Posted by jdemaris on February 07, 2010 at 10:52:12 from (72.171.0.146):
In Reply to: Re: 2010 john deere gas posted by Ultradog MN on February 07, 2010 at 10:24:58:
Plenty of good running 1010s and 2010s still around, and some being worked a heck of a lot harder then the average 9N, 2N, or 8N. That includes my 1960 1010 dozer. One big advantage to the Ford N series is an overload of aftermarket, and therefore cheap parts.
But, to be fair, they are from different tractor generations.
If I were to pick a tractor that was born around the same time as the 8N, I'd take a Case VAC or VAC-14 anytime. Overhead valves and live hydraulics make a nice difference - as compared to the 8N with "dead" hydraulics and half a flathead V8 engine. N series has longevity for the same reasons the Ford Model T did. Great parts support and long-time use of standard design. Also was helped by Ford sometimes dumping them on the market and selling then new, under cost - to drive off competition. And, I'm not trashing Ford; just telling things as I see them. Good little tractors for what they are, but certainly not marvels of engineering. In fact, the 8N caused Ford to lose a huge lawsuit with Henry Ferguson (aka Harry), due to it stealing use of the Ferguson System on 8Ns.
I see Deere as being pretty bold when they came up with 1010 and 2010 series. And many parts of those machines were used well into the 1980s. On the other hand, Ford played it safe for a very long time and stuck to old general designs - until they finally switched over to their British tractors for USA use in the mid-60s.
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