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06-06-2003, 12:55 AM
yea i have been wantin this baby ever since 91. i bought it off my neighabor ugine for a pretty good price. well i just wanted to know what yall think about her. shea a ford model:8n with a 350 chevy stroker motor
RideRed03
06-06-2003, 01:15 AM
dude that takes the sickest award in tractor for sure! talk about making records on the homestead LOL! that is way awesome......does it haul? whats it like to drive??
200x Basket
06-06-2003, 06:26 AM
well that is diffferent
skippy
06-06-2003, 09:32 AM
shoot me an email w yr street... my brother in law is attempting a project like that and lives close to ya!
Jeb
06-06-2003, 11:35 AM
Man, that's cool! :-D
06-06-2003, 11:35 AM
it all run about 50 tops but thats fast for a tractor. the transmission is geared real low for pulling. we mostely go mud slinging with it. you dump the clutch and them big old tires will spinn like hell. its handles gool but its rough without suspension. its only 2 whd bot it will out pull a 4wd truck most of the time. i havent gotted it stuck so far. im trying to keep it nice so may be some day i will put it in the tarctor shows.
06-06-2003, 11:45 AM
thats a damn fine tractor you got yourself bubba. i shore do wish i could find me one of those old ford 8ns somewhere i could restore. let me know if you know where i could find one of them.







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bentwrench
06-07-2003, 01:18 AM
Well hey Bubba, post us a pic lookin straight at the front I want to check the axle spread and front pivot change to accept the small block conversion. Can't see from this angle. I'm sure you won't mind posting another picture.
ATC crazy
06-07-2003, 11:08 AM
Bubba...thats one awesome tractor...ever think about tractor pulls ;)
HemiChallenger71
06-08-2003, 08:06 PM
HELL YEAH! I bet the puppy pulls the front wheels like no-body's business. How did you get the transmission to bolt up? Are there kit's for them?
kyle
06-08-2003, 09:49 PM
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kyle
06-08-2003, 09:51 PM
keep a hold of that tractor! Ford 8n's are getting more rare day to day. but why a 350 chevy and not a 351 Ford? keep Ford with Ford man!! :D very awesome tractor tho!! i want to do something like that with an International 660 turbo or a 1466 turbo. maybe drop a 460 in it :twisted:
bentwrench
06-09-2003, 01:43 AM
Well bubba where did you go? More pics, you have everyone looking and asking questions. How do those 38" lug tires handle at 50MPH? And is that small block hooked thru the Ford 4-speed trans or the dual range Sherman trans?
Howdy
06-11-2003, 05:58 PM
Well bubba where did you go? More pics, you have everyone looking and asking questions. How do those 38" lug tires handle at 50MPH? And is that small block hooked thru the Ford 4-speed trans or the dual range Sherman trans?

Do to some comments he made he has been banned. Sorry but it needed to be done.
PowerTrike
06-11-2003, 08:28 PM
keep a hold of that tractor! Ford 8n's are getting more rare day to day.

Wish we wouldn't have sold ours... Had one about a year ago and did in fact sell it to a buddy of my dad's who was going for a total resto.

Right now we have an old Farmall Model M (with the narrow front tires) Runs awsome. I use it to plow snow in the winter. Chains on the Rears. But damn it need new rubber... almost worth more than the tractor itself.
TrikeKid
06-11-2003, 08:38 PM
We have an old Farmall C that i wana restore but that probably wont happen
kyle
06-11-2003, 11:18 PM
the 1st tractor i ever drove was a 1952 Farmall H such a sweet ride! i love all old farmall's. i also like the IH turbo's like the 1466 turbo 660 turbo 550 turbo etc...
PowerTrike
06-12-2003, 08:30 PM
:rolleyes: oops my bad. Our tractor actually is a Farmall Model H. My grandpa used to have an M when he was alive. I'm really not sure what year it is. I'll have to find out (i think 1950somthing) It also has a lift bucket...uh yeah i guess thats what you would plow with... My Dad bought it for $700 bucks about 20 years ago and completly rebuilt and resored it. Probably could use another resto now. I'll post some pics if i ever get around to it. :-D

Kyle: Did the H you drove have a narrow front end or a wide front end? I think that either one was an option, but I'm not sure. You can turn on a dime with the narrow (like a trike!) but when driving in the highest gear which i think is called "road gear" it gets kinda freaky with the narrow front end. You don't feel too stable. lol
kyle
06-12-2003, 08:56 PM
the H we had was a trike, that is what they are called.lol