Fordson model N- general info please

Regards
Andrew

Sorry, I guess after a while I just assume that most people on this forum are from US! It's good to see it's really a worldwide thing.

I've got about 5 Fordsons (only a few compared to others I know of!!). A 1926 F, 1935 N bitsa, 1938 N (Blue), 1938 N (orange) and a 1951 E27N. I've tinkered with them mostly. The 1935 model was made out of two tractors by an old bloke and I had two fix the gearbox on this one. He had mixed up two sets of gears so I had to sort this out. It's kind of a "Cork look-a-like" From my limited experiences and what I hear it seems that the biggest problem people have is with the clutch. After sitting idle for a long time the plates in the clutch "flatten out" and are slow to release and this causes problems when you are trying to find a gear! One of mine is like this. I'll have to get around to fix it one day! At the moment I'm patient. I let it sit and warm the oil up for 10-15 minutes and this aleviates the problem for the time being.
Other than this they are pretty straight forward. Have a flick through an old manual. There's not much to them. As with any old tractors don't forget to retard the spark when you start it. (Keep you thumb next to your index finger when you hold the crank handle and only crank upwards - just to be safe!)
Have you dated it? I used to remember where a good site for this was!I've got a book list here somewhere if want.
Let us know how you get on.
Regards
Andrew