!found 8N boneyard 25 minutes from my house!

[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.. 600's etc.. and even some of the newer 1000 series and up blue fords. A few other odds and ends as well... kubotas, masseys's AC's, etc.

Tons of parts too.. complete and disassembled front ends /rears, trumpets... good looking cast iron castings... trannies, etc... Rubber everywhere, and piles of rims.

I was'nt out tractor shopping so ( was running an errand for work ) so couldn't stay. But I did manage to liberate a shiny tranny oil dipstick for my 8N for a few bucks.... now I can get rid of the wire I have stuck in there now.
I can tell that a good portion of my spare time/money will now be spent at this place.

Soundguy

Also, at lunch, saw a farm paper with a bunch of fords in a barn for sale as parts, 561-746-8659

 

[Robert_in_NY]

My NH dealer friend just gave me a 1952 Ford 8n Operators Manual. It is in great shape and only has some marks on the cover. Not bad for a book from 1952. It has a lot of neat information in it, like how to plow a field and such. The old N series Fords are a lot of fun.