I better weigh in 'cause I'm the guy in Houston (College Station, actually) that Roland is trying to help. Six months ago I bought 8N (S.N. 39,385) with a kick-butt rusty old loader that I love. The significant point about the serial number is that my 8N was manufactured in 1948...and so was I. We are both 52 years old; and we both have a few leaks (if you know what I mean). Anyway, I want to take good care of the loader, but since I'm an engineer, I don't believe I can do a proper job without a manual. Hence the tough question to Roland who has a picture of a loader that matches mine exactly. I have obtained the manuals for Dearborn Loader s 19-61, 19-21, 19-22, and 19-42. The pictures are close, but they are clearly not a match. The key difference seems to be that graceful arc the main structural pipes make at the high point of the loader a few inches above and ahead of the main loader rotation joint. Perhaps it's not a Dearborn? Maybe a Wagner or a Mohawk? Anybody else got an opinion, or better yet, a matching loader with the identification plate still attached? Thanks! [And thanks for initiating this process, Roland.]
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