A few months ago I re did my old Ford 8N tractor. Painted it, and installed new gaskets and tuned her up. Half a turn and she starts right up. Love my old tractor.
We had a 9N in the wrecking yard I worked in in the early 70s. It had a skip loader and that blade thingy on the back for leveling roads and stuff. It was great fun.
As a hobby, I used to buy these old 8N and 9N Fords, repair and paint them, then turn around and sell them. Been keeping my eye out for a 9 N with the Sherman tranny in it. Hi/Lo
When I was a little kid Dad had a TE20 Ferguson and a 9N Ford with the Sherman hi/lo. Then when I was a teenager we got an 8N and a 65 Massey-Ferguson.