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Picked up this box last year, knowing it needed work. Did a few little things to it, now I'm on to repairing the obviously well worn side plates. Living in the low desert, all the ground here is rocky/sandy, which wears on anything dragging the ground. Having never owned a gannon before...

I have an acre plus of scrub desert that's been heavily overgrown, largely because I've been lazy the last couple of years, lol. I've been slowly working on clearing it out again - dragging out a bunch of weeds, light brush, trimming up trees, etc. I've been building up piles of stuff, but it...

Picked up a box blade today, and just curious what it is I got. Can't really make out what's left of any names/labels on it. Been hunting the classifieds for a few years looking for one, and finally found one that fits my tractor and was within budget (which admittedly is much lower than it...

Non tractor application, but it may become a tractor application depending on what happens with this valve...while I've used and repaired the hydraulics on the tractor, this is my first venture into building a system from scratch. I converted an off road 4x4 toy to full hydraulic steering...

Slightly different, non tractor application...I'm using a Eaton/Charlynn steering valve for hydraulic steering on an off road, rock crawler toy. It's a 5 port Eaton/Charlynn valve with Power Beyond, that I'm not going to immediately use. Using the stock power steering pump on the truck to feed...

Had to remove a bush from the property yesterday...pulled it out easy enough with the FEL on the old Ford, though I found it was a real pain working underneath the FEL to get the chain rigged up on the trunk of the bush..not to mention wondering if I'd be able to move fast enough if a hydraulic...

Saw the necro-thread revival about swapping to a diesel engine in an 8N, and while I'm not at all arguing for doing such a thing as I agree - waste of time, money, and effort. But, I'll admit...it's a thought that has crossed my mind once or twice with my own 8N, largely thinking along the...

Yes, I have a problem with over thinking/over engineering things to the point of making life harder afterwards...I've learned to ask questions before doing things now :D Yes, I also realize it will be easier to buy rock and have it delivered. I'm pretty sure I'm in the bottom 1% of people...

After getting the tractor, I'm quickly realizing that getting and transporting fuel in plastic jugs is kind of a pain in the back side, especially after learning the hard way last night that one of them split at a top seam....only after starting to fill the tractor...:mad: We also only have one...

New to me Ford 8N, Wagner "jungle gym" loader, first "real" tractor I've owned, using for general activities around the house and 1 acre desert property, zero farming stuff. The hydro cylinder that operates the bucket tilt has a TON of slop at the bucket due to a badly worn bushing. This thing...

Another of those cases of "I can't figure out how to word a search to get useful results..." :laughing: Have had a Craftsman LT1000 lawn tractor for a few years before recently getting a "real" tractor - an old Ford 8N. Already well into the "yep, should have made this a priority a LONG time...

Not really sure how to explain this, and not even sure it's a problem per se...maybe it's just the way these tractors are? 8N tractor, Wagner loader. I get that the additional weight of the loader causes much greater effort is needed to turn, and it's not that. I'm also aware that steering a...

Neighbor has a relatively new Yanmar 20-something tractor that he purchased new from a local dealer as tractor-loader-backhoe package deal. Shortly after purchase, one of the 3 point lift arm mounts snapped off the tractor, requiring replacement of the rear transaxle housing. Dealers...

Recently picked up a 8N tractor, and going through the myriad maintenance items that have been pushed off by POs, along with some poorly executed "repairs". Currently up - the tilt crank...thingy on the passenger side 3pt lift arm to adjust side to side tilt of the implement. It appears to be...

Been searching for an upgrade to my Craftsman lawn tractor on and off for a few years now with a (probably too) low budget. Ideally I've wanted to stay below $5,000, and have been limiting my search to tractors with a FEL. I live outside Phoenix, AZ in a rural open desert. I have ZERO...

This is probably going to be a bit long winded...I've never been any good at condensing thoughts.... I live on just over an acre of Phoenix, Arizona desert land. Bought the place a few years ago with stars in my eyes, reminiscing of the rural life I had growing up in northern Michigan, but...