If it is, email me and I will post the information. I am not aware of this service being available for any other brand. John Deere owners can contact the Two-Cylinder Club to have their serial number researched for a fee. If you are really lucky, that dealer would still be around and have records of the sale. If you're lucky you may be able to trace it back to the original buyer and the original dealer.
Your best chance at finding your tractor's history is to talk to the person you purchased it from. You cannot find the exact date of construction, original dealer, or previous owners. In general, you cannot determine anything but the year from the serial number of an older tractor. Some people have found that they can read the number off the back side of the plateĪ serial number is not a tractor's life story Another method is to color the number with a marker and then quickly wipe it off, hoping to leave ink in the stamping. Place a piece of tissue paper over the plate and rub gently with charcoal or a pencil. If the plate has faded very badly, try making a rubbing of the imprint. Also, ensure you have read the entire number. Make sure you do not confuse a 7 for a 1. On older tractors, the serial number plate has often faded. This information is generally more useful, because major changes would have been made to a model at the start of the production year, not on January 1. Serial number lists almost always show the production year, not the actual calendar year the tractor was built. A tractor built in October of 1955 would have been considered a "1956" model. The new production year usually starts around September. Tractors, just like automobiles, are manufactured on a model or production year. Tractor serial number, and not one of these other numbers. Various components may have parts or casting numbers. The engine, front axle, and cab may all have their own serial numbers. So I would think that your tractor was manufactured late in 1961.There are usually a lot of different numbers on a tractor.
Thanks in advanceįrom the transmission casting it looks like your castings were made on 5th September 1961. Can anyone help me to determ the year or where else on the tractor I can find a number to help determin the year. I am wanting to rebuild this tractor but don’t know the year it is to order parts. The serial # is 1492597 which is on the engin and another number on the transmittion area which is # 957E – 7005 L5F. I have purchased a fordson dexta,diesel 3cyl T3. THE SERIAL NUM IS B226 OR B STAR 82162 COULD YOU PLEAS HELP ME ON THIS This Fordson tractor website gives you lots of detailed information The orange wheelsĬhanged at serial number 09C 913383 (June ‘63) to the grey/cream coloured Other sources do differ slightly from the above numbers, so please only use these as a good guide.Ĭould you tell me when or if the orange wheels on the fordson dexta were red.Īs far as I know the wheels were orange and not red. It would seem that there are some anomalies though – see the table below.
#Old new holland serial number identification code#
C refers to March), the number refers to the date (i.e.17 would be the 17th of March in this case), the last letter refers to the year (A refering to 1957).įrom 1963 onwards the code consisted of a year number, letter indicating the month and a number for the date. The first letter refers to the month (i.e. Other Dexta statistics are available here.įrom 1957 until 1963, the casting codes would be in the format of C17A (for example). Fordsonfreeweb and Yesterdaystractors give information on this – and here’s a summary of that info. The castings codes (clutch casting, rear axle casting, gearbox casting, hydraulic lift casting) can also give an indication of year of manufacture. The serial number of the Fordson Dexta is stamped on the flange between the engine and clutch housing on the left hand side of the tractor. Want to check out our tractor maintenance videos? Click here to see what we've got!įinding the year of manufacture for a Dexta is a complex process and sources of information differ.
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