I constantly think about trying to move the engaging levers under the handle grips. I have arthritis and working them the way they are is really tough on me

So much strain on that small transmission. I mean, ..sure it will pull your weight, but it's definitely gonna take its toll. And the heavier the person, the more strain

She moves snow pretty good. Very impressed. I think I found what i'm looking for.

There was a brief shot of the tachometer lower right side of the console which tells me this is not a 1949 8N rather a 1952 8N, the only year Ford had a tachometer on the 8N series before going to the NAA/Jubilee and later powermaster/workmaster. I have rebuilt several of these. Nice set up

Gay as F... ski hill my ass.

It looks like a real nice idea the downfall is your friction disc is going to where it wasn’t made to pull excessive weight so you might wind up replacing your friction wheel

Looks great for large areas but you didn’t show yourself turning around. That could be a pain in tighter spaces

His neighbors probably think he's a smart ass

How would it do if the drive way has a hill

Good idea. Solved one major issue. Those self propelled always goes fast than I walk. Problem solve, any speed is good now.

I love how this thing snorts through that chrome stack

Bought this for my small back deck in the Eastern Sierra. kzbin.infoUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN We get A LOT of HEAVY snow so I was a bit skeptical but it was worth it! After the first storm of the year this has exceeded expectations! It throws snow very well, even 10-12” + that said the more it piles up the harder it is to maneuver the machine. It is exceptionally light weight and overall exactly what I was looking for. If you have a large amount of snow and a lot of area to clear, you may consider something with a drive engine to help maneuverability, but for decks, second stories, roofs etc, you can’t beat the light weight to great snow throwing ratio. Side note, the chute rotator is a bit flimsy and it initially didn’t seem to work, after a few uses it seems to have loosened up.

That is not a 49 it has the tachometer and they were built in late 51 up until 52 m-53 the jubilee

Man this just inspired me to fabricate my own loader as well that's badass for 200 bucks

That is really cool I would like to have seen it going reverse

I love your dog 🐕

How do you turn this thing?

Hope your doing well man been a few years since you posted

With the added weight to haul around, the snowblower must be burning rubber on those friction disks at 100x the speed of normal wear... it probably slips constantly while moving. The various bearings and bushings are also taking a beating, plus the small engine is being extra taxed needlessly. Cool proof of concept, but these were never designed to be tractors.

Nice fabrication. Time to work on heated seat 👍

Painfully slow with that pump on the rear PTO

Haha, that's fantastic!

Have one for my 1950 Ferguson that uses aux. port on side of rear housing to lift n lower using draft lever. It,s for sale on Craigs List in Bassett Va.

Ran

Ya, great, I wanna see you turn around at the road and come back down the driveway....

And I thought I was lazy. Lol.

These are excellent tractors. Love Ford tractors.

I saw on another video where a guy installed a belt driven hydraulic pump to his motor…..similar to a power steering pump. I have a ford 800 with a heavy loader on it and it uses the front mounted hydraulic pump. I might try to rebuild the loader to a lighter version. At the very least I am going to put a counter weight on the 3 point hitch.

After viewing your video, I went out and with a few wheels and some steel tubing I made oneof those similar to yours. It actually works very well but is boring just sitting behind the blower. I guess I found that walking behind my blower is better for the exercise anyway. I'f my driveway were longer (it's only a 1/4 mile) I'd probably use it more. I'll just park it back in cold storage for when I get old (I'm only 70 now)

Just missing the near white out wind conditions and it would be just like home.😥

Hey the the lawn mower company's will be mad at you about this one this is Great Idea you should do a how to video on you to make one of this !

That's a great build and absolutely understand what it's like to try and feather the controls without live hydraulics. Great machine and fun video.

Fabrication is just the best

Boy, these little tractors were not treated very well by many people, asked to do things they were never built to do, shameful.

Well, this wont work on all driveways, and the extra weight to lug around will wear on the drive-belt, clutch and flywheels.

How many horse power was snowblower

What length of piping and what size of piping

They were made my Dearborn equipment

Nice looking tractor.. Need to keep it inside... :)

I love the good old tractors 🇺🇲👍

Greatest Idea Ever.

That is a sweet loader. I have a 1950 8n that im looking to add this very type. Great job with the build and the capabilites. Get er done !!!

$80???? With a rototilller and mower deck??? And the motor runs???? Even after adjusting for 8 years of inflation, that is a heck of a deal.

You should putz around town on that thing. Bring a video camera and record everyone's reaction.

HOW DID THE FRICTION DRIVE STAND UP TO YOUR WEIGHT? I hope you are still around. The friction drive is my only concern.

You're a genius

I would like to know what you connected the end of the seat pipe to the back of the snowblower with that swivels

pretty cool!!!

This is a great idea!

Needs to have a salt spreader add on the back and then you can plow and salt at the same time.