Chris / soundguy

I finished discink up 9ac of my pasture last weekend, and finally got around to seeding it and fertalizing it this weekend. About 8 good hours of seat time. I'm using a 3pt spreader with a flexible pto shaft.. and it worked well.Question here. I know that there is a valve on my 1920 to change...

Ok.. I have a side view of my tractor, and forward of the brake pedals, and slightly up, is a post protruding from the bell housing of the transmission..... it is suspiciously under the throttle linkage, in an area where something like a pedal might have gone? Ideas?

I picke dthis up this weekend, and almost forgot to talk about it. I had been wanting to get a seeder / spreader to do some planting, but most of the units I saw were huge.. and I wanted to get something that my New holland and my smaller yanmar could use. I found a spreader at tractor supply...

I have a NH 1920, and am trying to determin the optimum working rpm for my tractor. Mainly I am dragging an 8x8 chain harrow, or pulling a 6' disc. Playing it by ear, I've been running around 2k with the disc ( and 4wd to go through the loose dirt. Will be planting and fertalizing soon, and...

What is an optimum rpm for these tractors? I've been running mine by ear, and have come up with about 800 as a low idle.. 1k as a fast idle, and 1500-2000 as working speeds, with just above 2000 ( 2.2 - 2.5 ) as "scalded dog - scotty I need more power, etc " Other peoples opinions? thanks

Besides the obvious stuff, like lack of rops and no water pump ( on some models ) what are the differences in the us to grey yanmars? Model numbers on us arn't specifically horsepower.... no pto shield?... no foot throttle? Any difference on the gauges? The grey's I've seen don't have a...

My 1920 has the overflow tub aimed right at the engine.. looks factor done...What was NH thinking when they put the radiator overflow tub aimed right down on the engine? What they didn't have enough tube to make it to the fuel tank? Sounds like some of the same engineers who worked on the...

I was reading a link about zetor tractors, over in the other grey club, and saw that zetor has a partnership with john deere in latin america, australia, africe, and a few other places. Zetor tractors branded and sold as jd's... Any idea if this effects the yanmar products produced for jd...

What can anyone tell me about zetor or valmet or ziess? Also, is is shibarua that makes the engines for the New hollands? Thanks! Chris

I've used 2wd tractors for some time ( yanmar compacts ) and now I have a NH 1920 4wd. Question here. Generally around the fame I use 2wd. I have been disking the nort 10ac the last few weekends, and have found that I need the 4wd to pull and turn well while pulling the disc. Here is the...