but you could get one as an add on, including an sae adapter, so they were available.
Live pto upgrade was available via aux tranny, essentialy a pinion clutch.
They DID have provision for a drawbar! all 8n rear sections were drilled and tapped for the bolt on plate that allowed use of a swinging drawbar. They were extremely common. 9n/2n rear sections were not drilled/tapped for this option.
Brakes are barely sufficient when in 100% condition..
This means you have not actually operated one that had 100% condition brakes. That means good non worn OE style drums, new fit shoes, not greasy ones on wallowed out greasy drums. good springs, correct adjustments. 8N and NAA brakes are he same. in fact all the dry setup brakes are the same fromt he 8n+ except after the naa the hub design was better to prevent oil leakage. 9n/2n have a different drum and brake setup. correct adjusted 8n brakes in good repair will lock tires. if you havn't observed this, your unit was out of adjustment or not in good order, as will all the later models with dry brakes.
The N tends to flip and crush the operator.
this is operator error, not machine failure. any tractor used incorrectly can flip. It's physics and geometry. pull from above the rear axle, and you canmake a situation where the the machine will rotate around the axle. You prevent this with a little common sense and safety and pull from BELOW the axle. To blame this on the tractor shows that the operator does not understand middle or high school level geometry!
Live hyds is attainable as are SCV's, as noted above, with addition of extra equipment and cost.
PS... and I don't even particularly like the N.. I much prefer 55-64 models... but if one is going to complain.. one might at least get the facts straight...
