Need a couple of photos

[Ultradog MN]

There is a debate going on at another totally non tractor related site.
A guy is bragging up the John Deere B.
I put a plug in for the Ns but am kinda getting beat up.
I would like to post a few photos of a 1939 - 52 Ford doing things a JD B can not do
Looking for:
A photo of an N lifting an engine or similar heavy item with a boom pole.
An N grading a road with a back blade.
An N with a post hole digger.
An N with a rear scoop.
Any thing else come to mind?
Good clear photos or links for me please.
Help me show em the little Fords have always earned their keep.
Thanks

 

[Jim.ME]

There is a debate going on at another totally non tractor related site.
A guy is bragging up the John Deere B.
I put a plug in for the Ns but am kinda getting beat up.
I would like to post a few photos of a 1939 - 52 Ford doing things a JD B can not do
Looking for:
A photo of an N lifting an engine or similar heavy item with a boom pole.
An N grading a road with a back blade.
An N with a post hole digger.
An N with a rear scoop.
Any thing else come to mind?
Good clear photos or links for me please.
Help me show em the little Fords have always earned their keep.
Thanks

Doing those things is possible with a B having an aftermarket 3 pt hitch, unless you specified the B can't be equipped with a 3 pt. hitch, I think you are losing on those things.

Bottom line is the one a person likes is the best one and will earn its keep.

 

[Ultradog MN]

Doing those things is possible with a B having an aftermarket 3 pt hitch, unless you specified the B can't be equipped with a 3 pt. hitch, I think you are losing on those things.

Bottom line is the one a person likes is the best one and will earn its keep.

Thanks Jim,
I forgot to mention it here but it has to do the task with a simple implement - straight off the factory floor.

 

[Ed S.]

I've used my '50 8N for all of the things you mentioned, but unfortunately don't have photos. I found the N to be the handiest 'tool' I had on our former hobby farm. Even after I got a larger loader tractor, the N still got a lot of use as it would fit in places the bigger tractor wouldn't.

 

[John Deere D]

There is a debate going on at another totally non tractor related site.
A guy is bragging up the John Deere B.
I put a plug in for the Ns but am kinda getting beat up.
I would like to post a few photos of a 1939 - 52 Ford doing things a JD B can not do
Looking for:
A photo of an N lifting an engine or similar heavy item with a boom pole.
An N grading a road with a back blade.
An N with a post hole digger.
An N with a rear scoop.
Any thing else come to mind?
Good clear photos or links for me please.
Help me show em the little Fords have always earned their keep.
Thanks

Yes my "YT" handle is John Deere D...however,I'm not John Deere addicted .
My legs were to short to operate the clutch pedal on the N-fords and Ferguson's, soooooo I was placed on a John Deere D.
Then again I was 6 years old at the time......... now at six feet tall all is good.
This is my main machine for manicuring the cemetery on Sundays.
Then I stop and have a beer with my family members ,yes it's a one sided conversation.

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Here are some photos

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Another one

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Not a deer but a ford

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Old Ford

 

[560Dennis]

My friend has a John Deere B and Oliver 70 at a local show. Says to me, would like to drive them. Sure I’ve never driven either.
after driving both over a 200 acre farm up and down hills terra…
I told him thanks it was a very interesting and enlightening adventure that I won’t forget .
As far the drive went my comments to him were = The Oliver 70 is like driving a Rolls Royce compared to the John Deere B .
Operating platform , hand clutch , gear selection ,operation comfort, ease of operation absolutely no comparison . My opinion after the drive .

 

[Tall T]

Whether feeding the splitter, or stacking wood, the height adjustable carryall makes moving big rounds
or stacking at any woodpile height a breeze.
I'm breaking the rules of "dueling tractors" but tell him it's just an N with a double A rating.
NAACP
NAA CARRYALL PERFORMANCE

Double T

 

[Factotum]

Hey Ultradog, don't worry too much about what those garage dwellers think about the great N tractor. If the B was so good you'd see more of them around being used and not as lawn ornaments! Here's a cool pic I found online. I know those guys are just having fun.

 

[Scott(Ks.)]

A couple of my 51 8N. I have had it since 1964. it's done it all.

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Boom pole

 

[Ultradog MN]

Thanks a lot fellas.
Now they've moved on to a Farmall H which a guy is asking if it's worth $4K and wants to mow his property with.
Dont get me wrong, Farmalls were fine machines but I'll bet most of us here would recommend a little Ford for mowing tasks.

 

[John Deere D]

Thanks a lot fellas.
Now they've moved on to a Farmall H which a guy is asking if it's worth $4K and wants to mow his property with.
Dont get me wrong, Farmalls were fine machines but I'll bet most of us here would recommend a little Ford for mowing tasks.

Actually,I once dated a pair of almost identical twins.
The one sister was more like a N-Ford.....Flat chested...IE... Flat Head ...
The other was more like a TEA-20 Ferguson......Nice over head Valves,had some place to hang onto.....

 

[Brown David]

Actually,I once dated a pair of almost identical twins.
The one sister was more like a N-Ford.....Flat chested...IE... Flat Head ...
The other was more like a TEA-20 Ferguson......Nice over head Valves,had some place to hang onto.....

I'll take a Fergie over an N every time.

 

[tractorguy2]

When dad was 13 grandpa bought a new 52 8n. I unfortunately don't have photos. Our farm is for the most part rolling hills. Grandpa's 41 John Deere A could only plow down hill. The 8n using the 3pt plow could plow up and down the hills. So the 8n got more acres plowed per day than the John Deere. (Really pisses off the Deere guys every time I mention it) Since the Ford had a faster PTO speed than the John Deere they also pulled the MM two row corn picker with the 8n and used the A for the wagons.

The A was pretty much used just for lister and the cultivator and belt work after they bought the 8n.
The 8n also mowed and raked the hay. They hired someone with an Allis Chalmers Roto baler to bale the hay. Dad said they bought a factory Roto Bale mover for the 8n and moved each bale one at a time from the field to the farm.

Quick funny story. They would grind corn using the hand start A on the grinder and the 8n for the wagon. The battery was dead on the 8n. Grandpa put the battery charger on the 8n and placed the charger on the grinder apron. He forgot and went to start the A. Not only did the A start on the first pull spin. Grandpa left the clutch engaged and the charger went in the grinder and out in little pieces. Grandpa said that was the first time that John Deere ever started on the first spin.

 

[tractorguy2]

This picture came off the internet. Doesn't have hat rims so I think it's a Ferguson. Interesting two row mounted corn picker

 

[R Geiger]

There is a debate going on at another totally non tractor related site.
A guy is bragging up the John Deere B.
I put a plug in for the Ns but am kinda getting beat up.
I would like to post a few photos of a 1939 - 52 Ford doing things a JD B can not do
Looking for:
A photo of an N lifting an engine or similar heavy item with a boom pole.
An N grading a road with a back blade.
An N with a post hole digger.
An N with a rear scoop.
Any thing else come to mind?
Good clear photos or links for me please.
Help me show em the little Fords have always earned their keep.
Thanks

My late 1950 8N with the 711 one armed loader. Original owner used it to clean out cattle barns. I use it for the last 20 years as lift all device. If the loads are too heavy the right rear tire will come off of the ground. Never seen anything like that on a JD B. I do have a 1949 JD MC that is real handy!