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Re: M Casting Date S/N
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Posted by Glenn(WV) on November 29, 2002 at 19:51:21 from (65.134.218.160):
In Reply to: M Casting Date S/N posted by Peabody on November 29, 2002 at 17:54:04:
After being poured, castings were allowed to age for a period of time before they were machined and installed on tractors. The serial number indicates that the M was made relatively early in the 1948 production run; given the October 1947 casting date you supplied, it would make sense that it would have been used in 1948. Castings were not immediately machined after being poured/cooled. P.S. Getting the CA would be a good thing. CAs are nice tractors! Very handy, and a well-made tractor.
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