1941 Ford 9N Tractor Demonstration
This is a tractor which belongs to a friend of mine which he let me borrow. We used it to tow my Allis Chalmers WD tractor out of the field and we hooked up the brush hog mower to it.
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No, I haven’t worked on it anymore since then….I am going to be getting a new piston and rod for it so hopefully I can get it back to working condition.
that high and low range is an ad on do you know where they got it??
well at least you dont where socks with sandles lol
mr rogers?
That shift lever is for a step up. Has high range and standard. No low gears. The sherman combination had a a high standard and low.
You can find them on ebay among other places. That is a step up he has. I can tell by the shifter. It has high range and standard. The sherman combo has a high, low and standard.
home stead acres all i have to say is look on ebay and good luck
his new tractor looks way nicer.
Nice video. One small bit of advice though. for those of us who know this tractor, the description of what we are looking at is no problem, but for someone who is not familiar, it would help a lot if you got a piece of dowl rod, or a stick, or something to use as a pointer. You could point at, or touch the object as you describe it, and it would be much more helpful. I own two of thest tractors and liked the video.
this guy is scary
I was 5.5yrs old when I started putting in full days of plowing with my Step Dad’s 9N & 8N tractors. We pulled all implements, and the tractors required engine rebuild every 3 years, which cost about $375 in the 70′s because all we did was reseat the valves, put in new cyl. sleeves, and keep the rubber up. The good ole days.
I forgot to add, both tractors come with cranks, because they were also crank start. And the 9N also had a magneto which produced the spark for the ignition, a very troublesome device if you didn’t get the right parts, some parts were made for horizontal applications, while others designed to run at an angle such as the 9N was.
You may find that the distributor is actually a magneto…, and if you look closely the front crank is made to accept a crank, I got thrown about 12 feet on a backfire, when at 7 yrs old had to put in 16hr days plowing the fields, or not get fed.
That tractor reminds me of one my grandfather had, and one my friend has now. He mows areas where I would never take my John Deere 790 4×4. That tractor does the job for him and he rebuilt it, and a Massey Ferguson Logging tractor up from parts out of a pan.
Retrochad, If your friend still has the 9-N would you please post a video of the 9-N electrical wires… I have the same model with a 12v conversion. I’m particulary intrested in where the wires go comming off the key and from the amp meter. I think I have gotten some of my wires crossed and seeing a working 9-N electrical system would be a big help. Thank you for your consideration.
@JimbowT Hello, I have actually now bought my own 9N which is a 1940 model using a 12-volt alternator. I’ll try and make another video showing how the wiring is.
Like the Sherman gear… Wish my mine had one….
The support rods running to the front axle are tubular instead of I beam. That means this is a 2N, not a 9N. I have a ’43 in my yard right now and it works great.
Do you ever have gas leaks in your carborator?
@norfolkdash9 I haven’t on the Ford Tractor but have had fuel leaks on the carburetors on the buses and the Grand Marquis; I have fixed them with carburetor rebuild kits. Usually it is the gasket around the float bowl which starts to leak.
@retrochad
Ah, our ford 9n’s carb was leaking and apparently it was the float inside that sat in gas too long and eventually the gas corroded a hole into it.
@norfolkdash9 Whenever I am done driving the tractor, I turn off the fuel shut-off valve and let the tractor run until it stops and then immediately turn the key off. This uses up all of the fuel in the float bowl so none is left sitting in it. I was having trouble getting it started due to the gas sitting in the float bowl and causing gum and varnish deposits, but allowing it to use up all this fuel has really helped.
@retrochad
WOW! I have never thought of that! Ha thanks for the great advice, I never realized why people shut off the gas, thanks!
nice vid but i would idle down the tractor before i engage the pto. its easier on the gearbox and the tractor.
you had the radiator cap on backwards