identifying tractor from photo

Hello, I looking to buy the tractor in the link. The owner tells me it"s a ford 8n, built between 1946 and 1950. From the pictures I looked at on the net, it doesn"t seem to be that.If you can help, that would be great!

http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-acheter-et-vendre-outils-autre-Tracteur-W0QQAdIdZ487876518

Fordson Dexta.

Wow! a response in a few minutes! you guys rocks thanks a lot!

No, nothing Ford about that.

Maybe ferguson, but not right either.

European model of some sort, with those headlights in the
grill?

Paul

I will second the Ford Dextra. A Ford 8N was built from 1948-1952. To a lot of people any old Ford is an 8N.

The $1500 would not be a bad price if the tractor runs and works fairly well.

Here is a 1963 Ford Dextra

Well, I was hoping for a 8N... is the dextra considered a step up?

Yes, it's a step up. Several steps. Newer, more
horsepower (32 vs. 26), more gear choices (6 vs. 4),
and live PTO and hydraulics. Only downside I see is
less parts availability... here in the US, anyway.
Guys on the Fordson forum can fill you in on
anything you want to know about them. (and they're
likely to correct you on the spelling... there is no
'r' in Dexta) That would be a good price in my neck
of the woods, too.

heres the link
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here the picture

The dexters were good old tractors made in England and almost impossible to get parts for
though.

That's the one non-Oliver that's on my want list. My uncle traded an Oliver 60 in on a new one back around 1959 or so. The little bugger is still around.

the dexta has a good reputation, in england, lots of folks love them, over here, the main problem as mentioned is parts for them, these are a huge step up from a 8n ford, if your looking for a using tractor the 8n would be more user friendly, as parts are all over for them, now that being said you need to realize the N series ford has some shortcomings when compared to a modern tractor, you need to have enough 'tractor savey' to work with these shortcomings and power avaliable they will do the job on anything smaller than about 25 acres, but it will take some seat time to do it, and for certain operations you may need to take a old school approach to the job ie instead of a modern 3 point tiller, to prepare crop beds ect you need to plow, disc, and harrow, turns out about the same, takes 3 times longer, lol they make good mowing tractors and will run a 5 foot brush hog, but the N does not have live pto, like modern tractors do, you really must run a overrunning clutch on the pto, it cost 60 bucks and up, but it will prevent the brush hog from backdriving the tractor thru its transmission when you misjudge the clearance between you and your wife's new car,or the house ect you will be able to stop immediately instead of 50 to 60 feet later, also on the 8n, the pto must be engauged to lift the implement, which can present more issues with a brush hog, all solvable and for the price a good N is a great deal

Plenty of parts for them over here, but the part that is most needed
is not yet available...that is the gear selectors, they are notorious
for sticking in gear.
Sam

Live PTO was optional on the Dexta. Not all of them have it.

last summer a friend mentioned that he was looking for parts for his Dexta. He likes it a lot and puts a lot of hours on it but had not needed anything other than filters since he had gotten it. I searched for just a few minutes and found them.

Just took a second look at the little Dexta. It has the Standard motor
company petrol engine, the same as in a Ferguson TEA20. That is a
good motor. The Perkins diesel that came in most Dextas would be
more economical, but if you are not using it much that engine will
keep on going for years. If you are fussy about originality?, it also
has Ferguson fenders fitted!
Sam