Then and now, I'd have to say it depends on what kind of work you have for the tractor to do.
There's not many tractors any handier than a C or SuperC. But the Fords are quite versatile, too.
The SuperC is more of a row-crop type tractor with its higher clearance. In the narrow front, especially, it's mighty handy for maneuvering or turning around in tight spaces. With the right engine/pistons, it makes almost as much power as the original Hs with the distillate engines.
If it were still 1953 and I had to have an 8N, I'd have had an H or M for my second tractor instead of the SuperC. Given a choice, THEN, it would have been a tossup between the SuperC and the 8N for the smaller tractor.
Nowadays one could make a good argument for the 8N being handier if it were your only tractor. For trailing implememts and general tug duty, the two are probably about equal. Again, depending on what you want/need to do with it. 3-point equipment is a lot easier to come by than the Fast-Hitch stuff, but you can get after-market 3-point hitches for SuperCs, and I've seen a good many posts about 3-point arms to fit the fast hitch that only need an anchor point for the top link. Your choice might depend on whether yu're looking for something "off the shelf" (albeit an old shelf) or something readily adapted to your intended use.
If you've got creaky bones, the SuperC might be intimidating to climb up onto, but I'll say that my not so creaky bones sometime have a hard time sorting my feet out for a graceful dismount from a Ford.
As much as I love my SuperC (WFE though she be, lacking the tight turning radius, and I'll never give her up!) . . . If you're looking at exurban duty like bush-hogging, post-hole digging, and hauling stuff around, the 8N might be the handier choice. If you're thinking of maintaining a large garden that would mean a moldboard plow, discing, cultivating and still having something to pull stuff around with, a SuperC would be hard to beat.
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