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:?: I have a 1952 Ford 8n tractor with a front end loader, it weighs 1000 pounds plus the weight of the tractor at 2400 pounds. I am planning on having a Sherman power digger backhoe--model 54A 900--installed on it. How much more weight should be installed on the front axel assembly for improved counterbalancing? The backhoe was originally installed on a 1947 Ford 8n tractor at the factory. I plan to use it only around my house doing light excavating and landscaping .

thank you.
 
Just been around one. It had no extra
weight on front. It was the first backhoe
in our county. They said when people
discovered how fast it would dig. They
were busy from dawn till dark. Think if
there was just one in a town of 7000. Not
counting surrounding county.
 
Just remembered a neat story. A good friend operated one. They pulled it behind a chevy ton truck same age. To pull it he put the bucket on the truck bed, and bolted it then lifted the front wheels and away they went. One day in the dead of winter, the chevy wouldn't start. So they pushed it with the 8n. Truck wouldn't start, to cold to look and was getting dark. So Hamp just shifted it to high medium. Then crawled over the hood into the truck then into the cab. They never stoped till got home, about 5 miles. The brakes on the chevy would stop it. Ment to say everyone I saw being used had a Sherman trans. Low med and high.
 

My Jubilee has a Wagner FEL and Sherman backhoe. Don't really see/feel the need for a counter balance.


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I wouldn"t expect it to need any, but if it does, just scoop up some dirt with the front bucket.
 
Good luck with all that weight on an N. Reviews are mixed among N owners, but trend toward no FEL or BH on an N. They were never designed for such, the front axles and pivot pin especially can fail or get severely worn. It was fine back in the day since there were few alternatives but we don't have that situation now. BTW, Ford didn't install FELs or 'hoes at the factory, at best it was a dealer option. Again, good wishes, hope it works out for you.
 
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