In Reply to: Re: 8N MANUAL/PART THREE, CHAPTER VIII, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM posted by Tim Daley(MI) on July 03, 2011 at 12:27:06:
This is the last section in the 8N Operator's Manual. Please note that back on page 6 the opening paragraph under "Description" begins, "The Ford two-bottom plow tractor...". The N-Series Tractors were designed to pull a two-bottom plow, their primary job. It wasn't until the Hundred Series that a three bottom plow was introduced by Ford. The 8N will pull a three-bottom plow if the soil conditions are loose sand, but they are for all practical purposes a two-bottom plow tractor. This section is for the Dearborn Moldboard Plow, or often called the Prior Model. The Dearborn Economy Model plow was introduced in 1950 and had many design changes. This section only deals with the Prior Model. Also note that though similar in most design features, the Dearborn Moldboard Plow and the earlier Ferguson-Sherman Plow share some identical parts, this part of the 8N Manual only deals with the Dearborn Plow. The setup is different but the part on how to plow a field is good for any plow. Refer to the Ferguson Plow manual listed in our library for setup instructions. The Dearborn Moldboard (Prior Model) Plow came in three major Model numbers -Model 10-10 was a 10" two-bottom plow, Model 10-8 was a 12" two-bottom plow, Model 10-1 was a 14" two-bottom plow, and a 16" single bottom plow. Setup instructions only refer to these models as the cross-shaft is different on the later Economy Plow and the earlier Ferguson-Sherman Plow.
8N OPERATOR'S MANUAL/PART FOUR, PLOWING INSTRUCTIONS-
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