hornett22
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A good replacement for the 8n is a Mahindra 1626 or Kioti CK 2610. I prefer the Mahindra due to it being made in Japan.
Thanks for your input. I have conseidered converting mine to 12 and just staying with what I have, in all honesty the biggest thing I do with it, or would do with any other tractor right now is bush hog about 4-5 acres. Do you think Im ok with running that 6 foot hog on thereOne of the best things I ever did to my 8N was convert it to 12 volt.
Its a great little tractor but a few years ago I added a brandnew LS XR4155 to the lineup and very glad to have it, it makes many jobs so much easier.
6 is a bit big. Depends mostly on what you are trying to cut.Thanks for your input. I have conseidered converting mine to 12 and just staying with what I have, in all honesty the biggest thing I do with it, or would do with any other tractor right now is bush hog about 4-5 acres. Do you think Im ok with running that 6 foot hog on there
Ive got one on thereAn 8N will need an ver-running: clutch to run a bush hog safely.
I actually told my wife when we got married,(shes a nurse makes big money$$$) that one day she could buy me a tractor with an AC cab I ran run one when I worked on a driving range part time. Needless to say its been 15 years and I still have the 8nUpgrade I ran Allis Chalmers B C WD WD$% and D17 open cabs all my life a few years ago at age 67 I bought a TYM 394 cab loved the heat and air. Just upgraded a month ago to a TYM 494.
I have a 1952 8n I bought from a 95 year old man about 15 years ago. The man told me when I got it he had gotten tired of "little things" breaking so he recently took it to a tractor shop and had it completly "gone through" he told me the reason he was selling was "son I just cant get on and off of it anymore". I have about 4 acres of land that I currently bush hog. I was using my Pepa's old 5ft bush hog it broke, and I went off and bought a 6 foot hog, I just figured bigger was better. I also maintain the driveway with it using a 5 foot heavy duty box blade with rippers. Tractor is the orginal 6 volt system that can be kinda irritating at times, but my Pepa had a 528n and I wanted one. I wanted to get peoples thoughts on what I should do. Should I try to upgrade to a newer stronger tractor or run the old 8n with the 6 volt system. I would really appreciate everyones thoughts. Thanks in advance.