Ford 8N question

Its an 8N by that casting number. Other checks are that it has 4 speeds forward in the transmission, and when a front wheel hits a clod or curb the ball worm steering doesn't break your arm. The 9N and 2N had three speeds in the transmission and used bevel gears in the steering box so clods and curbs could break the driver's arm. Also the steering shafts out each side of the bevel gear box are in line where in the 8N they are separated vertically. I'm thinking that the steering arms are part of the shaft in the bevel steering box and separate for the 8N.

So depending on the distributor its either 1948 to 1951 or 1952. Now if you do find the serial number you can get some closer.

Gerald J.

As atated before, the S/N you need to find is stamped on the side of the block on a flat section by the oil filter. They can be tough to read sometimes but it"s there. You may have to use a wire brush or something to clean the area up. When you get the number you can click on the left side of this page to get the numerical sequence by year of manufacture.

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• Indentify your Ford

Various castings on the tractor have date codes cast into them from when the castings were made. (Could be MONTHS before the tractor was built)

I believe there are often visble date codes under the castings that extend out to the LH and RH rear wheels (axle "trumpets"), and, if you are beneath the tractor, looking up, just ahead of the seat area, you will see a rectangular casting bolted to the bottom of the tractor. This is the hydraulic pump base, and it SHOULD have a date code on it. For more "date info", go to the "N" board and type "date codes" into the search box at the top of the page.