[BillT]

Well, my favorite of all 3 Fords is what your FIL has, the 8N. It has some improvements on it compared to the others.

Now although I always liked Ford Tractors, I got hooked on John Deere by going to the Tractor Pulls. They were a challenge to learn though as they not only have different series of each year, they also have variations of each series.

Although a great little Tractor, my 9N was getting to be a little small for me and I was looking to move up. I considered Ford, JD and a few others, but what really won me over to JD was when I was at a farm one day and the guy there showed me his '59 JD 435 with the factory 2-53 Detroit Diesel in it. I never knew they made one and was pretty impressed with it, especially since I was an old Detroit fan. It was also a step or two up in size, just about to what I was looking for. I didn't buy his, but some years later I bought another one near by, the one I still have today.

Although mine is a Diesel and a lot of people don't like the 2-Cylinder Gas "putt-putts" I've also learned to appreciate them as well. If the right one became available, I would be looking to buy another as a 2nd Tractor.

Bill