How many acres was an 8N designed to farm, when new?

[BossofBBQ]

Yep! The Funk Aircraft Company in Kansas reacted to this with their conversion kit to allow 8N owners to swap in a 95hp 6-cylinder engine so the 8N could pull a 3-bottom plow.

I think the Ford 8N has had more engine swaps than any other model I have seen. I have seen them with virtually every major auto 8-cylinder engine in them, a Honda Valkyrie engine, and a huge turbine. Also, another one with FOUR transmissions in it that made it the slowest tractor known. I could start a new thread and share photos of all if there is interest.

That does sound interesting, it would be cool to see photos of these swaps. Over on YouTube I saw a video of an 8n that was swapped with a 7.3L Powerstroke. That was pretty neat.
I'm curious, how did the transmissions/clutches hold up with the extra power from the Funk 6 and 8 cylinder conversions?

 

[EdGooding]

That does sound interesting, it would be cool to see photos of these swaps. Over on YouTube I saw a video of an 8n that was swapped with a 7.3L Powerstroke. That was pretty neat.
I'm curious, how did the transmissions/clutches hold up with the extra power from the Funk 6 and 8 cylinder conversions?

I have never seen any data on transmission/rear-end issues, but I have to believe that, if you quadruple the horsepower (or better) and get a little squirrely, bad things can happen. Using the power to plow and cultivate, I would think they would hold up. But, that is strictly my opinion. Others' mileage may vary.

 

[John0829]

It was a well documented fact the rear ends did NOT hold up to the increase power, a little to much jerking on loads or popping clutches would eventually take out the pinion rear support and bearing. As long as it was not abused to much they would do reasonably well.

 

[square1]

Ford's original brochures and manuals highlighted the tractor’s ability to do “a man’s work” with “great speed and efficiency,” sometimes quantifying this as being able to “plow two acres in an hour” in 2nd gear at full throttle (approximately 2,000 RPM).