Rescuing the 1948 Ford 8N

Rescuing the 1948 Ford 8N.
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[@marhuf]

Bless your heart Guy, I love seeing those old 8n's being restored and used again. I've always wanted one myself.

[@GuyinWY]

+marhuf thanks Marhuf.

[@janicenicholson5532]

Thank you for saving my childhood . grampa had a couple of fords as I grew up helping him. Now I'm 63

[@sjp52047]

I learned to drive a tractor when I was 10. Happens it was a 1949 8n. I was born in 1947. It was like new when I was learning to drive it.. Enjoying this rebuild. Regards, Solomon

[@larrywoodruff7530]

Thank you sir for saving this little tractor from a slow death.

[@dionmoore879]

You are correct about the music. None of that Bro country that's passed off today for me.

[@loganpollock1689]

My father always kept his 8N in the barn or under the hay shed when making hay in the summertime.

[@perryc8943]

You can never open a bag quiet enough that a dog don't hear it...lol

[@bb38313]

Dang the kid can sang! he got that from his mom and me his Uncle Steve. I'll love him and his sister as long as they live and beyond

[@GuyinWY]

+Ray Britt My love of music is definitely from y'all. I didn't get the talent, but that's not going to stop me. 😆

[@jasonrowe268]

Can't belief I'm enjoying watching a man driving down the road signing some old country. Love your vids, the content and your sense of humour. Keep it up and your channel will grow.

[@GuyinWY]

+Jason Rowe thanks Jason.

[@buddyhirshfield5970]

Guy in WY @

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

nice to bring these old jewels back to life

[@scottfoster2487]

I love these older tractors. So simpe to work on and powerful for what they are.

[@Speedster-hu5cu]

The number one reason FORD sold so many 2N & 8N tractors was THE 3 point hitch and the fact they were low to the ground (hard to roll over) And women loved the features of these tractors..........

[@GuyinWY]

+Speedster1919 they were a popular machine for sure. Seems like everyone has had one or knows someone who did.

[@lowellgates5652]

Looking forward to the rebuild videos! Good to see the old iron brought back to life! I grew up on Two Cylinders, but Granddad had an N series, I'm thinking 8N!

[@StandingCow2]

My grandfather had one much like this, although a tad bigger, passed it on to my dad, thing will run forever.

[@bhurley5243]

I recently purchased a Ford 14-92 sickle mower to use with my 8N. I had to modify the pto shaft to fit, but it works great. Good luck on the restoration.

[@TheOnefalcon07]

My dad has a 53 Ford NAA... all original.. still runs and I love that thing

[@DennysCountryLife]

I love the Luke Brian comment! That guy is a joke. Great video, I'm really looking forward to seeing 8N progress!

[@GuyinWY]

+Denny's Country Life thanks!

[@martinbenton742]

I'm glad I ran across your channel. Another Hank Sr. fan. MB BAR RANCH

[@andreww.9939]

This is coming from a 13 year old, that old country is the best music that there ever has been or ever will be and none of the new stuff comes close to it. I listen mostly to Alabama, Alan Jackson, and George Strait

[@GuyinWY]

You're off to an excellent start young man!

[@blindwisdom9665]

About the same 7 to 9 miles

[@mikecowan8762]

I was Raised on a '49 8N Ford Tractor....As Long as you kept the Distributor Dry it would run...there Was a Spray can Stuff that My Daddy used to Spray in it that Worked well...But too In the Winter We Garaged it and It Did well that way.!!!

[@glennbrooks9933]

Good for you, I like to see people who love their dogs.

[@wbball15]

Thanks for sharing, Blake. More later.

[@michaellohre1470]

Classic and very exciting to see.

[@CayRome]

Great video, would love to see PTO rebuild in detail, thanks for sharing!

[@warringwarthog]

i raked alot of hay with one of those when i was growing up

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

wasn't that slim singing the lost highway? Sounds like my older brother really likes. He will soon be 90. fits real well with that stetson

[@steveinsc9199]

You can definitely sing better than I can!

[@bigjim5723]

i got me my grand paps sickle bar mower too. and i rode that sucker for many a hrs back when i was a kid. it needs redone too.

[@christianspain3015]

Those Shermans are amazing. Nice tractor.

[@RRRIBEYE]

Enjoyin' your music - And! - your singin! 3rd video and countin ' from your newest subscriber!

[@nashguy207]

IM guessing you got 6.5 on the trip back home. Looks like it was a good trip. Hope you make it over my way next time it would be nice to meet you and buy you lunch.

[@philipunderwood477]

STRONG FINISH with Hank there Cowboy!! Giddyup

[@jwjco]

I have the same one and i believe its a 48 , A good little project.

[@rodneythurmanjr7100]

48 ford 8ns came off the showroom floor with the Sherman transmission.

[@SportsKid006-milbert]

I enjoy your stories! The tractor is pretty cool too :)

[@GuyinWY]

+milbert thanks Milbert!

[@zach_hewitt]

"This is Country Kids, not Luke Bryan" ~ AMEN!!

[@zach_hewitt]

You can can a "sing along with Guy in WY channel!!

[@GuyinWY]

+Zach Hewitt you know, we may be able to do something with that. 😆

[@marshallman1au]

"I LOVE my Dad ..... And he LOVES me .....

[@TheCattlekings]

I have a 53 jubilee with that sherman trans with front loader fun little tractor

[@swamprat69er]

I'm looking forward to the rebuild videos. Mileage wise, I would guess 8mpg.

[@mrfaggio2642]

Out with the new in the old

[@jankotze1959]

Nice video

[@geraldwilcox2427]

Great music, I'm in Ind.

[@banjobenson9348]

the dog is living large,

[@DragonworksProductions]

You got my sub!

[@buckhorncortez]

Easy fix for the side-link adjustment. Put a hydraulic top link and side link on the three-point system. I have that setup on my tractor and can adjust the top-link and side link from the driver's seat. You need the two hydraulic cylinders, two more valve bodies, a diverter solenoid on the valve block, a solenoid switch plus four more rear hydraulic service outlets (two for flow out / two for flow in). If you use the top link and side link for implement adjustments, it's an invaluable setup. I use the adjustments for box blade, rear blade, and grading plane.

[@GuyinWY]

+Buckhorn Cortez I agree with you. I had hydraulic top and tilt on the 5320. I just think the gearbox would be a nice factory setup, especially for smaller tractors.

[@marvinhaak3714]

Great video, I am going to guess 7.8 mpg return trip.

[@johnbates7424]

You from near my neck of the woods. I'm in Lauderdale County.

[@jwjco]

Back out to wyoming looks like your over in Mn.

[@scrapeyhawkins5299]

I don't live far from Parsons TN .... In fact ..I'm looking at a 49 8n for sale outside Paris TN

[@morgansword]

I woulddn t quit my day job but it was mighty enjoyable... miles to go... makes me think of marty robbins an " Its only a hundred yards to mary anns" I remember the first time I heard it... I balled like a baby cause I could hear the wind blow and had been fixed in a bad spot a few years before with my pack string an I lost a horse in the cold but would of lost them all had I not pushed through into a box canyon... I heard from the forest service in a week that we had hit one of the most deadly storms that came out of the north east just plumb out of no where with no warning but I saw the lightning flash off in the distance so kicked my packs and ran the horses til I had to walk them. People figured that I was dead, I was busy burying my horse which had me in a bad way

[@ditzydoo4378]

Actually there is a parking brake ratchet tooth set on both sides of the brake lever arms that once you step down on the brake pedal allow you to pull the tooth rack up to engage the bracket so that when you let up on the pedal engages the rack teeth.

[@asdgasdf9580]

I use a 1957 Ford 650

[@davidmollard9832]

I'm sure youve said but what area of tn were you in not to be too personal and how many miles does your truck have on it. I lived in Springfield mo for a while i loved it there.

[@GuyinWY]

+David Mollard on that trip I was in Huron TN, just outside Lexington. The truck has 189,000 on it.

[@thorbock1941]

is that a ford 600 next to the swingset

[@timnascimbeni]

Tried and true tractor although I could never go back to using one daily after the modern comforts and pure horse power of today's tractors

[@jeffr3187]

Enjoyed taking the trip with you. Enjoy your restoration project as I know you will,. I love old tractors myself and the.8N's red bellys are my favorite. I also enjoyed your music!!!!

[@GuyinWY]

+Jeff R thanks Jeff!

[@eileensmith3591]

Are you gonna give us a vid on what ur gonna get and if ur gonna keep the ts115a

[@GuyinWY]

+Eileen Smith I do plan on keeping the TS115A.

[@trackhoe23]

18:14 You're all right, bud.

[@KevinCoop1]

Good luck with the 8N! When I was young in 1957 to 1960 my parents had an 8N. I remember my father complaining about the ford more than the allis charmers WD. The complaint was that it needed an overhaul every year. They used it to plow fields with a 2 bottom plow and other things to grow corn. So, I guess if you only use it for low strain work, it might be ok for that. Best Wishes!

[@EricRoz]

Cool

[@MrKcr691]

Best music ever

[@GuyinWY]

+Kevin Rowe absolutely.

[@eosjoe565]

Dang! I think that is the widest rear blade I've ever seen.

[@GuyinWY]

+EOSJOE it's a 10'.

[@jameswest332]

Many an Hour on one of them !!

[@eileensmith3591]

And when is the first pice of equipment u plan on receiving

[@GuyinWY]

+Eileen Smith I don't think we'll be buying anything for a while.

[@ngnmech]

I think that you will still average around the 7 MPG that you got on the way down. Seems like most trucks, have a towing average and it really doesn't change if you change the weight that you are towing.

[@GuyinWY]

+NgnMech I tracked my mileage from TN to KC, then I filled up my transfer tank and couldn't measure the fuel out of it after that.

[@9HighFlyer9]

That's about right, it used to be a joke around here. "6.5mpg loaded or not."

[@coltonstephens7269]

7.8 mpg

[@biliboc]

7.3 mpg

[@robertheinkel6225]

Why is it that tractor tires hold air for years, but car tires have to be serviced monthly?

[@ivordavies2976]

i am in UK and I have a9n imported from Canada some years ago and it needs restoring it has a howard reduction unit and Sherman high/low .. is that rare? it needs a new fuel tank and I have decided to make one from stainless steel

[@GuyinWY]

The Sherman transmission is a little uncommon, and if yours is the up/direct/down then it’s rarer than the direct/ up transmission. The direct/ down is the rarest but they can be found.

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

You can't adjust em from the seat anymore, because in them adjust from seat days, ye fell off while doing the adjustin with the tractor movin, and it got fugly from that point on.

[@brandonjanuhowskimusic3034]

YOU'RE PLAYING MY KIND OF MUSIC! HANK WILLIAMS SR IS THE TRUE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC!

[@russbrown3159]

what are these tractors worth? I have one in the barn

[@GuyinWY]

It depends on condition and region. In TN I could buy ugly running N tractors for $1000 or so, in Wyoming they seem to be worth about double that.

[@djdfarminglife731]

good singing pal

[@GuyinWY]

+Donna Evans thanks Donna. 😆

[@jamesstan4678]

Gee when I moved from Yorktown nights ,NY 75' to 150' Est. Above sea level ,moved to Colorado springs co. Had 1990 ford f250 pick up, 4x4 with reman engine 5.8 l and 5 speed transmission. My gcw. Was 13,500 lbs . I think my truck top at 9,579 lbs. Yes up hill to Colorado.! 84 to 81 s to I 80w to cut down to I 70 w to co.. Gee with my load I was not able to use 5 gear. Lol. Engine rpm was 2250. In forth at 57 mph. That was long drive .my truck , car Dooley and 1995 ford tauras . ford pulling a ford, lol.😀😃😄 have fun fixing that ford tractor.. Jim from Colorado springs co..may be I drive up to you in wy. Your only about 3 1/2 hrs. North of me.

[@GuyinWY]

+James Stan I may be down your way before long Jim!

[@jwjco]

where abouts are you there , over by Rawlin's ?

[@kenuber4766]

Cheyenne he said

[@robpond9628]

Neighbor in late 40's ran 5 8N's on 500 acres. Couldnt imagine the hours they had to put in

[@GuyinWY]

+Rob Pond that's a lot of ground for these old machines, but faster than doing with with a team!

[@ardenrouth3555]

I will guess 8.2 mpg

[@robertnieforth9312]

What make truck are you driving?

[@GuyinWY]

The one in this video is a 1997 Ford F-250 with a gas engine.

[@laytonhuber1365]

I think maybe 9 miles per gallon

[@meanjoegreen4925]

7.16 mpg

[@outlawducks9889]

What part of Tennessee are you from?

[@GuyinWY]

Born in Jackson, but lived outside Nashville for many years.

[@outlawducks9889]

@@GuyinWY I ask because Im from the Chatham county area.

[@trentenhouse9491]

5 miles

[@breezyridgeranch]

What happened to the rebuild videos!?

[@GuyinWY]

Nothing yet!

[@guiterman6263]

6 miles a gallon

[@guiterman6263]

This is NC. I have been where you live i didin like it was winter time when i was there and it was so windy sorr to say i hated it.

[@chevyphil3969]

ok im confused. was this a video for the voice or a hull back some childhood farm equipment lol, there a guy billstmaxx on youtube who father built a ford jubilee with a v 8 flat head pretty awesome even knowing im a chevy guy he has a video up on him buying it and driving it i think its called boris blake shelton said he wants to be your coach lol

[@JohnDeereB]

Billstmaxx step dad built a ford 8n v8 and they also own a stock jubilee

[@jeroen3301]

It looks like an old Ferguson TEF

[@GuyinWY]

+Jeroen! The N series and the Ferguson tractors look very similar.

[@willemstreutgers1154]

So thats why you need the JD for. I see anothr Ford next to the JD isnt it ?

[@GuyinWY]

+Willem Streutgers yes, there is another Ford under that white tarp. It's my parents' 1954 NAA.

[@michigantler5046]

Hank

[@gerk3057]

Guy in wy u should look at getting a gopro head mount

[@GuyinWY]

+Longford lad I actually have one but don't use it. I've tried it a couple of times and the video is always pretty jerky and unstable. I'd like to try a chest mount though.

[@gerk3057]

Guy in WY oh ok just thaught it would be better eayser on u while doing things like winching u a tractor

[@ips7]

9mpg on the way back

[@wvpolekat]

Don't tow it in gear. It's hard on the transmission with the back and forth.

[@buckhorncortez]

Why do you think it was towed in gear? He said, it was put it in gear after it was parked on the trailer.

[@wvpolekat]

Exactly. He put it in gear on the trailer. It will bang back and forth.

[@JohnDeereB]

+Mark Lewis it ain't gonna hurt it

[@wvpolekat]

I've seen it bust transmissions. They aren't made to be hammered back and forth like that.

[@89nissancrawler]

Mark Lewis If it busted transmissions, they didn't have the damn thing secured properly, they deserved it. It shouldn't budge at all on a trailer.

[@georgeproctor8096]

I have a 48 8N without the Sherman tranny.

[@byronstevens3790]

13 years isn’t nothing compared to my ford 8n mine set for 30 years

[@kenarnold9132]

My father bought my Great Grandfathers old 8N for $500. Needed a new tire, brakes leaked, generator never worked on it. But it was a great utility tractor. Learned how to drive on that old gray thing. BTW, looks like somebody had another small Ford tractor under a tarp in yer vid?

[@GuyinWY]

+Ken Arnold the other old tractor is a Ford NAA that my parents have.

[@carlkidder7522]

i would say about 9 and a half miles to the gallon

[@jeffstike3195]

I don't understand why people let tractors and just old equipment sit to beiging with. Like does it break down and somone people just don't fix it.

[@herbertsomsen4863]

if in good conditions they make money

[@rodneythurmanjr7100]

48 to 53 did..

[@tiffanytaylor5295]

Is that hankwileom

[@GuyinWY]

+Cole Taylor yessir. That is "Lost Highway" by Hank Williams Senior.