$500 cash brings me another restoration project. This 1949 Ford 8N runs but needs work...
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@AntonBabiy7 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's more exciting to watch an old tractor starting than a supercar 😊
@jeffreyhollink9857 жыл бұрын
if it is ah diesel it it
@briarscountry996 жыл бұрын
I like watching old gas tractors
@dnsmithnc5 жыл бұрын
Everytime
@keanocornelis15524 жыл бұрын
It really is much better
@redwagon19677 жыл бұрын
Man those old 8Ns are great tractors.
@action_jackson50434 жыл бұрын
There everywhere and dirt cheap
@thomasbeck90755 жыл бұрын
Those old tractors are the best I have owned my dad's 8n for 26 years I bought a really nice one recently so I have 2 now and both are 6 volt 😎
@dbrownjr.14107 жыл бұрын
turn your fuel bowl off each time u turn it off. let it quit by running the fuel out of the line
@DEFINITIVEPENCHANT7 жыл бұрын
The fact that you can readily apply your knowledge of automotive repair to ANYTHING that has an internal combustion engine amazes me (from gas-powered chainsaws to tractors from the late 40s)
@AustenARW7 жыл бұрын
Nice old Ford! Looking forward to following the updates.
@JDqs-kg5sp7 жыл бұрын
Brings back great memories of growing up on my grandfathers farm. One of the first pieces of equipment I learned to run was the 8N
@codyramos32005 жыл бұрын
My uncle David got about 15 years ago . Rebuilt the engine fixed the hydraulics painted it that sweet red an grey . He used it to mow his grass for a while till he couldnt do it anymore had issues from exposed to agent orange . He passed a few years ago . Lung transplant never came .
@RANDOMMekhaniks7 жыл бұрын
Ya'll quit hating on them ol crappy Fords. Ford is what built America.
@killumbilly92254 жыл бұрын
Technically no... Ford was just the first manufacturer to mass produce a vehicle for the common person.
@ampatriot4 жыл бұрын
Carnegie Steel is what built America, son.
@usmichiganboyz13147 жыл бұрын
I have that exact Ford tractor and it is an absolute work horse. Good luck with it
@bartgoins17825 жыл бұрын
I sold my 1949 8N about 8 months ago, and I sure miss it.
@JRobert1111117 жыл бұрын
That's a very cool and nice looking tractor! Looks likely a head gasket is in order. Should provide you with some projects for awhile.
@MrLarryC117 жыл бұрын
I spent many hours on one of these working the fields. Looking forward to your resto of it.
@born2soon3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather had a '49 8N when I was a kid. I just recently bought a '51 8N with Sherman transmission.
@skipstein7447 жыл бұрын
I also had a '49 Ford 8n tractor. A project that was fun and interesting... happy trails. Skip
@macboy197 жыл бұрын
i really hope you keep working on this piece of American history!
@fergusonto-20324 жыл бұрын
The first tractor I drove was my Grandfather’s 8N , that’s been well over 50 years ago , now I have a 1950 Harry Ferguson TO20 , sometimes I start it just to hear the 4 cylinder continental engine run , thanks for the video , I’ve subscribed to your channel so I can keep up w/ progress on your 8N , May God Bless
@memadmax697 жыл бұрын
Blown head gasket, lead paint never dies. ^.^
@ronirautio99187 жыл бұрын
I just can't understand how reliable those old tractors are. My friends dad has some 60s International and it starts always even if it is -30°C
@skipstein7445 жыл бұрын
Having owned a '49 8n in the past, they are a great tractor.
@j.k.87737 жыл бұрын
i have a 52 8N and love in you rebuild one just right they run for ever!
@Addrit857 жыл бұрын
That's cool. My grandmother has the nearly identical tractor. Appears to be the same engine, just a few different cosmetic bits and hers has a hi/low range for the gearbox that yours doesn't appear to have. Damn thing fires right up every time though and it's about as old if not a year or two older. Love those old bastards.
@two-strokesmoke72897 жыл бұрын
You have something there Daniel, a piece of history and a highly useful machine.(and they are easy to work on!!) I spent a lot of time on one of those as a kid!! Have fun don't ever sell it!! (unless you sell it to me!!)
@jamesshanks26147 жыл бұрын
Farmer I was sharing a table with at a diner told me hois first year after he and his wife bought the farm the one tractor that came with the farm died catastrophically rod through the block. He didn't have the coin to buy a replacement engine so he grabbed some hand cutting tools and went to a large bunch of brambles that were dividing two fields and started hacking away. After clearing over 180 odd feet of the brambles his forward swing was met by a clang! He started clearing with a hand held pair of cutters and found a 1950 Ford 8N tractor hidden in the brambles with the left rear tire totally off the rim. Wound up talking to a neighbor farmer who showed up with a big modern diesel tractor 4x4 and 5 minutes later had pulled it out of its hole and after looking the tire over couldn't find anything wrong with it and 45 minutes later His neighbor showed him step by step how to install a tire with the rim still on the tractor and inflated it and found a nail dead center in the middle of the tread. Tire was only 9 years old. Towed it back to the garage and after taking the carb apart and cleaning it it fired up and his neighbor became his Meuse and helped him become a farmer as he said your a Gardner trying to become a farmer but your thinking small. That old Ford 8N kept him going until he was able to replace the bad engine but learned from his neighbor that farmers don expect to be paid when you request help from another farmer. They simply expect you to come when they need help. One hand washes the other. His wife now uses the old ford to haul her side of the road vegetable market trailer out front every morning.
@68camarorsss337 жыл бұрын
I see that motor is still going strong!! Nice fix
@1944johndeerel7 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Those Marvel Schebler TSX carburetors are super easy to rebuild and work on. They used them all all different brands of machines! Good sounding old ford! They are super simple tractors to get parts for and work on.
@brianmoore54987 жыл бұрын
very nice tractor. it will be fun watching you make it like new!
@joeestes81144 жыл бұрын
Just bought me one and it runs perfect! Great project!
@bugbomb80486 жыл бұрын
Simplicity tractors are good stuff ...the Ford is even better thank you for the awesome video
@Patrick49597 жыл бұрын
she'll restore up well go for it Daniel mate ;) that's a good gem
@2ndgenramnc6114 жыл бұрын
I've been working on tractors for over a year now and have worked on 3 8Ns, split 2 and are by far my favorite little tractor
@warpigsmile7 жыл бұрын
please post updates while working on this project, it looks immensely interesting!
@MichaelTJD607 жыл бұрын
Nice find! Those little Fords are such easy tractors to work on, and they're probably one of the most popular tractors ever sold. I'd say you made out really well. Should be a fun project. I prefer working on tractors rather than cars because they are so simple and like you said in the video, and everything is easy to reach and wrench on.
@chrisscott15475 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your "new" tractor. I rebuilt my 53 8N two years ago - including a valve job - I'm now very familiar with those carbs. I installed a new one (cheap) and used a transparent sparkplug to tune the mixture. I found it impossible to cross over into too rich. I had to drill out a jet to get some adjustment range with the mixture screw. And I've had a persistent issue - when operating tipped a lot left or right, sometimes the float hangs and floods the carb - and it cures itself when back on level. Looking at the float hinge and height setting (.250" if memory serves) all looks fine ...
@sshawns97 жыл бұрын
I'm excited to see more videos!!
@EZRider19797 жыл бұрын
Congrats Daniel!
@altonriggs23527 жыл бұрын
cool machine made to last forever and ease of maintenance. Have fun and keep us postef.
@MrLarryC117 жыл бұрын
As a kid I sent many hours on exactly the same tractor. You brought back many fond and not so fond) memories. Thanx.
@livelife44717 жыл бұрын
That was a good trade you made with your sister. It will make for a nice project for sure. Keep us informed!
@jasonmushersee7 жыл бұрын
real nice score. prolly needs a head gasket and then take a garden hose run some water through the rad to see if it goes down
@evanbrace51117 жыл бұрын
We have two of these, one for pulling, the other for mowing. These thing are great, but our puller needs some fixing.
@woody67506 жыл бұрын
that looks to be a great project, I will be following this.
@juangil62527 жыл бұрын
I was checking out rigs of rods 0.4 (almost same as beamng) and using a 1949 ford tudor so i thought it was a '49 sedan.. this was even more interesting! haha
@avery75207 жыл бұрын
I've got an old 9-n Have fun
@mbaker8257 жыл бұрын
That giant snap-on box and you used pliers on the fuel line.
@hillybeaner96896 жыл бұрын
I only saw one flat side on the fuel line.
@joeh98146 жыл бұрын
It's a leatherman!
@billybradyjr60084 жыл бұрын
I know. I just cringed
@rogerwilliams75414 жыл бұрын
where was the line wrench? not much of a technician....
@christianspain30154 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@mitchelldavies8917 жыл бұрын
My opa has this exact tractor (same colour and year) his father used on the farm! It's currently been restored once already and it's sitting again it's cool to know that my Opa's isn't the last one left😂
@oldmanriverrimington34427 жыл бұрын
Cool little tractor, Looks like fun.
@38911bytefree6 жыл бұрын
A keeper and a good project restoration ... for sure.
@eddiek2047 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing a rebuild of that motor.
@corysgardentractors70846 жыл бұрын
hopefully you get to it this winter... would look great once restored
@humidbeing7 жыл бұрын
Very cool I've always wanted to rebuild one of these.
@wranglercody84227 жыл бұрын
my dad had one of those fords same year too, he restored it back in the 70's but its probably rusted into the ground
@MatHelm7 жыл бұрын
Those old tractors are designed to be rebuilt in the middle of a field. I replaced the head gasket on a 63 Massey Ferguson diesel once while it was up to it's frame in mud. And btw, diesel is the only way to go tractor wise. Now make sure your hydraulics and PTO work so you can start scanning craig's list for some useful attachments...
@chispaculpable3437 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual.
@jameslester38614 жыл бұрын
There are three filter screens on your 8n. Two on the fuel bowel assembly and one on the carburetor fuel elbow. Yesterday’s Tractors forum has tons of info and tips for 8ns. N Tractor Club is anther good one.
@beezie6877 жыл бұрын
My grandpa owns that same tractor! Plus several other old Massey Ferguson tractors.
@richardcline13376 жыл бұрын
A word of caution from an ex-8N owner....be very careful of that grill! Most of the replacement grills are garbage and do not fit well!
@briarscountry996 жыл бұрын
I was going to buy a replacement grill after some guy ripped off the grill (mind you I wasn't happy with that)
@brucemorris63195 жыл бұрын
I bought a replacement grill for my 1952 8n didn’t fit for crap . I day I was mowing and it fell off and I ran over it. Made a hell of a noise under the brush better.
@Mike--K3 жыл бұрын
@DanielJaegerFilms, What a great find! I learned to drive on a 9N when I was 10 and then bought a 1950 8N to work my six-acre farm many years later. My 8N looked like it had been through the wars, but mechanically it was sound and it just worked. When I sold my farm in the 90's to move overseas, the 8N was part of the package. Since this is the only video about the 8N you've posted, I assume you abandoned it as a project and are using it as a tractor. There are still lots of sources for repair and rebuilding parts, so I hope you decide one day to make a project video series.
@marlonparsons6342 жыл бұрын
It’s all that lead in the paint that keeps them so fresh. along with all the other crazy chemicals. Haha
@klc3177 жыл бұрын
Thats a nice old 8N Very complete.
@wayofthewordwow75746 жыл бұрын
I would love to have one of these
@officialgood-boy89465 жыл бұрын
hey idk how you're doing with it but that coolant issue can imply the head gasket is failing, which isn't that hard of a fix. assuming you haven't fixed it already. anyway nice tractor good luck!
@ShnitzlHaus7 жыл бұрын
nice to see another tractor on the channel :D
@vernonrodgers21366 жыл бұрын
The ol 8n. My great grandfather left me his. It was my first tractor to drive. Remember the pto is not independent, if the fuel bowl starts to leak which many do just turn the knob and shut fuel off after use, and the back tires if you swap sides and spin around the tractor will have a much wider stance we did because we live in the hills it's much safer. And there is a v8 conversion kit if you want to go nuts
@QueenCityHistory7 жыл бұрын
sweet tractor Daniel! !!
@dnsmithnc5 жыл бұрын
Owned one of these 8Ns. Good old girls. And around where I live, ones in very good condition can be had for around $2000.00.
@TheAussieincalgary5 жыл бұрын
Another channel had mentioned that the 8n's had cast iron I-beam drag link bars from the case to the front axle. I noticed the rear wheels and axle hubs are 8n, so maybe the links were changed out at some point.
@madara659607 жыл бұрын
I love ❤️ old tractor 1949
@IanKen7 жыл бұрын
Awesome old tractor
@tomhaines81597 жыл бұрын
I had a '52, great little tractor.
@beewald31077 жыл бұрын
You should watch ChrisFix's new video on how to reupholster the steering wheel in your truck! It would make that thing really noice 👌🏼
@useryoutube6227 жыл бұрын
I just love how most people here who hate Fords have never driven one in their entire life
@mikeisaac38267 жыл бұрын
That Insane Uber DriverTV I couldn't agree with you more.
@thatswiss13855 жыл бұрын
I drove alot and i know they are really great tractors!
@mrsqueakthecat.80614 жыл бұрын
A lot of them had ones that were about 30 years past worn out and had to fight them to the death to get and keep them running every time they wanted to use them.
@TheForcedinductn7 жыл бұрын
Lol, great video, and nice tractor :)
@robertmcbride72117 жыл бұрын
love the vid
@jimlandreth555 Жыл бұрын
everyone needs an 8n Ford tractor!
@adanlopez52515 жыл бұрын
I love this intro
@douglasparsons62103 жыл бұрын
Got 4 of them love them
@ronsbeerreviewstools43617 жыл бұрын
This is a great 1949 Ford tractor. , and going to be a good project , I enjoy these type videos. Iam going to subsribe and see U fix it up. Cheers.
@keithwarkentin6 ай бұрын
I realize that it’s 6 years ago since you made the video but that old carburetor probably had a hole in the the float and it got to heavy to do it’s job and float you can get really reasonable rebuild kits and a new float is less than $10 and then you would have a good spare . I bet your head gasket was leaking and when the intake valve was open at the leak in the head gasket you were get antifreeze in the carburetor and the oil pan and the radiator. Take it easy 😀🇨🇦
@timtalaski59043 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed it while you're working on the Ford, then that foreign orange thing showed up
@kenarnold91325 жыл бұрын
Head Gasket change most likely. Also, convert it into a 12 volt system with electronic ignition and alternator. More reliable on those cold winter days. Also, don't forget to clean out the air filter oil bath. Be surprised how many people skip this. I grew up and learned to drive on an 8n my father bought from my great grandfather.
@lukebecker19594 жыл бұрын
Why change to 12 volt my 1939 9n is still 6volt and starts just fine on cold winter days days
@killerdonkey57507 жыл бұрын
Good tractors.
@CalvinsCorner722 жыл бұрын
Nice tractor. I got one I am about to change it over to 12 volts.
@garyharrall40023 жыл бұрын
Ah yes. The famous ford starter spin. Mine does the same thing
@russellhancock97653 жыл бұрын
We have a 9 N. We always turn the gas off when We are not using the Tractor. If not, all of the gasoline will leak out of the gas tank.
@robertchall85766 жыл бұрын
l have a 49 ford 8n they were ahead of time .
@octane20995 жыл бұрын
I just got a 9N it’s beat but it runs great doesn’t smoke or nothing needs work but hey it only cost me 550 bucks
@ljprep62505 жыл бұрын
OMG, fuel on the trailer floor, no teflon tape on the fuel fitting, no flare nut wrench. Shame shame, sir. (Retired auto mech here.) OTOH, that was a bloody good deal in trade, Dan. I envy you your tractor. Oh, and wash that truck, boy.
@ljprep62505 жыл бұрын
Oh, the oil/water mix could be just a gasket or cracked head. Check the radiator flow well, as it could have caused/contributed to the overheating.
@georgiabigfoot4 жыл бұрын
Great video ! I have a 49 too, just replaced the gas tank, what material did you use to thread the fuel bowl assembly into the bottom of the tank to keep it from leaking ? A Certain kind of pipe tape ?
@barryphillips73277 жыл бұрын
Maybe the head gasket needs to be replaced re leaking coolant?? Just a thought. Probably a good flush out of the radiator too, and change engine oil. Paint thinners on a rag, might remove the over spray on the engine hood?? Worth a try.
@JakeTBohrer7 жыл бұрын
it's the head gasket had the same issue
@jjgengibirra40657 жыл бұрын
Very cool!!
@kocaine_037 жыл бұрын
I have a 1961 Ford Tractor. I need to redo the paint eventually lol
@imenriched7 жыл бұрын
The Ole 8N are pretty handy....Buut ....they don't like moist weather, VERY hard starting. Note that the distributor is up front by the fan. I think that later models (50' or 51') they moved the distributor to the side of the engine & away from the fan constantly blowing moisture back on the cap
@jessenp201627257 жыл бұрын
Daniel, do you have a video about the fender flares on your F-150?
@loganpollock16894 жыл бұрын
Coolant in the carbuerator and oil sounds like a bad head gasket. Those Ford carbs are easy to take off and clean and adjust. I have seen rebuilt carbs that leak air around the throttle stem. This plays hell with the vacuum needed for it to function properly.
@two-strokesmoke72897 жыл бұрын
At an auction around here that same tractor in the very same condition it is in now would bring 3-4 thousand.......I am not joking.
@WeAreStronger5 жыл бұрын
Two-stroke Smoke i have the golden 53 Jubilee front end loader n backhoe. How much for that ?!?!?
@darthplasma73886 жыл бұрын
Hey I gave away that same mower! One just like it, with a manual shifter and an 8HP engine
@thevandal71146 жыл бұрын
Well it looks like somebody did love it at one point
@wdwvideos2704 жыл бұрын
Shoot. I just picked one up for $4000. You got a sweet deal.
@joshpeterson88137 жыл бұрын
My 1966 Massey Ferguson garden tractor has the same amp gauge. I find that funny
@rileydunevent78317 жыл бұрын
It sounds like my grandpas old model a on a cold morning.