Farmall BN problem today

[Jim Becker]

Still dealing with t his BN. Actually my wife is suggesting I look into replacing it with something else.

My problem with that is I'm not sure what I could get. As one of the main reasons for this BN is to power my six foot Woods mower deck. Not sure what I could get to replace that or power that mower with out some major fabricating to do it. Sure If I was able to find another BN I could just bolt it up but what is the chance I could find a BN near by in working condition? And if I could how much would that cost?

Another option is to find a good engine that will swap in. You might find another tractor with a good engine but not so good otherwise. It could be an A, B, or C, or any of several later models that were derived from those models.

 

[kshansen]

Another BN!! However, not sure what kind of area you’re mowing and maybe you hate “new fangled” machinery. For the most part a 4-5ft wide zero turn would cut circles around a 6ft Woods mower on a Farmall B.

Well we do have a Ferris 48 inch mower and we mow around 5 acres. But even if the Ferris does keep up or maybe out runs the Farmall/Woods loosing the Farmall does cut close to half the mowing capacity out of the picture.

The other problem is the Farmall can skid out a log for fire wood that the Ferris would need it to be cut into half a dozen or more sections to move it.