The Boomer 8N is an exciting combination of the vintage design and gray and red colors the Ford 8N was famous for with thoroughly modern, innovative amenities. It features retro-styling, a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that creates a fun, easy, car-like driving experience, and a variety of customizable accessories.

Key features:
• Distinctive styling including a red chassis, gray hood and fenders - the same timeless look of the original 8N
• The EasyDrive™ Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) operates like an automatic transmission with speed progressions that are seamless and smooth.
• The Boomer 8N can be customized with chrome accessories, canopies, decals and more

• 50 horsepower engine with a 2,800 pound, 3-point lift capacity

The 8N is truly a classic. Farmers loved them, and still do, as evidenced by the enduring popularity of these tractors, and their place in history as one of the most significant advances in tractor design. Collectors prize them. In fact, it is estimated that as many as 50% of the more than half million 8N tractors produced are still in existence today. And many people are just plain fond of them, recalling nostalgic memories of the small but mighty 8N tractors used by their grandparents or aunts and uncles years ago when it seemed that most everyone had some relative who lived on a farm.

A new kind of horse power
The 8N was undoubtedly one of the most popular tractors ever produced. But no history of the Ford 8N is complete without mention of its predecessors.

Henry Ford’s dream of transforming transportation by replacing horse-drawn buggies with  affordable motor cars came true with the Model T. He applied that same talent and determination to developing a tractor that would replace draft animals with mechanical horsepower to ease the burden of farm work.

Ford started experimenting with tractors on his own farm as early as 1907, using many of the parts that had been developed for use on automobiles. He introduced the popular Fordson tractor line in 1915. This tractor, like most of the steam, gasoline or kerosene-powered tractors of that era, pulled implements behind it on a drawbar in much the same way as horses.

Not just a tractor – a new farming system
The next true innovation in tractor technology came when Ford incorporated Harry Ferguson’s  three-point hydraulic hitch and draft control design into his new tractors. The 9N, the first in Ford’s new N Series, was introduced in 1939. The 2N followed in 1942, and the 8N in 1947.
The N Series would ultimately make a significant change in farm tractor design. This was far more than just a new tractor, it meant a whole new farming system, one that was designed to
help farmers to do each job faster, better, easier and more comfortably.

With the three-point hydraulic hitch, there was no drawbar to pull implements. Instead, implements could be easily mounted and dismounted from the three-point hitch without use of tools, just by inserting three pins. (It took quite a bit of effort, and sometimes most of the contents of a whole toolbox, to mount and remove implements from other tractors.) And, the hydraulic system allowed the tractor to not only carry the implement, but also to regulate its
working depth with the draft control. The 3-point hitch design was so efficient, it is still the industry standard for tractors being produced today.

The N Series truly introduced a new farming system. A wide range of implements was designed by Ford specifically for use with the N Series tractors to be compatible with the three-point hitch. These implements included plows, mowers, blades and a host of others.

By 1952, the last year of the 8N production, over 400 different implements were available under  the Dearborn Motors subsidiary name.

N Series design features
The N Series dominated the small tractor market, and became the first true utility tractor. Its popularity was due to some unique design features:
• Three-point hydraulic hitch with draft control. This system made it easy to mount and dismount implements. And it was safer, too, because a tractor pulling a three-point-mounted implement was less likely to rear up and tip over. All the adjustments for the implement were made from a lever beside the tractor seat instead of on the implement itself, making it easier to operate.
• Electric start. Few tractors at the time were available with electric starters. Most required a crank and a strong arm to get them going, so the electric start was a major improvement.
• Easy steering: When the N Series was introduced, steering another type of tractor took muscle! Ford advertised his tractor as being so easy to operate, a child could do it. He backed up that claim when he invited the press to see the new N Series tractor in action in 1939. As more than 500 members of the press and other invited guests watched, Ford and Harry Ferguson participated in a plowing demonstration to show the tractor’s capabilities. When they were finished, they called on an eight-year old boy to operate the tractor and plow.* To the crowd’s amazement, the boy’s furrows were straight and even, every bit as good as those created by Ford and Ferguson.
• Low center of gravity gave the N Series a stable ride with the solid feel of a much larger machine. The operator sat in the middle of the machine instead of to the rear. Although it was about 1,000 lbs. lighter than most other tractors, it was easier to handle, created less soil compaction, and was more fuel efficient than the heavier machines.

Post World War II 8N
With the end of the World War II came peace and prosperity and a new, improved N Series  tractor: the 8N. The tractor still retained the three-point hydraulic hitch and other design features that had made the N Series so popular. And, 22 improvements were made to the design, including the addition of a four-speed transmission, which made the tractor even more productive and versatile.

A Ford Tractor ad appearing in Farm Journal magazine boasted, “A wealth of Ford engineering experience, gained in building over a million and a quarter tractors, has gone into making this new tractor better than ever, in every possible way” The 8N, with its famous art deco styling and signature light gray hood and dark red chassis, captured the hearts of farmers. More than half a million 8N tractors were sold in the six years it was produced.

The Boomer™ 8N CVT Transmission

What is a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)?
A Continuously Variable Transmission, or CVT as it is commonly referred to, is a type of transmission that can change seamlessly through an infinite number of speed ratios. There are different types of CVT transmissions. The BoomerTM 8N utilizes a chain drive variator design CVT. This is a simple design that utilizes a set of adjustable
pulleys connected by a steel chain. By varying the diameter of the pulleys, the ratio of the transmission is changed automatically to match the speed and load requirements of the tractor.

How is it different than a hydrostatic drive? A common design hydrostatic transmission consists of a hydraulic pump and motor assembly connected to a mechanical gearbox. The fluid power is transferred to a gearbox that has ranges which determine the speed and power output of the tractor. With the CVT, the hydraulic components are eliminated and replaced with the chain drive variator assembly. The CVT is able to automatically select the appropriate ratio in the transmission to match
the speed and load conditions.

What are the advantages of the CVT?
The CVT is able to operate more efficiently than other transmission designs. The seamless progression of speed, without any gears to shift or ranges to select, makes it easy to operate. The CVT design also reduces noise, making for a more enjoyable operating experience.