# Jason and the Old Timers

**URL:** <https://fireball.discourse.group/t/jason-and-the-old-timers/4470>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/jason-and-the-old-timers/4470 "2026-09-29T22:09:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![JChuska](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/fireball.discourse.group/jchuska/32/5915_2.png) [@JChuska](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/JChuska)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/jason-and-the-old-timers/4470/1 "2026-09-29T22:09:06Z")

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There was a video where Jason was discussing the 3/4” system and at some point he said something like, “The Old Timers were right.”

Well, here’s indirect proof of this. I drove by a half buried 3 point hitch from an old Ford 8N series tractor and thought, that thing looks like the fireball table.

Put it on the table, fit like a glove. Talking 100% dead on, every hole is compatible. Pretty cool. I guess the old timers were right, 3/4 x 2 FTW.

 ![IMG_6028](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/4a337fffd115cc0af62d9b9af46dd8602ebb546c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Fireball\_Jason](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/fireball.discourse.group/fireball_jason/32/52_2.png) [@Fireball\_Jason](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball_Jason)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/jason-and-the-old-timers/4470/2 "2026-09-30T01:06:02Z")

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Yes it’s the Standard! Wood workers have been using the layout for a century. You can see why I’m confused why table manufacturers developed different hole sizes and spaces.

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**Author:** ![zupigohe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/fireball.discourse.group/zupigohe/32/6124_2.png) [@zupigohe](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/zupigohe)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/jason-and-the-old-timers/4470/3 "2026-10-29T11:57:23Z")

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That’s a pretty convincing fit test. An 8N hitch landing dead-on across the table holes is a better demonstration of the 3/4-inch pattern than another spec sheet.