The largest, most detailed vintage Ford tractor site on the Web, featuring information and specifications on Ford tractors produced from 1953-1962. 1939-1941 9N Ford Tractor; Year Model Beginning Serial Number Ending Serial Number Engine Distributor Transmission Hydraulics PTO HP - PTO HP.
Ford Tractor Specifications: 1939-1962 1939-1941 9N Ford Tractor Year Model Beginning Serial Number Ending Serial Number Engine Distributor Transmission Hydraulics PTO HP - PTO HP - Drawbar Unique Characteristics 1939 9N *9N000001* *9N010233* 123ci 4-cylinder flathead Front 3 speed manual PTO driven 540RPM Transmission 23.07 12.80 The first 9Ns produced had cast aluminum hood, transmission cover and grill. Many of these are lost now, due to the fragility of this material.
One of the most popular tractors of all time, the Ford N-series tractor is an American icon. More than fifty years after the last 8N rolled off the assembly line, these tractors are still incredibly popular. You’ll see them all over – at auction sales and dealerships, but also alongside the road with a “For Sale” sign, at garage sales, and even at your favorite restaurant on date night (true story – as often as we’ve had to go home to get a trailer, we should really learn not to leave home without them!). Ford 8N As beloved as factory original N-series tractors are, I’ve seen plenty that are rather unique.
Like the one I bought from an old hippie that was painted bright yellow, with flowers all over the hood. I thought I’d have to repaint it, but before I got around to doing so it was spotted by another customer who just LOVED the paint job. Problem solved, no paint required!
For a more serious collector, though, being able to identify exactly which of the N-style tractors (9N, 2N, or 8N) you’re looking at is very important. While we’ve gone into specific details about the year-to-year improvements in N-series tractors before (), today I’m going to give you a quick “field guide” to determining the model of an N-series tractor. Ford 2N First, a quick history lesson: the 9N was introduced in 1939. It was followed by the 2N in 1942, and early models were greatly impacted by wartime rationing. Once the war was over, a new and much improved 8N was introduced in 1948. As my hippie tractor will demonstrate, paint color can’t always be counted on.
But since it is the first and most obvious clue available, you should know that 9N and 2N tractors were painted all grey, while a red and grey paint job was for 8N tractors. Plenty of people are unaware of this, though, and will paint their 9N or 2N red and grey as well. So don’t trust the paint job too much. 9Ns and 2Ns are rather similar, but there are some big differences between them and the 8N.
So it’s easiest to see if you have an 8N first, and save the smaller 9N v. 2N differences for later. You are definitely looking at an 8N tractor if: • The rear wheel is dished, with a large nut in the center surrounded closely by 8 more lug nuts. In contrast, both the 9N and 2N models have a flat rear wheel with a ring of 6 lug nuts further out. • There’s a 4-speed transmission. 9N and 2N tractors had a 3-speed. Download Free Software Ultimate Spider Man Patch Framingham.
• The hydraulic 3-point arms have a halfway position between fully “up” and “down”. 9N and 2N tractors only had draft control. The 8N introduced position control, which is a small up/down handle under the seat on the right side–this was an improvement to the hydraulic system.
• Both brake pedals are on the same side – 9N and 2N tractors were split. • The serial number starts with an “8N.” I know this seems obvious, but it is important to note that both 9N and 2N serial numbers start with a “9N,” leading to confusion. Of course, the 8N had plenty of other improvements over the 9N and the 2N – but these features are the easiest to spot and the hardest to modify. If the tractor definitely isn’t an 8N, then you’ll need to examine more closely the differences between a 9N and a 2N. This can be hard to do, because the transition between the 9N and the 2N wasn’t as clean-cut as the transition to the 8N later on.
Wartime rationing and a desire to reduce waste lead to a slower switch, as features were modified once the previous model’s parts were used up. That being said, here are some clues that can help in most cases: • If the tractor has a cast aluminum hood and/or a starter switch on the right side of the dash, congratulations! You’re probably looking at one of the first 9Ns produced – rare and highly collectible. • Tubular radius arms indicate a 2N produced after mid-1944. All N-series tractors built prior to 1944 (every 9N and some 2Ns) had I-beam radius arms. However, 2Ns with I-beam radius arms are rather rare, so chances are good that any tractor with I-beam arms is a 9N.