1950 8N Ford With Some Serious Attachments - Dealer Available Attachments

Host Brian Baxter interviewed Steve Parker from Mahomet, Illinois about his little 8N Ford Tractor. The thing that really makes this tractor stand out is its period correct dealer attachments. These include a steel cab, bombardier tracks, and V snow plow.
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[@highwatercircutrider]

My uncle Virgil had a ‘N’ series Ford with the same cab,. It also had a backhoe, loader and a Dearborn V plow he rigged to fit on the loader. He was a barn builder that lived six miles north of Yale, Michigan in the 1950’s and early 1960’s.

[@FriendlyCleaningKC]

Wow that’s nice!! I don’t know why I hate ford vehicles sooo much but love for tractors... my grandpa had 7700 and spend so much time in it disking and mowing pasture I was practically one with it... now that I moved back out in the county I want an old 8N of my own

[@stevenspaziani9159]

What a beautiful old tractor.

[@davereynolds6145]

Nice to see that cab in such good shape! Had one on a 2n maybe 50 years ago but it was just about junk, can't remember where it came from and don't know what happened to it? Dang it!

[@slaughterhound8793]

I'd take the side doors off in summer if it were mine. I don't imagine the hinge mechanism would be that complicated.

[@davidknows3320]

I have one of those Bruco cabs. So now we know of 3. Please get in touch with me. I am going to restore my cab. Did you cut the fuel door?

[@roguechocolateer8235]

I would contact the tractor club

[@betogray9765]

The door was not cut, the cab sits just behind the door.

[@alexanderlapp5048]

That can would be quite nice in rain or really cold weather as opposed to sitting on an open tractor. I know cabs from the 70s and later with heat would be way nicer. I have spent all day on a tractor in the winter in and had ice frozen to my moustache and beard.

[@alanstrong3295]

Steve, you might want to bring this classic to the Antique Tractor Show at Terrell, TX.

[@betogray9765]

Unfortunately Steve died a few years ago.

[@tuomaskosonen8171]

I like to see video in real work plowing snow.

[@lukebecker1959]

I wish I could do that with my 1939 9n

[@4freedomnow887]

looks like the only down side is u cant open the doors with the tracks on

[@desertmulehunter]

Or actually plw snow cause it's underpowered for that v blade. 😅😂😂😂

[@Bojanglz2.0]

Iv got an 8n Ford it’s a lot more powerful than u think

[@bigDbigDbigD]

I would think that modifying the doors wood be easy. Maybe make new doors as the original doors are rare,

[@idiotneighborpyro-maniac]

You get in from the back

[@jvmiller1995]

@@desertmulehunter They have more power than you would think and those tracks will make a big difference. Its for snow not hard packed dirt.

[@t3g3lst3n]

My neibour got hydraulic half tracks on his Ferguson that are able to lift front so only drive on rear wheels/tracks. I got a metal cabin, so do he. He even got a v plow on his, works great in winter on his from loader.

[@northernarctic8339]

Me and my 1951 8N are jealous.

[@jwirvin1]

Friend of mine has one like this. Has a flat heat V8 engine. Got a ticket by a policeman doing 58 in a 45 zone.

[@davidvogel6359]

I bet several people got a laugh about that. I did. probably didn't figure the tractor would go that fast even.

[@betogray9765]

@jerry irvin I work for Steve son, and he now has all the tractors. He has a 52 8N with a hundred horsepower Flathead Mercury V8. I know he said he clocked at once going through town and it was running something like 35 mph. The only problem with them is that the radiators are too small and they like to overheat. Then he's got a funk conversion inline 6.

[@geraldgerthofer3603]

Go ing pretty fast guy ????

[@betogray9765]

I actually work for Steve's son, and have worked on and driven this tractor :-)

[@edwardwhite221]

His son as dry as the dad? This guys only got one gear upstairs

[@shadymaint1]

We have a rather large tractor show in town every year. Have yet to see that combo of accessories on a tractor.

[@jodyreeder4820]

The cab looks like someone could put a Curtain on during the winter

[@makeupyourmindinator]

Jody Reeder there is a curtain on this one, it’s just rolled up at the top

[@jodyreeder4820]

@@makeupyourmindinator Okay, sounds great.

[@garypaul1033]

Lacking in knowledge about such machines, maybe one of you experienced men could answer a few questions: 1.) Are the quite thin front tires pneumatic? Are they so thin with a center ridge so it would turn better in the ice and snow? 2.) I noticed that the tracks are wider than the snow plow blade. Is that typical? I thought that ideally the tracks are typically supposed to be the same width or slightly more narrow than a front ground engaging implement (in fact would it be correct to think of a snow plow as ground engaging, since it is actually above the ground)? Which made me think. 3.) Was this center v-blade snow plow actually designed to go on most of the tractors using only chained tires (since the tracks are quite a few inches wider than the tire track meaning the blade would not remove the snow ) with weights?

[@dawsoncanfield5386]

Those tracks are similar to the ones that we had, made by Arps. They worked great, if you kept them real tight. Of course, ours were on an 8N with the Funk modification to a 6 cylinder.

[@redneckpyromania6965]

This is so damn cool! Me and my dad have a 53 jubilee and a 54 naa would love to get some original ford implements

[@marksleeper3752]

nice tractor one of my friends has one without the cab and tracks

[@jburritt426]

I seen one up in the Fort Nelson, British Columbia heritage museum. Not as nice as this one but cool all the same.

[@qaz3000]

I owed 2 of these that I fully restored and ended up selling they both had front end loaders , they would not really get the job done in the great Canadian winter. I now have a Case 400 of similar vintage (1959) and it gets the job done a thousand times better. They are simply too small and underpowered and dont weight enough. But they are the lowest ownership cost of any tractor !

[@ToreDL87]

Yeah I too make a distinction between using them for quick small jobs vs serious heavy duty work. By the time you start on the other lane, the first lane will have filled right back up with snow 🤣

[@qaz3000]

@@ToreDL87 Absolutly, they are nice for a quick small job and will fit in tight spaces easily.

[@marzinjedi6437]

I learned to drive in one a regular factory model great little tractor 🚜

[@fuddrucker74]

Alright, Gents. I have to say it. The powered front axle option would go fantastic on this, so long as ag tires could clear the tracks. I don't know what kind of clearance is left after the tracks and idlers. The traction the front end could get with that V plow hanging off the front would be incredible. What a tractor. What dedication to putting this together. I really like it. I'd buy it if it came up for sale.

[@alexanderlapp5048]

A blade on the 3pt would be nice too. Sometimes you need a straight blade and it would add weight.

[@thegreenerthemeaner]

@Alexander Lapp At some point, there has to be enough power to actually move deep snow. FWA would rob that poor little engine that is pushing more than 6 inches and would just be impossible. The tracks MORE than give it enough tractive effort. We had a 52 8N that with a 7ft rear blade was about all it could do to horse it in 8" of snow and it was like a 14" moldboard. This tractor has a Sherman auxiliary transmission which should give it a lower ratio and I bet it was in Lo 1st to handle this.

[@SchnelleKat]

Sure is unusual! I'd like to have one. haha.

[@janetc2241]

LOVE IT ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE FASHIONED THE DOORS TO OPEN WITH THE TRACKS ON.

[@justaguywithachevy367]

Make's sense that the snow plow came from my home state of Minnesota.😂

[@lonelyfarmer3486]

It is really nice but I like my stock unrestored ford Jubillee

[@Jean-vz8co]

Ce tracteur ainsi équipé en semi-chenillé a été utilisé dans les années 1950-1960 par une mission scientifique au pôle Sud!!!..

[@rileysanville1187]

Ours has a front plow too, straight plow though

[@paulperry6898]

There is one of those in Adams NY

[@johnrobinson4586]

Nice wheels what sort of engine does it have

[@cowboychevyschneider]

My dad and I building a v12 lincoln flathead in a Ford 8n

[@ypop417]

WOW That will be Awsome

[@glenlippincott6421]

Would love to see that become a reality. Best of luck!

[@alexanderlapp5048]

I would like to see that. Did you finish it yet?

[@LUTHERJ304]

Calendar says its 1951

[@mack_titan]

Is this a repeat? I think I have seen this tractor on this channel before.

[@darrenjones9180]

One guy said ; we’ll you can’t open doors ; pay attention before you comment

[@olddogcitypound5859]

But is it a FORD able ?

[@thenumerousfew1205]

You win the internet

[@shiddy.]

very cool - greetings from Minnesota

[@lubesEquipment]

That looks like the perfect rig to use during maple tree tapping season.

[@durhamholtmeier4413]

Awesome!!! No windshield wiper

[@ericlakota6512]

Its funny people always forget ford when it comes to tractors me a dad are ford farmers people pause. When asked what we run. Expecting Hi ,case or jd i takes a minute for ford to set in its always o yea i forgot about fords from list of amarica tractors

[@alexanderlapp5048]

Ford made good small tractors. They eventually made big ones too but we're a bit slower to do so.

[@bluesharp59]

Thumbs Up liked video for you.

[@johncuervo3019]

That thing is beautiful. I'm going to hand build one of those cabs then sell it!

[@jaywalker712]

There is one on Craigslist Southeast Missouri now.

[@muhtesemicatlar6467]

Süper machina

[@markallen4364]

That tractor is awesome

[@alexbetancourt6378]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@fatdad64able]

You could order Bombardier tracks on an 8N?

[@isaacregier6344]

Imagine that, the snowplow came from Minnesota...

[@robertodebeers2551]

My grandad had the snowplow blade attachment and a canvas/plastic cab.

[@ericlakota6512]

Its gorgious id love to own that man id love to find a cab for my to30

[@bradleyhouse3180]

Awww it's killdozer Jr.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Cool tractor. I wish I could get RFD.

[@pierrepoitras8274]

I just sold mine. Seeing this makes me regret it

[@andyschad6882]

These tracks were made by Arps Corporation, New Holstein, WI and were originally designed and installed on Model T Fords. I have more history of this; if you're interested, contact me a [e-mail]. The company is still in operation there as Ameriquip.

[@justinstearns9723]

Those are Bombardier tracks, the side bands are rubber. The Arps tracks were all metal.

[@andyschad6882]

@@justinstearns9723 I've had others tell me that and is believable. What confuses me, my dad worked at Arps for 30+ years. In the 50's he built half track parts and would bring home rubber plugs, embedded with fabric about 1/2" long that fit perfectly into my cork gun. He always talked about half track belting. Not that this is terribly important , but those plugs were pretty valuable to a young lad with a cork gun and often wondered what part of the manufacturing process of building half tracks they came from. I'm sure they were hole stampings, but off of what part? And he had a ton of them. Arps built other machines, in fact in the 70's I got a job there as a print boy and later a draftsman. At that time, they also build loaders, backhoes and trenchers, but they didn't use any rubber belting. So, I always assumed these plugs came from the manufacture of some belting that acted as the catalyst that held the tracks together. Again, not that important; just curious. Thanks for setting me straight!

[@robertsmith9810]

nothing runs like a dear with a ford up its rear

[@wm.j.roscioli2976]

What a beautiful Tractor

[@SuperAdam1313]

I am super JEL JEL

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Awesome

[@alansmlth7989]

The Tracks and Snow Plow and Cab makes this the best of the best. Only needs a Heater for winter.

[@alexanderlapp5048]

Even without a heater, it keeps you out of the wind.

[@alansmlth7989]

@@alexanderlapp5048 So True.

[@zackmtz7966]

I just found the exact same steel cab in New Mexico!!!

[@betogray9765]

I've worked on this tractor, and if I remember right the doors are plywood, but don't quote me on that lol

[@rudybegonia2544]

unique 8 n

[@J297WFD]

Awesome!

[@glengerdes2447]

Nice!!

[@barrysimmons4724]

C

[@frankcastle7777]

I bet that can move snow just as good a bigger tractors

[@thnksno]

I've got 4 of those cabs rusting on the back 40.

[@davidvogel6359]

Sounds like you ought to pull them out of the weeds, clean them up and sell them.

[@thomasmcglone6000]

Want to sell one of the cabs?

[@jimciancio9005]

Very Cool 😊❤ Very Very Awesome Machine! Would love to own a Machine like this to play around with! Like plowing my driveway in the middle of a blizzard at night. All nicely warm inside the incredibly built cab! Sweet Machine my man!