In Reply to: Ford Tractor N-Series Operator & Service Manuals posted by Tim Daley(MI) on June 19, 2011 at 06:08:51:
In 1947, Henry Ford II said goodbye and good riddance to Harry Ferguson and fired him from the Ford Motor Company that Harry and Henry Ford I formed with their famous 'handshake agreement' in 1938 to partner up and together produce the Ford 9N Tractor with Ferguson System. This paved the way for the introduction of the new Ford Model 8N Tractor, '8' being the designated number to denote model year, although the 8N tractor and the Dearborn implements actually began production in July, 1947. The Dearborn Motors Corporation, incorporated in 1947 also, would be the new distribution company of the Ford tractor and implement line to carry the Dearborn name. In addition to the new Ford Tractor, the first 8N operator and service manuals would also be released, and, as tractor production continued over a span of five years, engineering changes would require revisions to the manual, such as when the distibutor was moved to the right side from the front of the engine where it had been since its conception with the 9N Tractor. There were three 8N Operator Manuals, Form 3729, issued for the 1948 8N Tractor. They were released on July 7,1947; January 8, 1948; and August 18, 1948, and the 8N Service Manual was released on October 7, 1947. There was also a Maintenance and Operator's Manual for the 8NNN Industrial (stationary) Engine, Form IE 300-G-51.
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