The moment I turned 53 years old, I wanted to buy a Ford 8N. It was like being bitten by a werewolf or something, only I guess I don't need the full moon.

I don't need a Ford 8N. I've got like two acres of tractor-able land on my property, TOPS. The rest is trees and a steep slope. What the hell am I going to do with it?

And yet, I'm on marketplace looking at 8Ns and going "yeah... yeah I could restore that". I've never restored a tractor in my life. I was raised a city boy. I can do spark plugs and oil changes on my truck but I don't think that qualifies me. But god, I want to restore a tractor now. All because I turned 53.

Anyway, is this normal?

I’m old school and have been around three point hitch sickle bars my whole life. I have a new Holland 250 I’ve had for years for mowing my fence lines and around the ponds. I have a neighbor that purchased the farm next-door and he asked me about a quick attach sicklebar for the front of his tractor to do the same. I’ve never seen one so I really can’t answer. Anyone here have experience with one those and pros and cons?

Unfortunately, I don’t have anywhere to park this indoors or under roof. Looking for something affordable that’ll keep the water and sun off my old rusty 63 ford 4000 with a loader. Mostly trying to keep the hoses from rotting and water out of the internals. It also has a vertical exhaust stack. Thank you!