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In the corn field with the Ford 8N tractor I've got. It's a great
little tractor that I use for maintaining the fields, working around the farm, and hauling wood in
for the winter.
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Mowing around the perimeter of the field
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And occasionally, when things break down, you pull them apart and
do what you can to fix them. Here the timing gear of the Ford 8N that I have stripped
it's teeth. I figured while I had the front end apart, I may as well take a peek inside the
engine to see if anything else might require attention before buttoning it back up again.
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Here's what the tractor looks like with the front end removed.
And believe it or not, it's reassembled now, and running like a charm.
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Maybe I spoke too quickly... A few years after that last repair, I find myself replacing the clutch and
fixing a broken gasket that's been leaking hydrolic oil. To replace the offending $0.25 gasket, I needed to
pull the tractor apart in the middle. I lashed a pole between two trees which will act as a lift when I position
the come-alongs over the tractor.
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Phase two - strip everything off...
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Then finally, crack it in half and make the repair. Finishing up is the same process in
reverse. I also had to replace a rim on one of the rear tires...you know, those suckers are heavy when they're
filled with calcium! Next on the list is to replace the brakes...
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