YM1500 - What have I found here?

[normde2001]

If you got an 8N and rotary mower, in decent condition, for $2,000, I would say that's a heck of a deal. If anything fatal ever happens to my YM2000B I will probably replace it with an 8N.

 

[bland]

Thanks for the encouragement. Actually seems to be in pretty good shape. No smoke - no blow by. The only oil leak I can find after a couple hours hard use was slight seep at pto shaft, but not serious. It carries super good oil pressure, doesnt get hot, the only problem so far is that it tends to slobber and stutter a bit when rapped up and under a load, smooths right out at slower rpms down to idle when not loaded. So far I'm pretty impressed.

 

[normde2001]

Probably just needs a plain old tuneup. You might "private message" Soundguy for particulars. He appears to be our resident "8N" expert. I believe those were originally 6v electrical systems. Do you know if it has been converted?

 

[sirgknight]

Having owned an 8N for many years I'd say that first you got a classic workhorse and second you got a great deal. Most 8N's in my area go for an average of 2,800 (tractor only). Low end is around 1,800 and high end around 3,500. Has it been converted to 12 volts? That would be a plus.

 

[bland]

You guys are too nice. From the photo forums I hang out around, if you change brands midstream your name is mud. Anyway, no unfortunately it has not been converted to 12V, yet anyway. A guy that was around this when the previous owner had it claimed that it always started even in winter. I don't know whether to believe that or not. I am old enough to remember my old 6 volt cars. Mowed 2+ acres for the second time today with it and it is still going, so far so good. I am attempting to attach a pic to this post. This is straight out of the field. I haven't made any attempt to even clean it up yet. It ain't perfect by a long shot, but seems to run really well. If it works the second image is part of the field I just hogged.[image]http://www.pbase.com/image/32341132/large[/image] [image]http://www.pbase.com/image/32341133/large[/image]

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Bland,

Nice looking rig you've got, and it looks like it did a fine job on that field.

Hint - your pictures are too big to fit in the post as "images", and the moderators request that they be posted as links or attachments, anyway. Attachments also have a 100kb limit, but there is no size limit on links. Use the "url" tag to include a link to your pictures. And you can label them in the post as "tractor and cutter" and "mowed field", for example. They'll show up as hot links in your post.

Like this - tractor and cutter
and this - mowed field

 

[bland]

Thanks again for the help here - I suppose all forums are different. I post links frequently on photo forums and tried to do it the way we do there, but this one operates completely different. I could have sized them down more, that might have helped I suppose. Anyway - thanks

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Bob (that is your name - right?),

Glad to be of help. I have to tell you I love that hummingbird picture! And I notice that you have the Nikon D70, what a lot of people consider to be the primo prosumer digital camera. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Now that I have totally hijacked your thread - Welcome to TBN! (and you might consider filling out your profile.)

 

[Soundguy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I went and looked at an old Ford 8n a guy was selling for a family that it's owner had died and decided to go with it instead. It seemed quite a bit heavier and huskier )</font>

27 hp from the factory.. And it handles a 5' brush hog fine. just make sure you get an ORC for it.

I have a 46 ford 2n, a 52 ford 8n, and a 54 Ford NAA. I work the NAA for mowing with a 5' mower.. and my 8n is my box blade machine.

If you need any info on the 8n, head over to :

Ytmag Ford N series Forum

I hang out over there. Tons of info on the 1939 - 1954 Ford N's

And as for parts.. they are everywhere. the 8n alone.. made between 47-52.. had just over a half million units. 9n/2n had a few hundred thousand as well.. jubilee/NAA had 6 digit production number too.

TSC sells a wide variety of N parts.. like carbs, manifolds, starters, bendix, and many other small bolt on parts.. some sheet metal.. wheels / tires.. etc.

Your local NH dealer will have many parts as well. There are also a handfull of great online parts houses available.

If ya need more info.. email me.
c.britton@worldnet.att.net

These N's are great durable machines. Not the end all - be-all tractor.. but a great pasture mower.

They weigh about 2600-2800 pounds depending on options, tires, bumper.. etc, etc.

Soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The only oil leak I can find after a couple hours hard use was slight seep at pto shaft, but not serious. )</font>

If the seepage at the pto is just that.. seepage.. run down to the auto store and grab a bottle of the lucas transmission addative. Add it to the tranny. The diffy, tranny, and hyd sump are all common. OEM spec was 90wt mineral oil.. comercially agailable as a GL-1 oil today at napa, texaco, TSc.. etc.

Also the NH 134d type oil will work.. but is way thinner.

Don't overfill the tranny.. the wheel seals can leak if oil is pooled on them.

Sump hold 5 gallons.. but most of us put in about 4.5. An easy way to check the level and safeguard that you are not too full to have leaky wheel seals ( and no brakes ).. pull the bottom bolt in one of the round side covers.. like the one the dipstick is in.. let oil fill to that point only.

That lucas tranny goop stopped a small daily drip on my 46 2n pto... no problems now.. months later.

Soundguy