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    Hydraulic Oil Leak

    Outstanding - thank you, very much! I have a couple of neighbors who are my usual resources: a machinist, and a school-trained certified diesel mechanic. We should be able to get it done without mayhem (to the tractor or us) thanks to you. We have used a tri-pod with a hoist as a lift before...
  2. M

    8n gas tank

    First, apologies to bethieangel, but maybe this aside could be of help later on. I found the sediment bowl inlet screen loose in the tank, and as far as what is rattling, there is no way to tell without cutting it open. We turned it upside, downside, every way side, shaking, jerking, all that...
  3. M

    Hydraulic Oil Leak

    I just got this in late January, so I don't go back a long way with it. No other problems to date.
  4. M

    Hydraulic Oil Leak

    Reference #16 on the 75 tips, I was running my 52 8N just to warm it up (can't stand to let engines/machinery just sit for extended periods), and lifted the box blade a couple of times, holding for a few seconds, just exercising it in general, and noticed a new oil leak from the top cover under...
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    8n gas tank

    I just bought a '52 8N in good condition overall, with a few rough edges to smooth over, one being crud in the gas tank (not to mention old gas). When we took it off (like Colin said, a simple task for you and a friend), there was something rattling in the tank, like a piece of baffle that had...
  6. M

    '52 8N Right Side Drag Link Tube

    Thanks. Yeah, these probably came off some old soldier in the back field. Worst case is whole new assembly... :?
  7. M

    '52 8N Right Side Drag Link Tube

    I ordered a right rear drag link end (YT Part No: NAA33271A) for my '52 8N and when I got it today, it is definitely not correct for the tube. My tube is ~28" long, and the tubes sold here are 32 3/4" and 34 1/2", so I am scratching my bald head and wondering what's up. The new end is 4 1/4"...
  8. M

    OT knee update

    Swede, I've had both knees done, and was working in surgery as a circulator R.N. at the time, so I had a pretty good idea what I was getting in to. That said, every person is different, and every knee is different. I was up walking down the street as soon as I got home with both mine (home...
  9. M

    Seething with anger at junk tube bought here

    Thanks for the welcome - I just bought my '52 8N & though it is in pretty sound shape overall, it has a few warts to shave & get it into top shape. I was happily surprised to find it has a Sherman combination tranny, too. I worked (as in plowing & all that) on an 8N and a Jubilee...
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    Sherman Shifter?

    I considered that Den, but it feels ragged like it fractured. Won't really know till I pull it off to put on a new one & eyeball it. I know I have broken two toggle power switches on the left side of the dash with my left knee (no key ignition and the interlock starter button doesn't...
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    Sherman Shifter?

    Thanks for the replies! It has a center screw exactly like the one in the picture. I found the Red Rock repro & if I can't find an original for $10 (like the one on Old Ford Tractors, "Sold" :| ) I'll get it. I also found a youtube video on how to shift it so after I get another...
  12. M

    Sherman Shifter?

    I've been fooling around with old Fords for over 50 years, mostly as a user and not much of a fixer beyond routine maintenance. I recently bought a '52 8N to play with (and to drive around the area impressing the old women and little kids), and in learning more about them, I read the write-up on...
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    Seething with anger at junk tube bought here

    I must say TOH is certainly a gentleman, as are I think all the other respondents to the original poster. He was a bit Froggy in his replies and apparently low on frustration tolerance... :roll: Glad to have found this amazing resource of knowledgeable and helpful tractor aficionados!
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