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A 9N (left), 8N (center), and on the right this 1947 2N |
This load came from Yak and Creston - ready for the shop |
Note the 2N serial number starts with a 9N. 9N267808 |
In the shop and ready to be dismantled |
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Considering it's 73 years old it's pretty complete |
lots of penetrating oil around the head studs & valves |
front axle and support are now off for engine removal |
a heap of parts all waiting for the wire wheel and sanding |
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cylinder head off and engine removed from trans |
a mostly stripped block all cleaned up |
removing the old sleeves from the engine block |
now totally stripped and cleaned ready for new parts |
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the starter disassembled and ready to clean |
everything looks good & now ready for paint |
generator back together & everything looks good |
all new parts, set points ready to assemble |
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assembled and ready for paint and installation |
the carb got a complete major cleaning and full kit |
all new valve, guides, keepers, etc, and lapped |
all new sleeves, pistons, rings & rod bearings |
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head on, cam, timing gears, front cover, etc all on |
pan on & the old spark plugs in to keep out the paint |
flywheel back on and clutch assembled & installed |
engine complete, primer on and being installed |
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lots of parts cleaned, primered, and ready to install |
more parts in the air cleaner than the engine |
front axle to back door ready for wire wheeling |
front axle completely disassembled ready to clean |
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front axle and radiator support cleaned and ready for primer |
engine assembled and pretty much ready to start |
waiting for the front axle to be cleaned and installed |
like a lot of parts I wanted to stay with the original |
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a couple of hours to clean the fuel shut off |
fuel tank ready to come out - note the wasp nests |
the tin work all looks good and straight ready to clean |
the fuel tank, although really caked in dirt, looks good |
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and it cleaned up really nice ready to primer |
tons of nuts, bolts and parts were wire wheeled |
transmission and steering box cleaned up ready for primer |
front axle cleaned up, installed and supporting the tracor |
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Thought I'd found the equivalent of a gold mine! |
the radiator is pretty good - just had to straighten fins |
took apart and cleaned up the original rad drain cock |
air cleaner assembled and installed as is the dash |
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The fan surround is also, surprisingly, in good shape |
The pile keeps getting smaller & then it gets bigger again |
Axles primered on the back, reinstalled and ready for primer |
It's so cool cleaning a part and finding the original Ford insignia |
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I should note here ... although everything is going together right now it's mostly only temporary as a lot of these parts will
be removed again later for the final coat of primer and the top finish coats of the original 9N / 2N dark gray colour. These photos (below)
were taken April 6th, 2020 while both myself and this Ford 2N tractor are sticking to the rules and are in isolation because of Covid 19!
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The last photo is one tie rod, this is one of the tie rod ends |
The large front wheel hub that was only used on a 9N or 2N |
The front axles and hubs all on and primered ready for paint |
Note the rad is in place and the foot pegs and radius arms too |
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Everything went fairly well so I can use most parts again |
Fenders and three point all off now lets see the brakes |
Definitely a different way to go about finding the brake shoes |
But there they are, really dirty but lots of good lining still |
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Everything looks good in here, even the extra dirt |
Parts and pieces all cleaned ready for reassembly |
Again is looking good - ready to clean and primer the outside |
Backing plate primered ready for all the other parts |
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One side (right side) ready to go and the other side close |
All the pins came free right away on almost everything |
Doesn't look like many parts until you disassemble & clean |
Fender bolts, clutch pedal, top link bracket & one 3 point arm |
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Amazing how many parts there are in two lift arms |
Now to the back end ... Hydraulic pump looks great |
Axle housings coming off to re-seal, clean and primer |
Moving the tractor back to where the paint booth will be |
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PTO shaft, cleaned, primered and new a seal installed |
Top cover off leaving the back housing easier to clean |
Everything here looks good, just needs a good cleaning |
All shined up and ready for a coat of primer |
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Every nut and every bolt wire wheeled ready to primer |
A before and after shot & why I'm going through wire wheels |
The three point top cover cleaned up & ready for primer |
And the rear end all cleaned up with a coat of primer |
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More parts ready to go with a fresh coat of primer |
The two axle housings, one cleaned and one ready to clean |
Not installed but a good place to hang for spraying primer |
April 19th and all cleaned and primered except body parts |
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The wheels are all looking for a sandblaster now |
Mid May and rain so the brakes and axles got done |
Hydraulic pump in, quadrant assembly & top cover going on |
PTO in, side covers on and clutch & brake pedals adjusted |
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It's now May and the weather, and work load, are keeping me out of the shop except on rainy days. I did take off a wheel caulk and sent it
to a friend on the Island that does blacksmithing ... I'm missing four and he figures he can duplicate them on the forge :-). June 3rd the
wheels headed in to get sandblasted ... the paint booth is set up so we can get primer on them.
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Missing some wheel caulks and a blacksmith buddy will copy |
A rainy day so the front wheel bearings and seals got done |
And some sand blasting on some of the smaller parts |
Rolled the tractor sideways and set up the paint booth |
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Sandblaster did a great shop getting back to all steel |
He suggested Corraseal rust converter pre-primer |
All 4 were treated with Corraseal then primered |
back to the wire wheel and sandpaper on the wheel centers |
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Both rear wheel centers were treated with Corraseal |
Seemed like an endless job to sand the hood inside |
Wheel centers and gas tank primered and ready |
inside the hood all primered and wanting paint |
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It's now June ... but June 2021 not 2020 ... I'm finally back in the shop after a year of house renos and other work. The paint is on
and parts are going back on. On Saturday, July 10th, Kathy helped me lift the hood on and with Roberts help we bolted on fenders and
wheels! I then took the old / new girl for a spin around the shop! Yes, its finally done!!
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all the body parts painted and ready to be bolted on |
wheels, wheel centres, gas tank, all ready to go |
the original 9N 2N Ford gray not available in Canada |
but we got it from Dennis Carpenter and it's done! |
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tons of little parts and pieces ready for paint |
sprayed and now they're all ready for re-assembly |
hood with fuel tank and headlights ready to go |
gauges, hoses, linkage, tie rod boots, shifter boot, etc |
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tool box, ignition switch, light switch all ready to roll |
hood on and note the battery cover, usually these are missing |
seat and steering wheel on ... looking more like a tractor |
fenders and wheels all on, note the floor protector boards! |
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new 6 volt headlights, grill, and emblems in place |
I'm thinking it looks like it's ready to roll ... |
I'd better hop on and take it for a test drive |
oh ... just about forgot ... the decals, all four of them |
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they do add that little extra bit of colour and look |
and I'd hate to forget to change the oil when dirty :-) |
click to enlarge and note the tiny 2N on the top emblem |
going for a cruise around the shop! and aerating! |
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it runs great and everything works! |
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the first time it was started |
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hand crank to start |
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going for a cruise around the shop! and aerating! |
