Recent content by carpediem4570

Good Evening Folks: Like the title says, oops, I did it again. The exhaust system on my mf 65 comes off the manifold and runs under the side of the tractor and out the back. I managed to rip out the exhaust pipe from the muffler back. I have no idea what I caught it on. I have noticed mf 65's...

Good Evening Folks: Like the title says, oops, I did it again. The exhaust system on my mf 65 comes off the manifold and runs under the side of the tractor and out the back. I managed to rip out the exhaust pipe from the muffler back. I have no idea what I caught it on. I have noticed mf...

I have a little Ford 8N. I was out discing a small patch for planting a garden. When I finished, I brought the tractor back to the house and went to shut the fuel off at the sediment bowl. Well, turns out the screw holding the turn handle to the bowl backed out and I lost the screw and the...

Merry Christmas All: Some background: I live in Northern Alberta on 63 acres of forested, very hilly land. By February, temperatures can and will get as low as -45 degrees Celsius, -49 degrees Fahrenheit. Snow can be 1 foot to 4 feet over the winter. I have a ford 8N with a blade on the...

Hello all: I have a mf65 and a ford 8N that Iv'e been using for several years now. Up until now I've put up with the seat being too low for my 5"11" height; but no more. I need to raise the seats up but I don't know how. Do you guys have any suggestions on how I can raise the seats up 3 to 4...

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents: Have an old MF 65 with an FEL. Built a set of forks for it a couple years ago. Been trying to figure out how I can a attach a thumb to the forks to move logs, without adding additional cylinders. Was on youtube the other day and came across a video of a...

http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q465/carpediem4570/Ford%208N/IMG_3390.jpg Pulled these out of the hydraulic pump of my 48 8n. They measure .592". The yellow ones according to the manual and the little dab of paint on the back of the valves. Do they need replacing and if so, where do I...

Hello All: Need your infinite wisdom regarding my Ford 1948 8n. The hydraulics on my tractor are a bit tired. Depress the clutch or turn off the machine with an implement raised, and it will come to ground within 15-20 seconds. I was discing a small field last year when the fluid for the...

Good Day All: I am trying to rebuild the hydraulics on my 1948 8n. As I live in Alberta, Canada, and as I do not want to pay as much for shipping the parts as the cost of the parts, are there any companies in Canada that deal in after market parts for 8N's? Oh yeah, let's not forget that one...

Good Day All: I am trying to rebuild the hydraulics on my 1948 8n. As I live in Alberta, Canada, and as I do not want to pay as much for shipping the parts as the cost of the parts, are there any companies in Canada that deal in after market parts for 8N's? Oh yeah, let's not forget that one...

Hello All: Need your infinite wisdom regarding my Ford 1948 8n. The hydraulics on my tractor are a bit tired. Depress the clutch or turn off the machine with an implement raised, and it will come to ground within 15-20 seconds. I was discing a small field last year when the fluid for the...

Good afternoon: I have a Davis FEL mounted to a MF 65. Iv'v been trying to move some cages full of firewood around and can't lift the load. (The wood might be too heavy with all the moisture in the wood. Seasoned wood cages I can move around). What I noticed is, when I try to raise the lift...

Hello All: Just finished reading all 55 pages of this section looking for my problem but, no luck. I have a MF 65 gas engine that is the love of my life. It does everything I need it to. Lately I have been having a problem with the engine coughing and sputtering. Start and run the tractor...

Good Day All: I did a bad thing the other day to my beloved Ford 8N. I was out plowing a small field in front of the house. Hydraulics were working fine. Plowed for a couple of hours. Came to the end of a furrow and tried to lift the plow. Nothing. Tried lifting several times. Nothing...

Good Day Ladies and Gents: My neighbor has a log splitter made from an old square baler. I was at his place the other day when he was splitting fire wood. This thing was chewing through the wood in record time. Beats my little electric hydraulic unit all to ****. The wood we use around here...