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Identifying Your Ford Tractor
The best way to identify a tractor is by the serial number. Serial numbers on the 9N-2N and 8N tractors are located on the left side of the engine block, just below the head and behind the oil filter.
Year: Starting Serial Number
9N:
1939 9N1 to 10233
1940 9N10234 to 45975
1941 9N45976 to 88887
1942 9N88888 to 99002
2N:
1942 9N99003 to 105374
1943 9N105375 to 126537
1944 9N126538 to 169981
1945 9N169982 to 198730
1946 9N198731 to 258503
1947 9N258504 to 296131
8N:
1947 8N1 to 37907
1948 8N37908 to 141369
1949 8N141370 to 245636
1950 8N245637 to 363592
1951 8N363593 to 442034
1952 8N442035 to 524076
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NAA:
1953 NAA1 to 77474
1954 NAA77475 to128965
The hundred series and "01" series tractor serial number location is on the flat area above and behind the starter. The first number is the model number. Below that is the serial number. A diamond symbol denotes the beginning and end of the serial number.
Use the chart below to decode your model number, then find your serial number in the appropriate series to determine the year of your tractor.
(Example: A model 971 is a 901 series tractor and with serial number 131420 it would be a 1960)
FIRST NUMBER:
5**-One row off-set tractor with 134 CI Gas, LP-Gas or 144 CI Diesel engine
6**-Four wheel utility type with adjustable front axle, 134 CI Gas, LP-Gas or 144 CI Diesel engine
7**-High clearance row crop with 134 CI Gas, LP- Gas or 144 CI Diesel
8**-Four wheel utility type with adjustable front axle, 172 CI Gas, LP- Gas or 172 CI Diesel engine
9**-High clearance row crop type, 172 CI Gas, LP-Gas or 172 CI Diesel engine
SECOND NUMBER:
*1*-Select-O-Speed transmission, NO PTO
*2*-Four speed transmission, NO PTO or 3 point lift
*3*-Four speed transmission, NO PTO
*4*-Four speed transmission with PTO and 3 point lift
*5*-Five speed transmission with 3 point lift and non-live PTO
*6*-Five speed transmission with 3 point lift and live PTO
*7*-Select-O-Speed transmission with single speed PTO and 3 point lift
*8*-Select-O-Speed transmission with dual and ground speed PTO and 3 point lift
THIRD NUMBER:
**0-Hundred series, 1955-1957
**1-"01" series, 1958-1962
MODEL NUMBER SUFFIXES:
-1 tricycle with single front wheel
-4 high clearance with wide front
-L LP Gas engine
-D Diesel engine
NOTE: THE YEARS LISTED BELOW ARE WHEN THE TRACTORS WERE PRODUCED. JUST BECAUSE A CERTAIN SERIAL NUMBER TRACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN 1954 DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A 1954. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD AS A 1955.
Hundred Series:1955-1957
600,700,800,900:
1954 1 to 10614
1955 10615 to 77270
1956 77271 to 116367
1957 116368 and UP
"01" Series:1958-1962
601,701,801,901:
1957 1001 to 11996
1958 11997 to 58311
1959 58312 to 105942
1960 105943 to 131426
1961 131427 to 155530
1962 155531 and UP
2000 & 4000 Models:1963-1964
1962 1001 to 11947
1963 11948 to 38930
1964 38931 and UP
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