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I could probably write several songs just about stuff that happened with this tractor, but I guess this song is a good overview.
It was thirty years old, but it was new to us
It was thirty years old, but it was new to us
The finest of Ford's tractor line
Back in nineteen thirty-nine
It was thirty years old, but it was new to us
Don't crank it with too much gas, or it'll flood
Just turn it down to that chalk mark, it'll start good
Push that thumb start down nice and firm
Hold it 'til that starter burns
But don't crank it with too much gas, or it'll flood
We got a half ton of milo to grind
That PTO is slow, but it'll do just fine
Just back off a little if that grinder belt starts to whine
Well the starter's gone out, we gotta pull start it again
Yeah the starter's gone out, we gotta pull start it again
That little pickup's gonna feel some pain
But don't start too fast, or you'll break the chain
Yeah the starter's gone out, we gotta pull start it again
The shredder's too big, it lifts the front wheels off the ground
If you take off too fast, it'll lift the front wheels right off the ground
It's almost too much for that tractor to take
But you can steer it with the rear wheel brakes
Yeah if you start too fast, it lifts the front wheels right off the ground
It's small and it's slow, this 8N Ford
But it's the best tractor we can afford
Just fill it up with gas, and say a prayer, oh Lord
Well lightnin' struck where that big hickory grew
We gotta dig out the stump where that big old hickory grew
It sounded like we were gonna explode her
Popped a hydraulic seal on the front-end loader
Ohhhh...we got them 8N blues
Gonna get a new tractor someday
That's what he always say
If we can get the bank to float a
Loan for maybe a new Kubota
