Another CraigsList ad

[Royse]

A classic 8N with swiveling "fat boy" shifter. $5400

 

[Roger in Iowa]

Even has preheater for the gas line (bent toward the manifold) to prevent gas line freeze-up.....

 

[Bob]

Makes you wonder why all these guys with the REALLY nice/rare stuff want to part with it??? HMMM?

 

[shaun wallace]

Has "rare" air cooled starter.

 

[HCooke]

"4 speed (with swiveling "fat boy" shifter)"

Please explain!

 

[Maineman]

And it has the super rare white wall tractor tires!
I think they only made those one year!

Joe

 

[Royse]

(quoted from post at 20:24:01 05/18/14) "4 speed (with swiveling "fat boy" shifter)"

Please explain!

A man once told me that Henry Ford wanted them to be easy to
get on and off of, so he designed the shifter to be lifted and
swiveled out of the way while you were getting on and off.
You then swiveled it back and pushed it back down when you
wanted to shift. The spring under the shifter was broken.
I assume this is the same story, but that is an assumption.

It does have nice looking truck tires on the front though, and
good looking rear tires and chains, even if they are different sizes.

 

[Fuddy Duddy]

They removed the hood to take engine pictures, but didn't bother
to paint the hood while doing so. No wonder it's selling so cheap.
Had they painted the hood they could be asking $10,000 or more.

 

[docbro1]

(quoted from post at 17:32:26 05/18/14)

(quoted from post at 20:24:01 05/18/14) "4 speed (with swiveling "fat boy" shifter)"

Please explain!

A man once told me that Henry Ford wanted them to be easy to
get on and off of, so he designed the shifter to be lifted and
swiveled out of the way while you were getting on and off.
You then swiveled it back and pushed it back down when you
wanted to shift. The spring under the shifter was broken.
I assume this is the same story, but that is an assumption.

It does have nice looking truck tires on the front though, and
good looking rear tires and chains, even if they are different sizes.

Maybe those rear tires are the same size, he said it had a slow leak. Could it be it's just really low?

 

[Royse]

(quoted from post at 22:05:32 05/18/14)

(quoted from post at 17:32:26 05/18/14)

(quoted from post at 20:24:01 05/18/14) "4 speed (with swiveling "fat boy" shifter)"

Please explain!

A man once told me that Henry Ford wanted them to be easy to
get on and off of, so he designed the shifter to be lifted and
swiveled out of the way while you were getting on and off.
You then swiveled it back and pushed it back down when you
wanted to shift. The spring under the shifter was broken.
I assume this is the same story, but that is an assumption.

It does have nice looking truck tires on the front though, and
good looking rear tires and chains, even if they are different sizes.

Maybe those rear tires are the same size, he said it had a slow leak. Could it be it's just really low?

Could be I suppose.
I can't see them well enough to read the size.
He also says it just needs to be reset on the bead.
Tubeless tires on hat rims?

 

[erclbi]

he had several tractors for sale, different brands all were priced 2 to 3 times the going rate probably what he had in them, some just cant figure out tractiors aint hot rods, you play with these because you like to, not to make a profit

 

[jennifer408]

oh boy, where's my checkbook ? lol, i also noticed that the golden gate bridge was going for a very reasonable price. decisions... decisions...

 

[Royse]

(quoted from post at 07:57:16 05/20/14) he had several tractors for sale, different brands all were priced 2 to 3 times the going rate probably what he had in them, some just cant figure out tractiors aint hot rods, you play with these because you like to, not to make a profit

I can see how you might get that much in one,
but as you say, not so easy to get it back.
Especially not in my area.
Lucky to get half that anymore including the equipment.
Guess that's why I have to keep mine!