[SEL] 8N Fords

[S. Work]

Shouldn't that be Calcuim Chloride ??  <Sodium Chloride would eat the rims off in 2 years>
--- On Tue, 7/8/08, Kangas, James G. <james.kangas at timken.com> wrote:

From: Kangas, James G. <james.kangas at timken.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] 8N Fords
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 4:15 PM

Loading the rear tires does help. Up here in Northern New England the Tractor
shops used a Sodium Chloride solution in the tires, it was heavier than just
water and didn't freeze in the winter. I also remember see some of the old
8n and 9n's with a 55 gal barrel chained up on the three point with rocks
in it.
 
     Jim Kangas

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Michael Tucker
Sent: Tue 7/8/2008 2:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] 8N Fords




On Jul 8, 2008, at 2:02 PM, Chuck Balyeat wrote:
> Do those things have enough tractive weight to pull a 2 wheeled 
> round bale
> buggy around without getting stuck when it rains a little ? ( 750 
> and 1000
> pounders )
> ANybody doing it right now ?

Chuck,

I grew up with one of those damned things around our little ranch.  
The place was pretty deep in sand so it was tougher to pull stuff when 
it was dry than when it was wet.  You've hit upon one of the problems 
with those tractors (the other being it's a Ford) in that they are 
pretty light in the rear end.  Yes, it will probably do a good job for 
pulling around rolls of hay but I would suggest filling the rear tires 
with water to help weight the rear end down for better pulling 
traction.  They're a good size for doing light work, do a pretty good 
job working a small (as in 5') brush hog mower and they will do an OK 
job working a blade if you are working with dirt that isn't too 
compacted (the lack of weight in the rear end problem again).  One of 
the really annoying things on these tractors is that in the original 
configuration the exhaust goes to the rear of the tractor so you're in 
jeopardy of choking on fumes when you're hooking up equipment (mom and 
dad were more in favor of killing a few of my brain cells rather than 
spending the money to port the exhaust up).

See ya',
Mike
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