UPDATE: John Smith

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

John Smith has decided to graciously pass on his entire '8N FORD' web site content to The Ford-Fordson Collectors Association. It will be there soon for all to see. Thank you again, John.

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[Skeeter102]

Great news!

 

[mcharley94]

Wonderful! Thanks for the info, Tim

 

[Colin King]

Wonderful news! And thank you, John!

Colin

 

[John in Mich]

That is great! The data accumulated on John's site is impressive. Thanks again, John.

 

[allenlane]

Awesome thanks John. I just read your Q&amp;A list...very informative. I'm not convinced fellas the end is near on these old tractors. To be honest, I wouldn't have one if Dad didn't give me his. At a minimum there will be new country boys that need to push snow around up North, and these tractors are a cost effective way to do that. In addition, as long as there are gear heads or mechanical engineers who appreciate all things mechanical, and the simple, yet effective and toughness of all this 40's vintage iron, there will be a demand, maybe smaller, but their will be a demand. My other affliction is a 48 3100 and 53 3600 GM trucks....same answer. Every time I hear a hitnmiss engine firing up at a swap meet, it's like a moth to a flame...I think they will be around for a while.

 

[FarmerHR]

Thank you for the information. I appreciate it.
Where about are you in Michigan ?
Many Thanks

 

[POPGUN]

Yes Thanks John

 

[Kurt-NEPA]

Fantastic news. Thank you John and the Ford-Fordson Collectors Association.

 

[W_B]

(quoted from post at 02:33:06 02/16/18)
I'm not convinced fellas the end is near on these old tractors. To be honest, I wouldn't have one if Dad didn't give me his. At a minimum there will be new country boys that need to push snow around up North, and these tractors are a cost effective way to do that. In addition, as long as there are gear heads or mechanical engineers who appreciate all things mechanical, and the simple, yet effective and toughness of all this 40's vintage iron, there will be a demand, maybe smaller, but their will be a demand.

I agree, as new machines get more and more expensive and too expensive to fix when worn out (if you can even get the parts), the sturdy old N will be there as an alternative for simple jobs. We see every week a new owner coming onto the forum looking for help. We'll be a smaller group but we'll still be here.

 

[Mike Stegall]

thank you john smith was definitly one of the best if not the best ford tractor site out there...thank you again