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  1. K

    Going to sell my 8N!

    I'm about to put up for sale my old '52 8N (dubbed "Henry" by my daughter many years ago). I've had Henry about 30 of its 67 years, so he is like part of the family. I've used him many hours doing such things as mowing, box blading, pond scooping, driving a chipper/shredder, and dragging heavy...
  2. K

    8N Melt-Down

    The hot wire to my points ('52 8N, side distributor) got against a plug base and the insulation melted, causing a dead short. (Can you say 'Smoke Test'?) No major harm done, just had to replace a couple of feet of wire once I found the short. Guess I was lucky I didn't have a fire. This got...
  3. K

    looking to buy the wife a dishwasher any sugestions

    In prior house, we had bottom-of-line GE that outlasted us - still running fine when we moved after 15 years. Built a new house and thought we HAD to have a GE. Big mistake - "they don't make them like they used to". It lasted about 5 yrs. Needed new pump which was going to cost $300+...
  4. K

    Tractor speed

    My old '52 8N wobbles and sways so much on the unfamiliar hard, flat, asphalt that I rarely make it to 4th gear and 4th gear at full throttle would probably be suicide!
  5. K

    Tunes ina a bucket??

    Late 60's rock-n-roll on my box!
  6. K

    16x600 Tires on Front of 8N?

    TOH replied as Jeep Cherokee and Honda Pilot. Of 2 big salvage yards here (Memphis) one is flooded and shut down and the other told me he didn't have anything for either of those models.
  7. K

    16x600 Tires on Front of 8N?

    What exactly do you ask for at a salvage yard? I called a couple trying to give them the size and they seem hung up on the fact that I can't give them the model and year of the vehicle the tire fits so that they can look it up in their database. (Of course, 8N tractor really thows them for a...
  8. K

    16x600 Tires on Front of 8N?

    I'm looking to replace the 19x3 rims (19x400 tire) on the front of my '52 8N with 16x4.5 rims. Consensus here seems to be that I need a 16x550 tire on that rim, but I am only finding tri-rib tires in that size. I wanted to go to something more like a turf tire, but the only thing close to a...
  9. K

    8N front wheels, tires

    Looks nice! Unfortunately, my original rims are shot due to rust, so that's not an option. Having trouble finding 'economical' turf-type tires for the 16" rims. Best so far has been a 5-rib implement tire and only found a 16x600 in it, not a 16x550. (Was trying to stay with a 550.) Did find...
  10. K

    8N front wheels, tires

    Thanks for the info. I"m about done with the need for the ribbed tires, was thinking about going turf tread to minimize the gouges in the grass on tight turns - if I can find them - will give Tucker a call. Everybody talked me out of the OEM rims but you can probably sell them on eBay - saw a...
  11. K

    8N front wheels, tires

    Was thinking somebody on the forum suggested 6.00 tires. Guess I need to do more research. Is 4.50/5.50 a single size, or are you suggesting either a 4.50 or a 5.50? The existing 'skinny' 19 inch rims have 4.00 inch tires, so 4.50 won't be much different. Thanks.
  12. K

    8N front wheels, tires

    Didn't mean to say 6" rims. I think they are 16x4.5, which takes a 16x6 tire. (19x3 takes a 19x4 tire.)
  13. K

    8N front wheels, tires

    Ok, Looks like I got enough votes for the 16x6. I think I can do 2 new wheels + tires (16x6) for about $150 less than for 2-19x4 wheels plus tires, so that pretty well makes it a no-brainer. Don't need but one yet, but the other is looking suspect so was going to do both. From looking at the...
  14. K

    8N front wheels, tires

    I'm going to have to bite the bullet and replace a rusted front rim on my '52 8N. Last time I got it worked on, they told me I needed a rim because the rust was cutting the tube. (That last patch job lasted about a year.) So, I'm ready to do it, but I find that the 19.0 - 4.00 rims are...
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