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[Anonymous-0]

Okay guys I am thinking on buying an 8n for the fun of it as I have 6 other tractors I do not need it to bad but I want one for the fun and to use some time but a lot of you put them down as I read I should not use them for
Snow blower
Tiller
Pto manure spreader
Pulling big hay wagon
Post hole auger
So what are they good for please help me make a list

 

[8nfeller]

I use mine for:

post hole digging
tilling
snow plowing
mowing 5 ac.

 

[Bruce (VA)]

Regarding a tiller, the short answer is no.

The longer answer is probably not.

The explanation is that the tiller needs 540 RPM to operate. At 540 rpm pto speed in first gear on an N ground speed is about 3.23 mph. Much to fast for a tiller.

The exception would be if the N had a Howard auxiliary transmission (about $1200 these days) to slow the ground speed while maintaining 540 rpm pto speed. Another exception that has been mentioned is sandy, loose soil & putting the tractor in neutral & letting the tiller push the tractor.

Bottom line.....unless you can actually test it on the soil you plan on tilling, I'd stick w/ the short answer, above.

I have no clue about a snow blower. (I live in VA!)

Regarding a phd, I fenced my 3 acre pasture as well as my neighbors 2 acres w/ a phd on my N's. Success w/ a PHD on an N depends on soil type & trees.

I've got very sandy soil, no rocks & no trees. But, once the ground got rock hard w/ no rain in 6 weeks, no more digging. Remember, 23 hp, hydraulics up, gravity down. And, no reverse on the phd, so when you auger it in, you will learn all the tricks to get it out!

Doesn't matter what you use to pull a wagon loaded w/ hay if it's going down hill & the load weighs more than the tractor. No hills around here either & I've never counted the square bales, but it's can carry a lot.

No manure spreaders around here either other than the neighbor kid w/ a fork.

What it does best is plow w/ a two bottom plow, disc w/ a 5 or 6' disc, run a 5' bush hog or a 6' finishing mower.
50 Tips

 

[Jim Broughton]

Yeah, they had a real good/simple auger set up and would do a fine job for fence post-holes as long as you were careful !! They handle a three-point tiller pretty well, also . They are a good versatile tractor in the 25 HP class and are really a good "work horse" if you treat them well. Only problem is a light front end, so they plow ok, just getting them to turn under load is a might iffy. PTO leaves alittle to be desired.
Good luck !! Jim B.

 

[ericlb]

well the only thing there not good for on the list is a tiller, and that being said, there are a few guys on here that get one to work behind their N just fine, as to the hay wagon and manure spreader, if either one of these is a size the N was designed for they will run it, it all comes down to matching the tractor to its impliment, dont send a pickup to do a semi's job, and operater skill people who have run tractors their whole lives will undoubtedly be better at it that a newbie who is just starting out with his first tractor for its small size the N is a remarkable machine

 

[oldtanker]

I plow (8-10 acres a year), maintain the drive, rake hay, cultivate, mow (about 4 acres) and have a post hole auger for mine. Seems to do well with all of those chores. Being up here in Mn and a long farm drive plus farm yard I use a bit bigger tractor for snow blowing....120 PTO HP and an 8 ft blower.

Rick

 

[POOR BOY]

I USE MY 8N TO TED, TO RAKE HAY, RUN A FINNISHING MOWER, AND PULLING A SMALL TRAILER TO HAUL WOOD.

 

[Billybuck]

Use mine to plow, disk, cultipack, plant, cultivate, harrow, spread, bush hog, finsh mow, scrape, push, pull, lift and haul.

 

[FLAcharlie]

I do our 7 acres and now also our neighbor's 5 acres, seems right size for it.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Bruce, your tractors will run a tiller just fine.. There is just a little trick to it.. :: Mount the tiller on an 8N that has a grille guard with the tongue on it... Then put the 11 hole drawbar in the second tracor and back up to the grille guard on the first tractor.. Bolt the center hole in the drawbar to the grille guard tongue and lift the front wheels off the ground.. Leave the rear tractor in neutral and just power the tiller.. The front tractor supplies the traction..

Both tractors should be an 8N, with the position control,, but the Zane Thang would enable a 9N 2N to work well also...

A Sherman reduction would be nice to have on the front tractor... All jokes aside, it should work good..

 

[Jimmyjack]

In addition to the listed chores, Ive used Ns in the woods on my treefarms for skidding and misc. chores. I also run a buzzsaw, and maintain roads. I have a backscoop and maintain ditches etc.

 

[McNugget]

Best answer yet to the tilling question and it justifies the second tractor too. A little extra linkage and you have live PTO. Still need an additional tractor for live hydraulics...

 

[BillM (OH)]

I use mine for a number of different jobs on my 8 acres here in SE Ohio:
2 bottom plow for garden and food plots
spring tooth harrow for both
discing
5' bush hog
5' finish mower
back blade for snow & driveway mtce.
middlebuster for ditching
boom pole
hay wagon - mostly for hay rides for the grandkids
skidding

 

[jackinok]

I use mine for everything you would normally use a 20hp tractor for,except a tiller,and if i find one cheap enough I'll try that also!A snow blower I hope I NEVER have a need for!!LOL.they are actually pretty handy around a larger place,running augers,building fence, and general chores.I have a small trailer loaded with all my fencing stuff and its real handy to just hook on to it and check fences,and you can get through the trees where you couldnt drive a pickup.I've even been known to fire up one of the n's and sneak down to the pond when no one is looking, but dont tell my wife,she thinks i'm working!those clips on the fender made for holding the rod for a mower work pretty good for holding a fishing rod!I even use them deer hunting,hang my old leather rife scabbard on those clips,drive near my stand,and deer dont even look at it since they are used to seeing it all the time.

 

[Mr. Bob]

zane thang, loaded tires (12.4x28), rear wheel weights, weighted front bumper, sherman step-up, swinging draw bar, and external_link crossover manifold has made my "46 2N twice the tractor it was before these things were added. it handles a 7" tandem disc, heavy duty 6, rear blade, and heavily loaded trailer on these hills very well. a real strong little workhorse in a small package.

 

[HCooke]

I use my Ns for plowing and discing the garden, grading the drive, pushing snow with a back blade, hauling dirt and rocks with a rear scoop, and hauling stuff with a carryall. I probably use the carryall more than any other implement.

 

[CJ in Michigan]

I use mine for road maintenance, grading etc., and winter plowing. Also skidding logs for firewood. I have one with a loader that sees some use as well and an 881 I use for pto-driven implements such as a brush hog and post-hole auger.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Scooping and moving dirt with the rear scoop, lifting heavy engines and machinery with the boom pole, plowing garden, used to have a "finish mower" that I pulled behind for mowing fields. My 9N is retired from moving airplanes around the local airport, plowing snow, and mowing with a sickle bar mower, mostly fence rows. John,PA

 

[b.jones]

I think it is a 50 foot auger that we use to unload grain bins into a semi. I have many times hooked the auger to the 2N PTO. I don't know if ours is an 8 in. ??? but I know it works fine.

 

[souNdguy]

i disagree.. they can adequately run a pto auger...

the rest of the issues have to do with gearing and ground speed, non live pto, and mass / weight of the tractro vs braking power.

they make good plowing or mowing mahcines. are good with harrows and box blades and scoops, drop or broadcast seeders, rakes, and trailers not bigger than 16' and not laoded more than the tractors weight pretty much, assuming you have a drawbar stay and decent brakes and your trans don't jump out of gear down hill... etc.

if the engine is good, even small pto gensets..

soundguy

 

[Fuddy Duddy]

I like that set up. Got a picture?

 

[Fuller's Farmall]

I have a 9n and ii have pulled a 60 foot telephone poll that was water logged. It was pulling hard but it moved it. I also brush hog and pull a trailer i over load with wood. So it can handle a lot. I just got a set of two bottom plows and used my farmall H but im gonna try with my 9N

 

[rnorum]

I sure like the looks of that box.
Can you show me how it is connected to the 3 point?

did you make a L-shaped fork bracket?

I will appreciate any thing you can show me

Dick N

 

[Jubilee85 (VA)]

I could make a list a mile long..but I'll tell a quick story.

I had an insulation company come and spray r-38 in my attic, truck (big dayum truck) got stuck in my front yard on wet soggy ground. I pulled the ol jubi out, broke a chain and then doubled other chain - spun both tires but the truck got out. As other have said - there are limitations but for the money spent, a good investment and a lot of fun working on and working with!

 

[Ed S.]

I've posted yootoob videos of most of the 'jobs' I use my '50 8N on here.

Besides all the 'normal' stuff, I regularly bale about 10-12 acres of alfalfa, and have also run a corn picker and pull-behind combine (which is a borderline job for the 8N due to the ground speed being too fast at proper PTO RPMs).

My 8N is one of the handiest 'tools' in my toolbox...

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[jon]

Can you show me how it is connected to the 3 point

It's just a common [b:7ba332f427]3 point carryall[/b:7ba332f427] with box built to whatever size you need.
He's right, one of the handiest implements around.