Bush hogging on a fall day with the Ford 8N. Fall cleanup, mowing.
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Mowing for the neighbor an old field that has not been mowed for several years trying to get the little trees and things that have migrated in so that he can have a nice field again. 
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Subscribed, anyone that helps out a neighbor like that is worth subscribing. Watching the older equipment get it done was a bonus.
Something so satisfying about bush hogging a field. Makes you appreciate a tractor, and a cutter. Cant imagine how much labor it took in the old days to turn a forest into a field.
Yeah that’s what I think about every time I mow with it. Clearing the land back then must have been exhausting. A lot of sweat and labor go into a good field.
@@SteddieProjects i remember dad telling me about clearing 40 acres with an uncle using axes. Didnt get done soon. They couldnt work out all the big stumps so just had to plow corn around them til they rotted. Virgin timber, so it was mostly large sticks,,,,
I could watch this all day
Me too it’s definitely fun!
moments like at @5:30 will make you really appreciate live power lol. that what I love about my massey 35, its basically the same platform that you are running with the 8n but with live PTO and hi/lo transmission.
Lol! Maybe I should look at a Massey 35😂 hopefully I’ll have my Oliver row crop 88 going for next season!
Great to see the ole N still earning her keep...
Just found your channel last night, but I love watching the old tractors still putting in work. I just got a 48 8N that I'm getting ready to get back to work in south GA. Tractor supply has the complete air cleaner assembly for your tractor for $100.
Oh nice. I love the old steel tractors. It’s nice your keeping one going too! I just picked up a original air cleaner for mine. There’s a local guy who has been parting them out for years and he happened to have one. Thanks for watching!
@@SteddieProjects best part about the 8n is that it's easy to work on and parts are super cheap
your set-up looks like my grandfather 8N with a 4-foot Howes bush hog mower.
Congrats SP on cutting that tall weeds down on the field.. great job..
🥳 feels so good! Thanks 😁
Nothing like cleaning up a field. I like brushogging
the ol' boy still gets it done
Love it! That is a Bush Hog brand model 105 cutter, I have mowed some incredibly dense, over my head acreage with the same mower behind my '68 Ford 3000, my Dad's '68 International 444, and a newer (80s probably) Ford 1710. The fact that they used that chain from the rear to the top of the 3 point was a great design! I don't have that cutter anymore, but I am currently working on a Howse model 500. "Light Duty" is a misnomer when it comes to these 5ft 3-point cutters. They are only "light" compared to the ones that can cut down 3"-4" trees. But of course, having said that, don't replace your shear pin with a grade 8 bolt! :D
Thanks I was wondering what model it was. I should do some work on it this fall. Lol! Yeah I’ve learned the shear pin thing the hard way 😁
Plz make more bush hogging videos
Just did a 10 acre first cut. I have the same brush hog and an old 801 Ford.
Old school baby!
I have donkeys and goats so I'm thinking a new Holland Bailer and a side cutter for xmas.
Square bails are hard to get as of late.
I love the old school equipment! 👏 yeah square bales are getting difficult this year, first cutting on the same field this year I got 15 bales! Compared to 115 at the end of the year last year🙀 if I can get two cuttings off it hopefully it gets better. We’ve had more rain since then. Thanks for watching!
The nice things about those old tractors is that they don't depreciate and parts are readily available and cheap. You might be able to fix them yourself, but they will constantly need something adjusted, repaired, or replaced. If I only have 10-15 hours a week to work outside I don't want to spend 1 tinkering with a tractor. That, and no live PTO or hydraulics means those are best suited for parades duty IMO.
Yeah it’s nice everything is so readily available. If you need to make a living these days with it, it’s probably best to go with more modern equipment. But I am really enjoying working with the old stuff, I am definitely a tinkerer. I’m sure ill upgrade at some point but running the old equipment is special. This winter I’m hoping to put a clutch in the old Oliver 88 row crop, and that tractor has hydraulics so stay tuned for that one this winter. Thanks for watching!
Owned my tractor about 5years and that sounds about right.
I had a 53 8n my problem it would vapor lock an old farmer told to put wooden cloths pins on the gas line above the head worked great
Oh that’s cool, they are great tractors
A thin sheet of tin will work well.
No real view of the PTO shaft ... so if you haven't already, make certain to convert that non-live PTO with the over-running clutch adapter. I've been pushed through a 4 rail fence while not knowing about the inertial effect of a bush-hog on a non-live PTO. Oh sure ... people might say, but there's a disengage lever ... but routinely that lever won't function with a load on it from the PTO. The adapter is not expensive and can save your life.
Yeah I have the pto over run adapter, with these 8ns it’s a must! Thanks! the info is always good to share though so everyone knows. 👍
Take a window screen an put it on the radiator grill with wire ties and it will keep out about 98 percent of the weed seed an leafs.
I like that idea! The 8n’s down for some repairs at the moment. I should throw one in over the winter.
Mowed a 10 acres field for my my neighbor yesterday with my 53 jubilee!
Hey that’s awesome 10 acres is a big field! Good to hear another old tractor earning its keep😁
that chain hanging over that open PTO shaft is making me awful nervous
Yeah …… safety first 👍
I’d ask to cut it for hay this coming up year, what you don’t think you can use for your animals, I’d just sell and use the money to put back into your equipment!
Yeah that’s a good idea 👍 I like that.
question, why not wait till the golden rod is dead and help out all the pollinators
That’s a good idea.👍 thankfully the Neighbor has about 60 acres that look similar to this so hopefully there’s enough. Upstate New York is full of old farmland and Goldenrod grows like a weed out here 😂. The honeybees make some awesome honey out of that golden rod though. 😋
Hell I like that area we're about you guys at I mean what state That's pretty up there let me know thank you sir
Upstate NY it is beautiful in the fall!
@@SteddieProjects any land up there for sale like 1-3 acres
On occasion, since 2021 land for sale seems to be dissapearing
That looks like upstate ny
Spot on! 👍
Oh yes that air cleaner not good wish i could find a good used bush hog for my 35 mf might just purchase a new one
Jezz you scared me somethimes the way you held the steering wheel. Thos tractors dont have power steering and if it turns on you it can break your thumb so just hold your hand on the outside not on the inside. And the tractor sounds good
Yeah it’s a little tricky trying to video and drive sometimes lol! But that’s good advice 👍 thanks 😁
Its a shredder, not a mover or a brush hog .
A woman's nylon stocking would be a better option for your imprompto air cleaner...
Yeah I like that, I picked up a original air cleaner recently so at some point I’ll make a short video on installing that. Thanks 😁
@@SteddieProjects we use the nylon as pre filter on our oil bath to keep the heavy weed and grass trash out while bush hogging in the summer
Slower down.... hard on a old tractor
Mowing in first gear. I wish It had a lower gear.
@SteddieProjects wow that's crazy for 1st gear..