Thanksgiving weekend I began restoring my Dad's 1946 Ford 2N tractor. It has not run since the mid 70's but it has been in dry storage. It is in great shape for it's age. If you have interest I started a website to keep my family and friends up to date. You guys are certainly part of that group!

Several pictures in the gallery on the website.



Restoring Dad's 1946 2N Ford Tractor |

 

and whats not to like about an old ford tractor ???????????? more than a few of us on here like just about anything with an internal combustion engine. i beleive this has come up before , as stu put up a pic of the only v-12 flatty powered ford tractor i think i've ever seen . put the pics up !

 

The link will take you to several pictures. It is in the thread and below my name.

 

A fine looking 2N it is. I sold my 2N this year to make room in the barn, and miss it greatly. There is a great publication called the "N Newsletter" that has a lot of good technical articles and pics of restored and working tractors. It's highly recommended. Stu

 

I think they`re awesome little beasts that just won`t quit running. Great pics, thanks.
This is the first air cooled one I`ve seen though.

 

well dain stu you are alive !!!!!!!!!!!!! how ya doin' ? meant to apologize for being so rushed last time ya seen me ......

 

Kevin - Doin' fine, trying to stay warm. Take care. Stu

 

Great Story and great tractor, but I like the 8N better. And that is because my Dad had a '48 8N he got new and I drove it lots and lots. Wish I had it now, but don;t live in the country and have no place or use for it. Wish my brother had it. He bought my parents farm and has room for it....

 

here`s a link to a vid of the new holland retro boomer 8n tractor, 55hp fwa with the old style sheet metal, cool loking tractor! YouTube - Boomer 8N Walk-Around

 

Slick looking new tractor, but I wish they's spent more time on the mechanicals instead of the red seat. Since we're hijacking Walston's thread, here's the real deal Ford tractor 4x4. I've posted this before, but it's worth another view. It's an Elenco conversion, and a guy named Tony Jacobs owns the rights to the system and is remaking them. Stu

 

Cool 4WD tractor!

 

I bought a '49 8N for my kids about 6-7 years ago. It had to be a Ford so it would fit in with my trucks. It was in pretty nice shape. We bought it at a farm auction of a bachelor farmer that kept everything on the farm looking like new. It didn't need anything mechanically but needed a paint job so I took it apart, blasted it, repaired some minor rust and painted it.



We bought it so the kids could use it around the farm. We still use it for light farm hauling and other odd jobs.

 

The Boomer 8N looks pretty nice. What does it cost?

 

I tried to find out today with no luck. They`re supposed to get back to me in the next day or so.

 

I grew up in Louisville, Ohio as well. In the Fairhope section you were probably on the east side of town.

Great tractor!