Ford 2n, 8n, 9n: can someone please explain why...

[notfarnow]

... I don't have one yet?

Seriously.

Here's my meandering trail of justification. I was looking around at plow setups for my 4runner, because we typically pay $3-400/ year in plowing and they beat the heck out of my driveway. Anyway, a decent plow setup costs $1500, maybe $1000 used if I'm lucky.

Then, I have a plow on the front of the 4runner all winter, a PITA and it makes the truck a bit less usable as a DD. Now that I'm trying to move Mrs Notfarnow into the 4runner in the winter, that'll be even crazier.

Plus the fact that a plow beats the heck out of a truck. So, looks like even if I could find a plow for $1500, I'm not likely to put one on the 4runner now.

What about a snowblower? Well, a decent one is $800 or so, and to be honest I can't stand the things. I see my neighbor out there at 6 am with a constant gust of snow blowing back on his face... no thanks. I'll go to extraordinary lengths to save a buck, but that has NO appeal. I'll send my pregnant wife out to shovel before I schlep around behind a snowblower.

So then, perusing the classifieds I come across this:


Ford 9n, new 12v electrics, new hydraulics, engine rebuilt 3 years ago. Snow plow & snow chains, PTO $1300.

Seriously, I am at a loss. I can't think of any reason why I shouldn't have one. In the spring, I was going to build a simple pole construction outbuilding for drying firewood all summer. A ford 9n could sit in the shelter all winter.

Plus I could take it up to the cottage all summer, for pulling logs, taking out the docks, and -more importantly- tractor rides.

I'm not going to buy one right away because I've already resigned to paying for plowing this winter. But seriously, is there any reason why I SHOULDN'T get one of these?!?

[p911dad]

No, not as long as you have room to store it. Those old Fords will last forever, tons of parts cheaply available. Even a 12 year old can operate one(I did, hauling hay wagons to the barns). That one pictured has $800 worth of tires on it!

[LakeCleElum]

Buy it - That's a great price. The command $2K in my area w/o hydro's......