Used Farm and Heavy Equipment for Sale
Chipmore brand branch chipper, model TM-160. Powered by Ford 361 industrial V-8 motor. Throat is 16" wide by 10" high. Older unit, but in good condition. Just sharpened knives and anvil, new belts, cuts great!!! This is NOT a toy and NOT for the novice operator. Sell for $3950 or trade for ???
Ford 9N, 2N, 8N Tractor Information - Antique Tractor Headquarters
The Ford 9N, produced from 1939 to 1941 and the first of the "N Series" tractors, was born complete with the first three-point hitch in 1939. It was developed as a versatile all-purpose tractor for the small farm and was exceedingly popular. It went through subtle changes almost every year of production. N was the change in lugs from six to eight in the rear wheels, scripted "Ford" logo on the fenders and sides of the hood (reportedly this scripting did not actually start until late 1950) and finally, the absence of the "Ferguson System" patch which was no longer displayed under the Ford oval (even though the tractor still used Fergusons three-point hitch).
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When the 9n Fords appeared in the late thirties they were perhaps one of the most important technological developments in America. This little tractor increased a man's productivity on the farm. More modern tractors are available now, but they cost much more, and are really only a refinement of Henry Ford's and Harry Ferguson's solid idea. What set it apart from it's rivals of the time was a simple hydraulic system that makes all sorts of attachments practical: posthole diggers, cement mixers, mowers, blades, scoops, chippers, plows, rakes, etc. The engine is basically a Model A Ford, 20 hp or so. All the Ford "N Series" tractors should be in antique shows because of its age, many are, but most are still in use today. Parts are readily available at this time. The Ford 9N, was the first of the "N Series" tractor made from 1939 to 1941, and was complete with the first three-point hitch in 1939. It was developed as a all-purpose tractor for the small farm. The 9N went through changes almost every year of production. Some of the newest features on the Ford 2N made from 1942 to 1947 was a pressurized radiator, a enlarged cooling fan with shroud, and eventually sealed-beam headlights. For awhile only steel wheels were available, and a magneto system was used rather than a battery.
Ford tractors and the Ford farm tractors history
From the first Fordson in 1917 through the latest and most modern Ford tractors of Fiat Agri, the Ford farm tractors held an important role in changing the way agriculture and other work was conducted. The Ford tractors were not the first such machines, and not always the best such machines, but they were the first to be produced on a massive scale and the first farm tractors to be affordable by average farmers and rural citizens. Henry Ford believed that his tractors were the key to eliminating war and improving the human condition, and perhaps in the end he was partially correct. The Ford tractors have provided food enough for the population of the world to grow exponentially and have improved the standards of living beyond anything that could have been imagined in 1917. In the final analysis his farm tractors did indeed change the world. The first experimental tractor produced by Henry Ford and his company, featured in the Henry Ford museum. This tractor was completed in 1907 under the direction of chief engineer Joseph Galamb. It's interesting to note that the name "tractor" was never applied to this machine, as the term was not widely used at this time. It was instead referred to as an "automobile plow," and, in fact, used many parts from the Ford line of cars in order to cut development and production costs. While Ford achieved great success in the consumer automobile market, he was the son of a farmer himself and understood the need and usefulness of applying automotive technology to the process of farming.
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Ten years later, Ford linked up with Ferguson. With a simple handshake they agreed to add Ferguson's three-point hydraulic lift system to Ford's redesigned tractor. Farmers could raise and lower heavy implements from the tractor seat with the touch of a small lever. "As advanced as jet propulsion," Ferguson ads later described it.
VanNatta Equipment Museum: Ford 8n Tractor
By comparison the John Deere was made out of cast ion instead of Sheet metal and featured in the day a 2 cylinder engine with a very high torque rise. The weight provided the traction, and the torque rise assured that when the going got tough, it would just slow down and pop a bit louder, but in the end, would chug on through. Suffice it to say, the question of whether the Ford was the most innovative tractor of all time, or a piece of tin junk was sufficiently important to support many an argument.
Ford 8N Funk Conversions
Back in 1948 the Ford tractor owners were looking for more power to be able to pull a 3 bottom plow instead of the standard 2 bottom. A fellow named Ollie Glover of the Glover Equipment Company in Milford, Illinois started converting the Ford N's to use the 95 horsepower industrial 6 cylinder Ford engine. A chance meeting with company representatives led to his teaming up with the Funk Aircraft Company of Coffeyville, Kansas, and Funk began manufacturing and selling the conversion kits for the N tractors. About that same time, Delbert Heusinkveld was installing the 100 horsepower Ford V8 engines into 8N's. He met with the Funks and convinced them to make the kits for the V8 as well as the 6 cylinder. Most of the Funk conversion kits were sold and installed on new tractors right at the dealer. The Funk production records were lost in a fire in the early fifties but estimates place the number of flathead 6 cylinder kits produced at around 5000, V8 kits at only 100 to 200.
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