BN

[blunted]

means, B with a narrow front end? thanks

 

[old]

NO NO NO. BN is B narrow as in the rear end is narrower then the run of the mill B Something like 8 inches each side

 

[teddy52food]

4 inches each side. 8 total.

 

[old]

Hey at least I got the 8 right. Never had a BN just know enough about them to get things close

 

[Vern]

OK, answer me this.
I've heard that the BN seat bracket sits tight against the r/h fender. well, that's where my S/A bracket sits. So, is the r/h side of the S/A the same length as a BN? And conversely is a B wider on the r/h side than a S/A?

Vern

 

[Jim Becker]

Yes and yes.

 

[billde]

Yes and yes

 

[old]

With out going out and measuring things I could not answer you on that one but I could do is but since the other guy answered I guess I do not need to. My BA has the rear end of an A and the front of a B but I also still have the rear end of the B here so measuring would be easy

 

[gene bender]

The BN is narrower in the rear by 8in from a B. There were 4 different fronts available on the B and BN. First there were two sizes of single front tires. Second there were two different rims for the two wheel front. One type of rim was adjustable for wheel tread and had loops riveted for adjustment. Second type had rims that clamped to the center hub. Those two types of hube were not interchangeable for the two styles of rims.

 

[bg/mo]

nope , all B"s had narrow front, it refers to the width of rear of tractor

 

[William Eccles - Jardine]

RE B BN STABILITY
These fellows who make a lopsided tractor out of a wonderful machine as a B or BN should have their head read by a shrink and the shrunk by a black smith.
The reason is in so shortening the Left Hand side of the tractor they are making a multi wheeled deathtrap bomb.
One excellent thing about the B & BN design is their stability. Being that the left wheel in out equal distance from the center of the tractor and the vertical centre of stability is quite low {{ ONLY the LOW BOY TRACTORS WERE LOWER]] this makes them extremely stable on most terrains. hills includes // even well over the C,H,&Ms all much higher centered.
To WRAP UP MY tirade at those who fowl the tractor by so chopping; keeping the original configuration of the rear wheels alleviates what I saw on the photo sight { I THINK IT WAS} of a rolled over chopped tractor on a slope that was only about 10%. The person wrote that if it hadn't been for tow hefty family members he would have been trapped and even killed.
The only time I ""unstabled"" my Dad's BN was with the cultivator scuffles on making a sharp right turn in the barn yard at midrange speed, hitting a 2&1/2 foot high obstruction, proceeding on this set circular course for an other 10 feet before the left wheel came to rest on the ground again. HAD IT BEEN A CHOPED VERSION I wouldn't be here to day.A lesson to the prudent.Wm.

 

[blunted]

thanks, all would have been a parts tractor with an A for making the A starter ready. I H farnall made crank start after the first year? thanks.