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Amphibious Ford 8N

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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby ricky racer » Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:05 am

Okay, now there's 1002 uses for a Ford 8N.... :headbang
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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby SamsFarm » Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:13 pm

I like the use of a post hole digger boom modified for the propeller!
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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby Rick Spivey » Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:01 pm

I have to admit, I am impressed! Not sure of any practical use, but a fairly formidable challenge was met with amazing result.
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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby Donegal Cub » Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:06 am

A great bit of engineering, but I still wouldn’t recommend trying to cross the Atlantic on it :lol: :tractor: :hattip:

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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby Super A » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:46 pm

Best use of that thing and all other N-Fords would be to let it sink so the fish would have some new habitat.

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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby SamsFarm » Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:00 pm

New kink in Fish Farming! :lol:
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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby john2189 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:37 am

More practical use would be a lawn roller
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Re: Amphibious Ford 8N

Postby John *.?-!.* cub owner » Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:44 pm

I believe if he had shallow ribs on the rear wheels, like on a paddle wheeler in addition to the propeller, it would have been a lot more efficient.
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