Sherman over under

[scopecat1]

Some years ago I had a 64 ford 4000 4 Cylinder it had a Sherman trans. I ran in low because high was to fast and I thought neutral was direct broken didn't have a shift pattern so didn't know how to shift to direct wish you fellows had been available back in those days good information is worth it's weight in gold.

 

[John in Mich]

You were not alone. Over the years I have encountered several owners of Ford tractors with Sherman Combination transmissions who were not aware of the shift pattern for the standard range. In one situation, I was trying to buy the tractor. As I checked the transmision and Sherman for function I shifted to standard range. The seller saw this and decided not to sell it.
Another owner used his 8N to move his steam engines in the barn. He said he wished it had a different range between high and low. I showed him the neutral and standard range.
In both instances, they had owned the tractor for several years. In both instances there was no data plate under the nut holding the steering wheel.

 

[Royse]

scopecat1, it gets even better when you meet them in person!
I'd been on this forum for several years, read the literature, had
the manuals and seen the shift patterns before I bought my first
Sherman combination equipped tractor. An 8N I bought from
John in Mich. I drove it around, tried it out myself, asked questions.
He was happy to show me how it worked. And it works well today!

P.S. He charged me way too much money, but I got even by
paying it to him all in $20 bills and he had to count them. LOL
I'm kidding about the "way too much" part, but I did bring him
20's. Sorry about that John!

 

[scopecat1]

Glad to hear I'm not as big a dummy as I thought, at the time I had talked with a Ford mechanic he said those Trans. had a direct but no advice on shifting it, there were other Ford tractors in the area but none had the Sherman Trans. I sold the tractor and the buyer didn't know how to shift it either .

 

[Kirk-NJ]

I once made a trade and got a 4000 HD industrial owner told me it would go into gear and needed a clutch. Winched it on the trailer. Got it home tried moving the sherman lever and drove it off the trailer. Because of the ind sherman handle is straight he must have hit it with his foot getting on or off the tractor pushing it in the neutral detent. No clutch with needed.

 

[John in Mich]

I should have charged double. Hey! Cash is cash. It all spends and I'm sure I did. You have it
looking great! Like the kids said, "go faster, daddy go faster!

 

[Royse]

"I should have charged double."

Ha! I wish it were only "double"!
But check out that oil pressure gauge. Granted, that was shortly
after starting cold with new 10W-30 oil, but it seems the engine
rebuild worked out well. It wasn't bad before, but better now.

It has some flaws, errr, character. I didn't fix the little dents in
the hood. I chose to leave them as opposed to fill them with Bondo.

The light switch isn't the original style, even though I have two new
ones here. I like the multi-position switch better. And since it does
get used, I opted for that switch. Other than that and the aftermarket
gauges, it is as close to "restored" as any tractor I've done.

Krispy had a 12V conversion.
"Speedy", as we call this 8N, was converted back to
6V with the battery cover, toolbox, etc. re-installed.
I certainly know why most of those went bye-bye now.

Cute side note, it got the "Speedy" name when Joan first drove
it. She wasn't sure how to use the Sherman combo, so she had
me put it in gear for her. I put it in 1st, low range. After seeing
me drive it in 4th/High, she said "this is sure speedy".
The name stuck. LOL