After 15 years I finally got my Grandfathers 1950? 8N trailered to my farm in Rutersville Tx..
It was a long journey for the little 8N, starting out as a brand new purchase by my grandfather in Salisbury N.C., it was passed down to my father and lived in Nacogdoches Tx from 1999 until last Saturday when I finally took full possession of it.
It took me two trips with a 16ft flatbed trailer from Salisbury to Nacogdoches to get all the Dearborn implements and the tractor, and then two trips from Nacogdoches to Rutersville, but it’s ALL accounted for and now the real fun begins!
The tractor only has 1832 original hours on it, zero dents, and other than missing the shift knob, one severely rusted wheel and a rusty gas tank it’s near perfect. It was housed in a barn for its entire life, so I only plan on doing a mild restoration on it.
It’s been sitting up for about 4 years now, so I’ll need to do a good bit to get it running
I’ll start posting pictures of it as I progress.
My game plan is as follows:
Complete tune up and change all Fluids
Fog the cylinders and do a compression check
Replace gas tank
Rebuild Carburetor
Replace tires and wheels
Paint
So here are my questions:
1. Oils, anyone run synthetics in them?
2. Paint, how do you prep the chassis so that it doesn’t flake off in a year?
3. Stick with points and condenser or modify to 6v electronic ignition?
4. Best manufacturer/supplier of a replacement gas tank?
5. Where can I find original color paint?
It was a long journey for the little 8N, starting out as a brand new purchase by my grandfather in Salisbury N.C., it was passed down to my father and lived in Nacogdoches Tx from 1999 until last Saturday when I finally took full possession of it.
It took me two trips with a 16ft flatbed trailer from Salisbury to Nacogdoches to get all the Dearborn implements and the tractor, and then two trips from Nacogdoches to Rutersville, but it’s ALL accounted for and now the real fun begins!
The tractor only has 1832 original hours on it, zero dents, and other than missing the shift knob, one severely rusted wheel and a rusty gas tank it’s near perfect. It was housed in a barn for its entire life, so I only plan on doing a mild restoration on it.
It’s been sitting up for about 4 years now, so I’ll need to do a good bit to get it running
I’ll start posting pictures of it as I progress.
My game plan is as follows:
Complete tune up and change all Fluids
Fog the cylinders and do a compression check
Replace gas tank
Rebuild Carburetor
Replace tires and wheels
Paint
So here are my questions:
1. Oils, anyone run synthetics in them?
2. Paint, how do you prep the chassis so that it doesn’t flake off in a year?
3. Stick with points and condenser or modify to 6v electronic ignition?
4. Best manufacturer/supplier of a replacement gas tank?
5. Where can I find original color paint?
