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    8N hydraulics

    It will be stored inside a gravel floored enclosed lean to attached to the barn where it’s been for the last 15 years. I’ll probably throw a couple of old sheets over it. Shifter boot is good but the hydraulic dip stick needs to be replaced.
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    8N hydraulics

    All flushed out and back together, everything appears to be working. PTO pump engaged soundlessly, shaft turns, arms raise and lower. I feel like I dodged a bullet but know I need to keep an eye on that hydraulic fluid for contamination. A couple of questions. If storing for the winter...
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    8N hydraulics

    Cool! So good indicator the entire pump is not frozen up and probably functioning?
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    8N hydraulics

    Thanks, guys. After I had drained everything and with slide plates off I grabbed the PTO shaft and rotated both ways (override coupler on it) and in one direction it would rotate the shaft and I could see what I believe was the hydraulic pump piston (judging from my parts manual) moving back...
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    8N hydraulics

    Well, I just went thru a bunch of posts on sludge in the hydraulics. I know I should be pulling the PTO shaft and dropping the pump to clean, but I just don’t have the time and parts to get that done before I have to leave it for an extended period of time (tractor is 5.5 hours from home). So...
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    8N hydraulics

    So I went out and started turning and moving stuff inside the plates by hand as best I could. Some things seemed to move freely and others, although they didn’t really move, did not appear to be frozen up, a little play in them. I buttoned things back up and when I moved the PTO shift lever it...
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    8N hydraulics

    Thanks for the replies, Roger. Drained the 3 plugs, lots of milk. The middle plug drained a fair amount of water at first. Removed both side access plates, lots of sludge at the bottom, pushed as much of that as I could out the drain hole. Will the diesel flush break down that sludge or is...
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    8N hydraulics

    Thanks. What does “flush with diesel” entail? Drain, fill and drain? Or do I run the engine with the diesel in the hydraulics? What does the diesel do?
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    8N hydraulics

    Okay, I feel stupid. I guess I’ll drain the hydraulics and see what I can do about the PTO lever, starting with removing the side plate that has the lever on it.
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    8N hydraulics

    Gifted an 8N that hasn’t run in maybe 15 years, stored in a barn near Madison, WI. First thing I did was check all the fluids. Everything was up on dipsticks and looked relatively clean and normal so I thought I was golden. A little work to get the motor running but now runs pretty good...
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    Ford 8N casting and tag numbers

    Greetings! Learning a lot about my first tractor, a ‘47, ‘48, ‘51, ‘52 Ford 8N. After reading and posting a couple of times it seems these multi year tractors are not uncommon, but I do have a couple of questions. The right trumpet has a casting number G71 (makes sense) but the left one has a...
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    Ford 8N wiring

    Just wanted to “close out” this posting before I start another unrelated thread. Thanks to all who provided input. I did buy a new wiring harness, ammeter, battery and single wire alternator. I was able to get the tractor running and it appears the charging system is functioning normally...
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    Ford 8N wiring

    Got it (I think), thanks. Sounds like my most straight forward option for this thing to get it up and running will be to get a new wiring harness, one wire alternator, terminal block and ammeter.
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    Ford 8N wiring

    Found the JMOR wiring diagrams, thanks for that! So given the alternator that is currently on this, with a plug in that side port and the wire connections on the back, can I use that same alternator with just the one wire connected to the back as it shows in the diagram without frying anything...
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    Ford 8N wiring

    Thanks for the replies. Makes sense to me to yank it all out. Do you think the alternator should be replaced, too? If I yank it all, do you think voltmeter or ammeter is the better option? I called that block a voltage regulator because that’s what it showed in that area on the parts diagram...
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