How many acres was an 8N designed to farm, when new?

[paulsharvey]

I looked at one of these when they came out.
The most local dealers were gouging on the price and I did hear rumors about mechanical issues.
For the same money I got a lot more tractor with a solid 8x8 mechanical shuttle tranny and a loader.
Whenever I've tried to go New Holland the dealers have always shot themselves in the foot/tire.

The retro New Holland, there is one at the auction today. It actually looks kinda funny with the red loader on it

 

[EdGooding]

I thought these 8N's were neat but I believe there were problems with the CVT.
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That is an 8N Boomer sold in 2010-11. We are talking here about the original 1948-52 8N with manual, non-synchronized 4-speed transmission.

 

[John0829]

When I first heard about the 8N Boomer I had high hope for it... they quickly fell flat. IMHO the 8N Boomer was an insult to the memory of the original 8N.

 

[sixdogs]

I thought these 8N's were neat but I believe there were problems with the CVT.
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The 8N re-do was a great idea but the CVT took all the wind out of the sails and it just idled into obscurity.