My old man picked one of these up from a buddy... now we're trying to find implements for it.

We're located in Galveston but our deer lease is just south of Victoria, so any recommendations for buying implements and spare parts for this tractor would be much appreciated as this is our first tractor.

Marketplace is your friend for implements. What are you looking for? I work my entire garden with antique implements from Ferguson, and John Deere. I use a Farmalll A for some of it and more modern tractors with antique implements for others. My major implements are chisel plows, cultivators and spring harrows. I need a disc but they are pricey. You can find a lot of "junk" on marketplace that people want gone for very little. Then you have money to spend on fixing it up. Most of that equipment only needs chisel points or shovels which are available as new production.

Keywords for marketplace are

Plow
Plough
Cultivator
Tractor implements
Harrow

Plow will actually pull a lot of products because most people lump it all under that.

We're mainly looking for a brush hog for mowing and a box blade for some road repair. Unfortunately, neither of us have Facebook accounts.

The 8N was produced from '47 to '52. Many are still in use, as they have 30 HP and that is better than many of the compact tractors guys buy these days for a small fortune.

Here's one place to buy parts:

Antique Tractor Headquarters

What is even more amazing is that CNH still has parts for many of these old Ford tractors.

I've got a early 60's 901 series diesel that's still going strong, but I'm afraid I need someone to split it to replace the clutch that's beginning to slip. I'll handle most things myself, but I'm not sure I'm ready to tackle that without first watching someone else do it.

Enjoy your tractor. If you mow ditches or hills and don't have a ROPS, be careful. Ask me how I know.

You should be able to use most standard 3pt implements as long as they arent oversized. I have a 74 Ford 3000 tractor that has just been a beast for everything ive needed it to do. I have a brush hog, disc, box blade, trench/pipe layer, and an angle blade. The only thing Im missing on this tractor is a front end loader which Im at the point where I need one. Im afraid i may sell this beast to get something that does it all which Im sad to say. Aside from that, enjoy that 8N. Keep it maintained and youll use it long time.

I have a 77 1600. It doesn't have the HP I wish it did but it has just enough, and I managed to adapt a cheap used Vietnamese grey market type loader on it after making my own adapter plate.

These old fords just run. Stick with 5-6 foot cat1 implements that can be bought used all over the place and you're fine. They're slow and steady with the manual box and clutch and are great for shredding.

I built a grapple for my FEL and it has been one of the most useful things I have ever fabbed. I had to get creative with the hydraulics but it works. There are old ford loaders and aftermarket ones compatible with the old Ford tractors. They are easy to rebuilt with new or re-sealed cylinders if you are trying to save money.

Know lots of folks rag on craigslist, but I've found lots of good stuff there, and there are usually alot of 5' shredders on it.

Is anyone else trying to figure out what a 70s era 8n is?

Horse with No Name said:

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Is anyone else trying to figure out what a 70s era 8n is?

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Youngsters born in the 80s and 90s think we were still plowing with mules in 1970

Horse with No Name said:

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Is anyone else trying to figure out what a 70s era 8n is?

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Personally, no. He's looking for equipment for a mid size utility tractor that has a PTO and three point and may not be deeply versed in all the details. Rather just help him and his old man out rather than nitpick the ins and outs of year makes and models.


As said, search online for equipment. For shredders, weight will be an important factor. A brand new 2000 dollar HD three point bush hog is going to be a struggle for that tractor to lift and if it does, it might not steer great since the weight on the back is so much. So, try to find medium or lighter duty equipment. These are usually more than adequate for most applications. In fact, a lot of the tractor supply equipment might be about right.

Horse, I was just relaying the info provided to me, as I know almost zero about tractors... much less the years they manufacture certain tractors 30+ years before I was born.

As Dog said, I came looking for information, and I do appreciate the posters that actually had good information to help me out.

CanyonAg77 said:

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Horse with No Name said:

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Is anyone else trying to figure out what a 70s era 8n is?

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Youngsters born in the 80s and 90s think we were still plowing with mules in 1970

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Wait... you werent?

EskimoJoe said:

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CanyonAg77 said:

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Horse with No Name said:

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Is anyone else trying to figure out what a 70s era 8n is?

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Youngsters born in the 80s and 90s think we were still plowing with mules in 1970

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Wait... you werent?

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There was a guy near Slaton, Texas, in about 1960-1965, who was running a mule-drawn corn picker. Our folks took us out to see it.

But you'd have to go back to my grandad (born 1901) to find someone in my family using horses or other draft animals in normal operations. Dad (born 1929) remembered seeing grandad use them, but by the time he was old enough to plow, they had bought G John Deeres that could cover four (4!!!!!) rows at a time. People would drive from miles around to see the big operator who's sons were using two four row plows in a single field.

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Horse, I was just relaying the info provided to me, as I know almost zero about tractors... much less the years they manufacture certain tractors 30+ years before I was born.

As Dog said, I came looking for information, and I do appreciate the posters that actually had good information to help me out.

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I meant my comment to be a bit tongue in cheek, but since everyone but Canyon has their panties in a wad, check out this website for tractor information.

TractorData.com - Ford farm tractors sorted by model

It will tell you all the info you need to get started--weight, HP, how many plow bottoms it can handle, years of manufacture, and more. It can be a bit tough, even dangerous, to give advice about tractors and implements when there's an obvious mis-statement of basic info.

AgDoug02 said:

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Horse, I was just relaying the info provided to me, as I know almost zero about tractors... much less the years they manufacture certain tractors 30+ years before I was born.

As Dog said, I came looking for information, and I do appreciate the posters that actually had good information to help me out.

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Some of us giving you crap are doing so because we see that others have answered your question, and there's some bandwidth left over for fun.

I will agree that you can find some stuff on craigslist, but don't neglect Facebook marketplace.

It's kind of amazing the random crap that show up on either one. Sometimes you have to be creative with the names of implements, or do a general search, or just wade through a bunch of crap to find something worth looking at.

Google search used equipment dealers in your area, too. These are usually the guys who go to every farm auction, and buy up anything going for bargain prices.

Be careful with the bush hog (what we always called shredders) they're really dangerous, and the older tractors and equipment don't have near the safety equipment the new ones do.

Don't carry passengers if at all possible, and 200% don't carry anyone with a shredder going.

My older sister had a customer at her first job out of vet school who would feed hay with mules in the winter.

By the time i met my wife, her grandad had alzheimer's so i never knew him when he could tell stories of the old times. My FIL and his brothers recall him telling the story of the first tractor arriving on the farm. I suppose he was pretty young at the time.

FYI an 8n might have been bought second hand in the 70's but it was made in the 1940's or early 50's

https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/2/2/223-ford-8n.html

MouthBQ98 said:

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FYI an 8n might have been bought second hand in the 70's but it was made in the 1940's or early 50's

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Guess who didn't read the thread.

I grew up with an 8N on my grandparents farm. A lot of great memories from my childhood that include that tractor.

I skimmed it but not carefully.