9N or 2N

I bought this tractor in November of 2022 from an old timer who told me it was a 9N. After learning more about the 9N vs 2N, I concluded that it was either a late 9N or a 2N. The engine serial number is not readable, so that just adds to the confusion. When I got it, the old timer said he had converted it to 12v… well kind of. He didn’t have a one wire alternator on it, so you needed to excite the alternator with a button on the dash. The alternator bracket was something he made himself. Carburetor was one of the $20 ebay models from China. No air cleaner either.

I wanted a summer project, well, I got one with this one. I spent almost everyday that Summer redoing what was done previously. Now it has a full 12volt conversion, new wiring and electronic ignition. All new fluids, rebuilt original carburetor, air cleaner, water pump, thermostat, hoses, etc. Now it starts and runs flawlessly. Now it happily sits in my barn, just waiting for a job to do.

Robert G. Aldini
Sandusky, Michigan

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