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Hi buick-- Short answer--because they are neat tractors. My 2N and 8N are every bit as neat as my JD B, JD A and JD 70. And for what I use a tractor for,the N's are 100 times handier. I think that a lot of people who are quick to criticize N's have never had any experience with them. Yes, they are not going to be the tractor of choice on a large workng farm. They are light in weight but I must dispute your contention that they will rare up and go over backward. Any tractor will do that. I think this was the knock on the Fordson. But you can't beat an N for "handy." Put an overrunning clutch on the PTO and they'll handle a 5' hog. The 3 pt. lets you use a blade, a box scraper, a carryall, etc. and do it with ease. They are by far the easiest of the "antique-type" tractors to work on. Yup--you need to split them to put in a clutch, but to put in a radiator or replace the muffler, you don't have to do a 2/3 teardown like you do on a 2 cyl Deere. And have you ever seen an N plow??? That's what they were made for. Again, I'm not saying that an N is even remotely the tractor for a full-time farmer. But for about $2000.00, a person can have a very handy machine for a lot less than some of the "compact" or "mid-compact" tractors out there today. For full-time working with a "mid-compact," the only way to go is Kubota but a Ford N will save you a lot of bucks. And I've used both Kubota and Deere compacts and there's no comparison--at every model/horsepower lever, the Kubota wins. So--I like my N's. I also like my 48 JD A; just a neat machine. But then, I also like my 52 Farmall Super C. Now--my question to you is, why would anyone want a Buick????? Have a good day.
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