thinking about buying

...and get this.....you know WHY parts are so readily available? ...and this is NOT counting the Fergusons, but between the 9N, 2N and 8N over one million N series tractors were built. Over 3/4 of them are STILL OPERATING TODAY. I think that's just funny as all hell. ...also, Ferguson didn't build the tractor for Ford. Ford built the tractor and Ferguson supplied the hydraulic three point hitch system. From AntiqueFarming.com :

"In 1938 Ferguson and a small staff took his plow-tractor combination to Ford and the two formed a partnership that favored both sides. It provided Ferguson a manufacturer for his idea and Ford an idea to manufacture. Ford invested $12,000,000 in tooling costs and helped Ferguson finance his new distribution company. In 1939 Ford introduced the 9N tractor that became known as the Ford Tractor with the Ferguson System. The 9N had rubber tires, power takeoff, Ferguson hydraulics, an electric starter, generator, and battery and it was priced at $585.
The Ford 9N Tractor and the Ford 2N tractors certified the engineering ideas Harry Ferguson had struggled for decades to prove. Yet when Ford introduced the 8N that utilized Ferguson's invention Ferguson's name was no longer on the tractor and no royalties were paid to Ferguson. The handshake agreement between Ford and Ferguson was dissolved and Ferguson filed a law suit against Ford that dragged on for four years and resulted with Ferguson receiving a $9.25 million settlement from Ford."